This is interesting, definitely worth further investigation.

Fiber

Average fiber intakes in the United States fall woefully short of the current adequate intakes set for various ages and genders. In contrast vegans and vegetarians among us routinely consume this amount or more, and the fiber intake of Paleolithic man has been estimated at about three to four times the current recommendations.

Some research studies support that stool size is protective against colon cancer and that fiber may be helpful for digestive diseases such as Irritable bowel syndrome and diverticulosis. Many of the diseases of public health significance such as obesity, cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, colon cancer, and constipation may be prevented or treated by increasing the amounts and varieties of fiber containing foods. Promotion of such a food plan across the lifespan by health-care professionals and subsequent implementation by our population should contribute to overall better health.
What better way to vary fiber intake than to make yourself a green smoothie everyday!

Special thanks to Perspectives in Nutrition for supplying some of this information.

Protein Metabolism

Protein Metabolism begins after proteins are degraded into amino acids. Why eat pure protein then? Why not just get your amino acids from fresh local produce? Save fuel in delivery costs, know where your food comes from, buy fresh and local if you can. Two great sources of inexpensive, delicious, fresh local greens and produce are Supercharge Foods and The South Madison Farmers Market. Supercharge foods will be offering their fresh greens all winter long.

Phytochemicals

Phytochemicals, just another reason to eat a raw food lifestyle. There are clinical trials going on right now and more to come. Read the wiki link to see what phytochemicals are, why we need them daily and where to get them. Also read how processing destroys them.

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What do these things have in common?

While reading Perspectives in Nutrition I realized that we ingest things that can react with each other if combined. Common things and found in many common products. Further reading on these 3 common food additives leads me to this question. If food product A contains ascorbic acid on it's own, and food product B contains either sodium or potassium benzoate, and neither contains EDTA, will this combination then as stated in the wiki links, produce benzene? Complex question I realize but this then leads to many other questions about common food additives and if we ingest them together will they react chemically?

Ascorbic Acid

EDTA

Sodium benzoate

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