TORONTO – His pitch is passionate and his dedication to his Nutritarian lifestyle is fully articulated in his latest book, The End of Dieting.
His plan includes restricting certain foods including many animal proteins; which most would call, a diet.
“You’re not following a diet to loose weight you’re following a diet for the rest of your life. It’s changing the way you live,” Dr. Joel Fuhrman says.
Dr. Fuhrman says by eating nutrient dense foods people can reduce the risk of disease, eliminate chronic pain, and loose weight.
“Nobody can disagree that eating more beans and fruits and veggies can reduce your risk of cancer and heart disease,” Fuhrman says. People should instead focus on what he calls GBOMBS, “greens, beans, onions, mushrooms, berries, seeds.”
The consumption of fruits and vegetables can reduce your risk of certain cancers and recent research from the Harvard School of Public Health has linked modest consumption of red meat to cardiovascular disease and death. However, animal protein provides the body with essential amino acids. Inadequate levels can lead to decreased immunity and weakening of the heart, even death.
Registered dietitian Cara Rosenbloom does not support any diet or meal plan that cuts out or restricts foods.
“We all know the cause of a disease is lifestyle as a whole. There is not one bad food that will cause disease. There’s not one nutrient that’s responsible for diabetes and obesity. It’s everything you put into your diet,” Rosenbloom says.
Rosenbloom says there is merit to cutting out processed and convenience-type foods that are often high in saturated fats, sugar, and salt.
“A healthy, balanced diet means you can go the grocery store and cook a healthy meal at home. You don’t need anything fancy; no books, no gadgets or gizmos,” she says.
Dr. Fuhrman’s Nutritarian diet is popular, as is his latest book. His acronym GBOMB and his website is search engine optamized to the point where his name appears first when the acronym is searched for on Google. His website also includes information on shows he’s appeared on including the Dr. Oz Show.
Dr. Oz’s credibility was called into question recently by members of Congress. He was reprimanded during a hearing on weight loss claims and misleading or false information shared on his television show.
“I’m always skeptical of diets where the website comes along with something you have to buy. Whether it is a diet or supplements or a program,” says Rosenbloom. “A person eating a balanced diet should not, in general, need dietary supplements.”
Dr. Fuhrman says his solution is proven and he’s committed to improving public health. “We don’t have to have heart attacks. We don’t have to have strokes,” he says.
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