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Fruits and legumes are frequently categorized together as essential components of healthy, plant-based, and sustainable dietary patterns, as evidenced by their consistent inclusion in dietary guidelines [1], [2], [3], and [4]. They are often studied together in the context of global health burdens [5], [6], [7], and dietary indices [8], [9], while also being contrasted with unhealthy food groups in various nutritional frameworks [10], [11], [12].
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Health and environmental impacts of diets worldwide globalnutritionreport.org 8 facts
perspectiveTo improve population health, policy measures should support increased intake of health-promoting foods such as fruits, vegetables, whole grains, legumes, and nuts/seeds, while reducing the intake of unhealthy foods such as red meat, processed meat, and sugary beverages.
claimDiets globally continue to lack sufficient amounts of fruits, vegetables, legumes, nuts, and whole grains, while including excessive and sometimes rising amounts of red meat, processed meat, and sugary drinks.
measurementRisks related to dietary composition in the 2021 Global Nutrition Report analysis included low intake of fruits (2.8 million deaths), whole grains (2.3 million), vegetables (1.7 million), legumes (1.5 million), nuts and seeds (1.0 million), and high intake of red meat (980,000), processed meat (880,000), and sugar-sweetened beverages (290,000).
measurementBeef and lamb have approximately ten times the greenhouse gas emissions per serving compared to pork, poultry, and dairy products, which in turn have about ten times the emissions of plant-based foods like grains, fruits, vegetables, and legumes.
claimA healthy diet consists of plenty of fruits, vegetables, legumes, nuts, seeds, whole grains, and oils high in unsaturated fats, while containing little to no red and processed meat, sugar-sweetened beverages, refined grains, and oils high in saturated fats.
claimImbalanced diets low in fruits, vegetables, legumes, nuts, seeds, and whole grains, and high in red and processed meat are responsible for one of the greatest health burdens globally and in most regions.
referenceThe EAT-Lancet Commission on Healthy Diets from Sustainable Food Systems established specific dietary recommendations for minimum intake of health-promoting foods (fruits, vegetables, legumes, nuts, whole grains) and maximum intake of foods with detrimental health or environmental impacts (red meat, processed meat, dairy, fish).
referenceThe Global Nutrition Report 2021 analysis includes diet-disease associations for low intake of fruits, vegetables, legumes, nuts/seeds, and whole grains, as well as for high intake of red meat, processed meat, and sugary drinks.
Dietary Guidelines and Quality - Principles of Nutritional Assessment nutritionalassessment.org 3 facts
referenceThe Healthy Diet Indicator (HDI) scores dietary intake based on eleven components: fruits and vegetables (≥ 400g), beans and other legumes (> 0g), nuts and seeds (> 0g), whole grains (> 0g), dietary fiber (> 25g), total fat (< 30% total energy), saturated fat (< 10% total energy), dietary sodium (< 2g), free sugars (< 10% total energy), processed meat (0g), and unprocessed red meat (≤ 71g).
procedureThe Mediterranean-Style Dietary Pattern Score (MSDPS) assigns points based on daily or weekly servings of specific food groups, including whole grains (8 servings/day), fruits (3 servings/day), vegetables (6 servings/day), dairy (2 servings/day), wine (1.5 servings/day for women, 3 servings/day for men), fish/seafood (6 servings/week), poultry (4 servings/week), olives/legumes/nuts (4 servings/week), potatoes/starchy roots (3 servings/week), eggs (3 servings/week), sweets (3 servings/week), and meat (1 serving/week).
formulaThe Mediterranean Diet Score (MDS) ranges from 0 (minimal adherence) to 9 (maximal adherence) and is calculated based on nine components: vegetables, legumes, fruits and nuts, cereal, fish, the ratio of monounsaturated to saturated lipids, meat, dairy products, and alcohol.
Research reveals devastating impact of Western diet on human health news-medical.net 2 facts
claimThe Mediterranean diet, which is associated with beneficial effects on cardiovascular health, comprises fruits, vegetables, whole grains, legumes, and healthy fats such as olive oil and nuts, contrasting with the highly processed foods found in the Western diet.
claimReplacing high-fat and sugar products in the Western diet with fruits, vegetables, legumes, nuts, and whole grains may reduce low-grade inflammation and prevent the development of cardiovascular disease (CVD).
How do the indices based on the EAT-Lancet recommendations ... medrxiv.org 2 facts
referenceThe planetary health diet prioritizes the consumption of vegetables, fruits, legumes, whole grains, nuts, and fish, while limiting the intake of red meat and tubers, and promoting moderate consumption of eggs, poultry, and dairy products.
claimIn dietary indices, fruits and vegetables demonstrate robust correlations with total scores, underscoring their importance in evaluating both health and sustainability, whereas whole grains and legumes exhibit weaker correlations.
