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
Short version is that vegetables aren’t the only source of the required nutrients. Grains will generally have fiber, and vitamins can usually be found in lower concentrations in other foods. Some processed foods (notably breakfast cereals) might even go out of their way to inject nutrients that wouldn’t normally be there!
Source: 95% of my diet is fortified soy beverage and biscuits. Haven’t noticed a significant difference from when I used to eat actual prepared food so far.
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