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FOOD SCORING GUIDE
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Joel Fuhrman, M.D.
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FOOD SCORING GUIDE
JOEL FUHRMAN, M.D.
Nutritional Excellence, LLC
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Copyright 2008 by Joel Fuhrman, M.D.
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ISBN: 0-974463-39-1
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Keep in mind that results vary from person to person.
Some people have a medical history and/or condition
that may warrant individualized recommendation and, in
some cases, drugs and even surgery. Do not start, stop, or
change medication without professional medical advice,
and do not change your diet if you are ill or on medication,
except under the supervision of a competent physician.
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Dedicated to Americans who are taking steps
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Contents
Foreword . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
1. Americas Health Crisis and You . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
2. Dramatic Results Without Drugs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
3. Measuring Nutrient Density . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
4. You Are What You Eat! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
5. High-Nutrient Recipes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
6. Your Commitment to Health . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
7. Dr. Fuhrmans Top 30 Super Foods . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
8. Nutrient Density Scores. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
References. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
A Message from the Publisher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
About the Author . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
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M
odern America is in the midst of an all-you-can-eat
food fest that has us literally bursting at the seams.
Clearly, we eat too much and too often, but we also eat all
the wrong foods. The standard American diet now consists
of 52% processed foods and 41% meats and dairy products.
The most healthful foodsfruits and vegetablesmake up
only 7% of our national diet.
Eating the wrong foods leads us to consume far too
many calories. The average American consumes 3600 calo-
ries per day, nearly twice as many as we need. However,
because all of these excess calories come from low-nutrient
foods, most Americans are significantly undernourished.
The Center for Disease Control (CDC) estimates that an
astonishing 95% of all Americans fail to get the minimum
daily requirement of nutrients. When you factor in the
sedentary lifestyle most Americans have adopted (three out
Foreword
Eat Right America