"L.A. has this stereotype of being the land of fruits and nuts, " says Shechtman, not referring to popular foods.
She said she expects to see dairy products mixed with juice, grains, fruits and nuts, all of which PepsiCo markets.
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Produce foods, a category that includes vegetables, fruits and nuts, sicken 4.4 million people a year, according to the report.
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But the lower butterfat is the most important thing: absent the overpowering fat, the flavors of ingredients really shine through, especially with fruits and nuts.
The area was once a bustling hub for the island's tea exporting business, and visitors can still explore temples with intricate roofs and the historic shopping district of Dihua Street, where vendors now sell dried fruits, nuts and other delicacies.
Doctors advise routine exercise along with a healthy diet featuring vegetables, fruits, nuts and whole grains.
That seems like a lot, until you consider that California produces half of the country's fruits, vegetables and nuts and 90% of the wine (550 million gallons a year).
The authors said the benefits of the Mediterranean diet may be explained by several different factors, including moderate alcohol consumption, low consumption of meat, and high consumption of vegetables, fruits, nuts, legumes, fish, and olive oil.
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To keep inflammation to a minimum, Dr. O'Keefe recommends a restricted-calorie diet (similar to the Mediterranean diet), consisting of fruits and vegetables, lean protein, nuts, vinegar, tea, and fish oil, as well as low to moderate alcohol intake.
The church recommends a diet with "generous use of whole-grain breads, cereals and pastas, a liberal use of fresh vegetables and fruits, a moderate use of legumes, nuts and seeds, " according to a statement on its website.
Nuts and dried fruits, too, are an integral part of Afghan cuisine.
The chimps' diet consists of bananas, potato leaves, sweet potatoes, plantains, coconuts, palm nuts and other fruits and vegetables, in addition to rice balls fortified with powdered milk.
Participants in this study who ate the Med way consumed about 200 calories more per day than the participants who ate a low-fat diet heavy on bread, potatoes, pasta, rice, fruits, vegetables and fish and light on baked goods, nuts, oils and red meat.
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The Mediterranean diet began to gain heart health advocates, with its high content of olive oil, fruits, nuts, vegetables, cereals, moderate amount of fish and poultry, and low intake of dairy products, red meat, processed meats and sweets.
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The other, espinacas a la catalana, a tapa of wilted spinach with raisins and pine nuts, demonstrates the Catalonian penchant for making savory food sweet with the addition of dried fruits.
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The other was told to eat 30 grams of nuts (walnuts, almonds and hazelnuts) every day. (The participants were given the olive oil and nuts.) The control group was told to follow a low-fat diet consisting of fruits, vegetables, low-fat dairy products, bread, pasta and fish.
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