Food combining
Food combining is a nutritional pseudoscientific approach that advocates specific combinations (or advises against certain combinations) of foods. These proposed specific combinations are promoted as central to good health as well as improved digestion and weight loss. Despite having no sufficient evidence for these claims. It proposes a list of rules that advocate for eating or not eating certain foods together, including to avoid eating starches and proteins together; always eat fruit before, and not after, a meal; avoid eating fruits and vegetables together in the same meal; and to not drink cold water during a meal.[1]
Food combining was originally promoted by
The promotion of food combining is not based on facts, making claims that have no scientific backing and displaying some characteristics of pseudoscience. Kenzie Burke utilizes a multitude of positive testimonials for her 21-Day Reset program that detail various customers' stories of success with the program.[4] One randomized controlled trial of food combining was performed in 2000, and found no evidence that food combining was any more effective than a "balanced" diet in promoting weight loss.[5] Besides this study, there is minimal legitimate scientific research on food combining as a diet, and subsequently no sufficient amount of legitimate scientific evidence for any of the diet's claims and any benefits it could potentially have for one's health.
See also
- Protein combining
- Alkaline diet
- Fit for Life
- Foodpairing
- Gracie Diet
- Michel Montignac
- Raw foodism
- List of diets
References
- ^ Steen, Juliette (2016-09-05). "We Found Out What 'Food Combining' Is (And If It Actually Works)". Huffington Post. Retrieved 2021-03-01.
- ISBN 0-87975-855-4
- ^ "About". Kenzie Burke. Retrieved 2021-03-01.
- ^ "Transformations Archive". Kenzie Burke. Retrieved 2021-03-01.
- PMID 10805507.