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Medical researchers are among the
strongest supporters of a high-fiber diet. In
addition to helping you lose weight and stay
slim, The Full Plate Diet™ gives you these
advantages (all supported by solid scientific
research):
1. H
 eart Attack and Stroke?
Fiber Lowers Your Risk
Consuming plant-based foods (fruits, vegetables,
nuts, beans, and whole grains) is associated with a
significantly lower risk of heart attack and stroke—up to
40% lower. What is it about these foods that protects
you? Dietary fiber, antioxidants, phytochemicals,
omega-3 fatty acids, potassium, and low sodium—
all of which you will find in The Full Plate Diet™.
30 to 40 percent of all cancers
could have been prevented
by lifestyle and dietary
measures alone
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2. Cancer? The Full Plate Diet™
Fights It
Fruit and vegetable consumption has a positive effect
for cancers of the stomach, esophagus, lung, oral
cavity and pharynx, endometrium, pancreas, and
colon. Vegetables and fruits protect against cancer
by giving your body a rich supply of easily accessible
vitamins D, B-12, C, A, and selenium, as well as minerals,
antioxidants, and phytochemicals.
Doctors estimate that 30 to 40 percent of all
cancers could have been prevented by lifestyle and
dietary measures alone.
Lab experiments have shown that naturally
occurring substances in The Full Plate Diet™ serve
as dietary antimutagens. This means they reduce or
interfere with substances that cause genetic mutation.
It is believed that cancer is a disease caused by an
accumulation of mutations in a cell.
More fruits and vegetables = more antimutagens =
less cellular mutation = lower risk of cancer.
Mom was right when she said, “Eat your
vegetables.”
3. Diabetes? Fiber Slows
the Sugar
“Based on current definitions, diabetes now affects an
estimated 24.1 million people in the United States, an
increase of more than 3 million in just 2 years. Another
57 million people in the US have pre-diabetes . . . which