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• The National Indian Council on Aging suggests snacking on whole grains, fruits, vegetables, nuts, and seeds.
• There 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.
• The National Indian Council on Aging recommends consuming small portions of healthy proteins, including nuts, seeds, eggs, pasture-fed meat, and wild fish.
• The 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).
• Healthy sources of fats include nuts, seeds, avocados, and fatty fish such as salmon.
• Ancient diets were composed of phytonutrients found in grains, native plants, mushrooms, fruits, legumes, nuts, honey, and seeds.
• Suboptimal 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).
• A 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.
• The dietary use of wild fruits, nuts, seeds, and leaves is documented in numerous historical records.
• Minor edible plant parts utilized by the local population include tubers (2.83%), bulbs (1.89%), epicarp (1.89%), additional seeds (1.89%), nuts (0.94%), and roots (0.94%).
• A 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.
• The Mediterranean diet prioritizes whole, unprocessed foods such as fruits, vegetables, whole grains, beans, nuts, seeds, fish, and healthy fats like olive oil. This diet provides fiber, healthy fats, and antioxidants, and may support heart health, blood sugar management, and overall wellness.
• Approximately 300 million people globally collect products from forests, including fruits, leafy vegetables, nuts, seeds, and edible oils, as reported by Bharuch and Pretty (2010) and Belcher et al. (2005).
• Pre-contact American Indian and Alaska Native diets included a wide variety of harvested foods such as seeds, nuts, corn, beans, chile, squash, wild fruits, greens, herbs, fish, and game.
• Imbalanced 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.
• The Fruit and Vegetable Consumption indicator measures the daily intake of fruits, vegetables, pulses, nuts, and seeds in grams per capita per day, serving as a proxy for a healthy diet and specific micronutrient intakes.
• The Paleolithic diet avoids processed foods and emphasizes the consumption of vegetables, fruits, nuts, seeds, eggs, and lean meats.
• A quarter of all deaths among adults globally are attributable to poor diets, defined as diets low in fruits, vegetables, nuts, seeds, and whole grains, and high in red meat, processed meat, and sugary drinks.
• UT MD Anderson dietitians recommend reducing inflammation by eating meals rich in whole grains, vegetables, fruits, beans, nuts, seeds, complex carbohydrates, fiber, lean protein, and n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids, while limiting saturated fats and refined sugars.
• To reduce chronic inflammation, individuals should: (1) eat anti-inflammatory foods such as whole grains, fruits, vegetables, fatty fish, nuts, and seeds; (2) reduce or remove packaged and ultra-processed foods containing saturated and trans fats; (3) consult a doctor regarding long-term use of antibiotics, antacids, and NSAIDs; (4) exercise regularly to maintain weight and support immune function; (5) sleep seven to eight hours to stimulate human growth hormones and testosterone; and (6) manage stress to maintain the body's ability to regulate inflammatory response.
• The Paleo Diet encourages the consumption of healthy fats, primarily from sources such as avocados, nuts, seeds, and olive oil.
• The Western pattern diet is characterized by low intakes of fruits, vegetables, whole grains, fish, nuts, and seeds.
• Fruits, vegetables, legumes, nuts, and seeds have received minimal agricultural research and development funding over the last 50 years.
• The 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.
• Researchers argue that meat-eating was incorporated into a mixed diet, which potentially allowed for a shift toward the consumption of energy-rich plant resources such as seeds, nuts, and underground storage organs.