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BNF: Aim for a super-diet, not just super-foodsDate: 11/07/2007 09:19:09
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So-called super-foods only provide health giving properties when consumed as part of a balanced diet, the British Nutrition Foundation (BNF) has explained.
Despite the recent media attention on super-foods, the BNF claimed that these types of food are only effective and health boosting when eaten with an existing healthy diet.
The label super-food has been coined to describe food types, predominantly plant-based, that contain bio-actives which have a protective effect on our health.
Foods including blueberries, apples, broccoli, olive oil, brazil nuts and even baked beans are all thought to be sources of essential vitamins and fibre linked to the super-foods phenomenon.
Anna Denny, nutrition scientist at the BNF, said: "We often debate super-food and whether it’s a good or bad phenomenon, and in a way there’s no such thing as a super-food you can only have a super-diet.
"Eating an unhealthy diet but picking a few of these so called 'super-foods' is not going to make you a healthy person.
"The good thing about [super-foods] is that they do promote the message of eating more fruit and veg in general because they tend to be plant based. That media message is promoting the idea of eating more fruit and veg but the problem is that people are still by no means meeting their five-a-day.
She added: "Even things like red wine and dark chocolate are relatively high in these bio-actives, and that's why these foods have been pinpointed but they are not necessarily healthy per se, everyone knows that wine and chocolate should be consumed in moderation."
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