Does it work?
The WFPB consists in consuming "plant based foods in forms as close to their natural state as possible", eat a "viaraty of vegetables, fruits, raw nuts and seeds, beans and legumes, and whole grains". This part of the diet I really agree with, it's basically eating healthy and naturally adding no salt, oils, and sugar. The part I don't really agree with or I think I would not be able to follow is: "avoiding animal products", don't get me wrong, this might be a healthy life style but I just can't live without a cappuccino and egg croissant. Sure, I'm not a huge fan of meat and I do nit eat pork (not even prosciutto) but I love cheese and fish so probably in my case (as I said in the last blog post) I would adapt the WFPB diet to my life style. Now, the question, does it really work? I haven't incorporated the WFPB diet 100% in my life, but in ideal cases, DR. Campbell states that it does. The following quote states several studies made to prove that the WFPB does work: it can "reverse advanced heart disease like angina" which disappears in a period of one to two weeks (of changing your lifestyle). Compare that to ingesting a drug called Ranexa without changing your habits: "ranitidine" known as Ranexa "reduces pain over a period of six weeks which also includes side effects: dizziness, head ache, constipation, and nausea". This shows how changing what you eat, improved the life quality of patients. Finally, the chapter concludes with a statement I personally agree with: "Instead of "dieting" we must change our lifestyle to include a diet that promotes health".
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