How are we all still alive? Whats the physiological effects of not having veggies in the diet?
Asking as a new parent who’s toddler used to eat everything, but now understands what “greens” are and actively denies any attempt to feed him veggies, even disguised. I swear his tongue has an alarm the instant any hidden veggie enters his mouth.
I also have a coworker who goes out of their way to not eat veggies. Not the heathiest, but he functions as well as I can see.
In: Biology
Vegetables are not necessary. An animal based diet (which includes both muscle and organ meat) contains all of the nutrients and micronutrients you need to be healthy and many of them are in a more bioavailable form than in most veg.
The real problem is that so much of our food in western society is processed to the point of having low nutritional value with a high calorie count.
Eating whole foods is the answer. Eating out of boxes or through windows is a sure fire path to being unhealthy.
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