現在流行的飲食方式太多了,什麽石器時代飲食(Paleolithic)啊,地中海飲食啊,低碳水飲食啊,低脂啊,蛋奶素/全素啊。耶魯的Katz和Meller比較了所有這些流行的飲食方式,結論是它們當中並無一個有特別的優勢。但飲食中少加工近天然,主要為植物食物,是決然與促進健康和疾病預防相關。
Science Compared Every Diet, and the Winner Is Real Food
Ornamental cabbage and kale in Langley, Washington(Dean Fosdick/AP)
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Katz and Yale colleague Stephanie Meller published their findings in the current issue of the journal in a paper titled, "Can We Say What Diet Is Best for Health?" In it, they compare the major diets of the day: Low carb, low fat, low glycemic, Mediterranean, mixed/balanced (DASH), Paleolithic, vegan, and elements of other diets. Despite the pervasiveness of these diets in culture and media, Katz and Meller write,"There have been no rigorous, long-term studies comparing contenders for best diet laurels using methodology that precludes bias and confounding. For many reasons, such studies are unlikely." They conclude that no diet is clearly best, but there are common elements across eating patterns that are proven to be beneficial to health. "A diet of minimally processed foods close to nature, predominantly plants, is decisively associated with health promotion and disease prevention.
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Science Compared Every Diet, None Wins
論文鏈接: Can We Say What Diet Is Best for Health?各種飲食法的比較圖: