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Most diets focus on what to AVOID but this may be counterproductive. What if we focused instead on the key foods we should ADD to our diet? Let's look at the 5 staples of a healthy diet.

References:

Neurobiology of feeling:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23329161

Legume consumption and risk of diabetes:
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0261561417301061

Whole grains, cardiovascular disease and cancer:
https://www.bmj.com/content/353/bmj.I2716.full

Low fruit and risk of disease/death:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4156511/

Fruit and diabetes:
https://www.bmj.com/content/347/bmj.f5001

intake of fructose/glucose inversely related to diabetes risk:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23880355

Leafy greens and cardiovascular disease:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4973479/

Leafy greens and cognitive decline:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29263222

Nuts and blood lipid levels:
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/fullarticle/415912

Nuts and glucose control:
https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0103376

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