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Whole foods are foods that are unprocessed and unrefined, have the least change from their natural state, and contain diverse nutrients.[1][2][3]
Types of whole foods
[edit]Examples of whole foods include grains, such as oatmeal and brown rice, fruits, vegetables, dried beans, nuts, seeds, unprocessed meats, and fish.[1][2][3][4][5]
Public health advocacy
[edit]In 2018, unprocessed or minimally processed foods were named as Group 1 of the Nova classification adopted by the Pan American Health Organization of the United Nations.[6] The Mediterranean diet has been studied as an example of a whole food diet having minimal processing and potential health effects that may include a lower risk of several diseases.[1][5][7]
Definition of "natural"
[edit]The US Food and Drug Administration interprets the term "natural" to indicate that a food contains no artificial or synthetic substances (including color additives from any source) that would not typically be expected in that food.[8] The FDA interpretation does not encompass food production practices, such as the use of pesticides, nor does it explicitly address food processing or manufacturing methods like pasteurization, thermal technologies, or irradiation, and does not define "natural" as having any nutritional or other health benefit.[8]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c Lichtenstein AH, Appel LJ, Vadiveloo M, Hu FB, Kris-Etherton PM, Rebholz CM, Sacks FM, Thorndike AN, Van Horn L, Wylie-Rosett J (December 2021). "2021 Dietary Guidance to Improve Cardiovascular Health: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association". Circulation. 144 (23): e472 – e487. doi:10.1161/CIR.0000000000001031. PMID 34724806.
- ^ a b "What are whole foods?". British Heart Foundation. 1 September 2024. Retrieved 7 September 2024. Archived 2025-04-12 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b "Canada's Food Guide: Eat whole grain foods". Health Canada, Government of Canada. 3 May 2022. Retrieved 7 November 2025.
- ^ "Heart-healthy diet: 8 steps to prevent heart disease". Mayo Clinic. 4 April 2024. Retrieved 7 November 2025.
- ^ a b López-Gil JF, García-Hermoso A, Sotos-Prieto M, Cavero-Redondo I, Martínez-Vizcaíno V, Kales SN (July 2023). "Mediterranean Diet-Based Interventions to Improve Anthropometric and Obesity Indicators in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials". Advances in Nutrition. 14 (4): 858–869. doi:10.1016/j.advnut.2023.04.011. PMC 10334150. PMID 37127186.
Discussion paragraph 4: On the other hand, the intake of ultra-processed foods (away from the basic principles of MedDiet) has been associated with an increased dietary risk of associated noncommunicable diseases (for example, excess weight), as they are high in calories and low in nutrients, and may contribute to a higher caloric intake
- ^ Monteiro, C; Cannon, G; Moubarac, J-C; Levy, R; Louzada, M; Jaime, P (2018). "The UN Decade of Nutrition, the NOVA food classification and the trouble with ultra-processing". Public Health Nutrition. 21 (1): 5–17. doi:10.1017/S1368980017000234. PMC 10261019. PMID 28322183.
- ^ Martinez-Lacoba R, Pardo-Garcia I, Amo-Saus E, Escribano-Sotos F (October 2018). "Mediterranean diet and health outcomes: a systematic meta-review". European Journal of Public Health. 28 (5): 955–961. doi:10.1093/eurpub/cky113. PMID 29992229.
- ^ a b "Use of the Term Natural on Food Labeling". US Food and Drug Administration. 22 October 2018. Retrieved 7 November 2025.