[PDF] 1 Global analysis reveals persistent shortfalls and regional ... - arXiv arxiv.org 1 fact
claimFood-Based Dietary Guidelines (FBDGs) demonstrate substantial agreement in recommending the consumption of fruits, vegetables, starchy staples, animal-source foods, oils and fats, and legumes.
Paleolithic diet - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org 1 fact
claimThe Paleolithic diet typically includes vegetables, fruits, nuts, roots, and meat, while excluding dairy products, grains, sugar, legumes, processed oils, salt, alcohol, and coffee.
Global analysis reveals persistent shortfalls and regional differences ... sidalc.net 1 fact
claimThere are large global shortfalls in the availability of fruits, vegetables, legumes, nuts, and seeds, as well as large disparities among regions regarding the use of animal source foods.
Medicinal plants and human health: a comprehensive review of ... link.springer.com 1 fact
claimEveryday foods including gluten-containing grains, fruits, legumes, and vegetables contain compounds such as gliadin, cyanogenic glycosides, alkaloids, and lectins that may provoke allergic or adverse reactions in some individuals.
The Evolutionary Impact of Dietary Shifts on Physical and Cognitive ... ouci.dntb.gov.ua 1 fact
claimAncient diets were composed of phytonutrients found in grains, native plants, mushrooms, fruits, legumes, nuts, honey, and seeds.
A Scoping Review of Indicators for Sustainable Healthy Diets frontiersin.org 1 fact
claimSuboptimal diets are characterized by low intake of fibers, fruits, vegetables, legumes, whole grains, nuts, seeds, milk, seafood, calcium, and healthy fats (omega-3 fatty acids, polyunsaturated fatty acids) and high intake of trans-fatty acids, sodium, red or processed meat, and sugar-sweetened beverages, according to Afshin et al. (2019).
Global analysis reveals persistent shortfalls and regional differences ... sidalc.net 1 fact
claimA study on global food systems found substantial but inconsistent progress toward alignment with dietary guidelines, characterized by large global shortfalls in fruits, vegetables, legumes, nuts, and seeds, alongside large regional disparities in the use of animal source foods.
Prehistoric Dining: The Real Paleo Diet | National Geographic nationalgeographic.com 1 fact
claimThe 'paleo diet' recommends consuming meat, fish, fruits, vegetables, eggs, and nuts, while excluding cereal grains, dairy products, legumes, refined sugar, and processed foods.
Measuring Adherence to Sustainable Healthy Diets - R Discovery discovery.researcher.life 1 fact
procedurePhysical, economic, and policy components of the food environment can be modified to promote sustainable healthy diets, such as improving the proximity of nutritious food outlets in low-income communities, implementing food fortification, reducing supply chain food loss, and providing commodity-specific vouchers for fruits, vegetables, and legumes.
The role of Plant Foods in the evolution and Dispersal of early Humans kernsverlag.com 1 fact
claimNeanderthals across Eurasia consumed a range of plant foods and fungi, including fruits, nuts, wild grass seeds, legumes, underground storage organs (USOs), and mushrooms, as evidenced by microfossils and eukaryotic aDNA preserved in dental calculus.
What Are The Global Impacts of The Western Diet On Health? rupahealth.com 1 fact
claimPlant-based diets are characterized by a high intake of vegetables, fruits, whole grains, legumes, and nuts, while minimizing or excluding animal products like red meat, fish, and dairy. This dietary pattern is high in fiber and nutrients and may support heart health, blood sugar management, and overall well-being.
Western pattern diet - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org 1 fact
claimThe Western pattern diet is rich in red meat, dairy products, processed and artificially sweetened foods, and salt, with minimal intake of fruits, vegetables, fish, legumes, and whole grains.
Food Consumption Changes in The Ruler Tribal Community bioresscientia.com 1 fact
referenceThe food frequency questionnaire used for the Ruler tribe study categorized food into cereals and millets, pulses and legumes, green leafy vegetables, other vegetables, roots and tubers, fruits, milk and milk products, fats and oils, sugars, meat and poultry, and snacks and miscellaneous foods.
Anna Herforth's Post - LinkedIn linkedin.com 1 fact
claimFruits, vegetables, legumes, nuts, and seeds have received minimal agricultural research and development funding over the last 50 years.
Diet composition and staple-food dependence as structural ... researchsquare.com 1 fact
claimIncreased consumption of fruits, vegetables, whole grains, legumes, and lean protein sources is associated with a reduced risk of metabolic diseases, type 2 diabetes, and mortality.