WPF Diet

[MichaelJH]

I was replying to ChicagoGirl in another thread when it was (justifiably) locked just as I finished - also logging me out!

The diet is basically a vegan one that few people can get right without the addition of supplements that basically defeats the purpose. Whilst I agree that it results in health improvements over the average US and UK diets I do not believe this comes about by the elimination of (lean) meat. The improvement is much more the removal of nitrates and other preservatives, refined sugars, artificial sweeteners, trans fats, etc. I still favour the Mediterranean diet but keeping an eye on the ingredients.

[ChicagoGirl1961]

I supplement with vegetable protein powder fortified with amino acids to and vitamin B-12, and get everything else you need from the food that I eat. The diet can be successful for some of the reasons you state, but I also believe the elimination of meat is essential for the diet to be the most effective. This diet had led to remarkable improvement in my health. It may not work for all but for some it is a viable option. There are so many things that go into developing heart disease and a like amount of different ways to combat it. There are many effective ways to battle heart disease, we just have to decide individually what will work best for us, and being that we are all the same in some ways but so very different in many others, the best path to travel will naturally vary widely between us. There are always many ways to reach a similar destination no matter the differences in how we choose to get there........and I will most certainly have to concede that the mediterraun diet is far more palatable and tasty so to speak than WPF diet

[Calliope153 in reply to ChicagoGirl1961]

Sorry but can;t resist adding this:

“There are many paths to the top of the mountain, but the view is always the same.”

You are so right that "the best path to travel will naturally vary between us". I just wish well meaning people would stop commenting on my dietary choices..

[dee1013]

What is WPF?

[Lezzers in reply to dee1013]

Whole plant food