The Experts Agree!

The National Sleep Foundation says diet is important for sleep quality https://www.thensf.org/the-link-between-nutrition-and-sleep/

American Diabetes Association: Eat a variety of healthy foods in appropriate portion sizes. Choose an eating plan (Mediterranean diet, DASH diet, vegetarian, or low-carb) that works best for your personal food preferences and lifestyle. The ADA no longer recommends specific amounts for carbohydrate, fat, or protein intake. But they do suggest that people get their carbs from vegetables, whole grains, fruits, and legumes. Avoid carbs high in fat, sodium, and sugar.

• • American Diabetes Association. Standards of medical care in diabetes – 2020. Diabetes Care. 2020 Jan;43(Suppl 1) clinical.diabetesjournals.org/content/38/1/10.full-text.pdf

The CDC ”A healthy diet helps children grow and develop properly and reduces their risk of chronic diseases. Adults who eat a healthy diet live longer and have a lower risk of obesity, heart disease, type 2 diabetes, and certain cancers” https://www.cdc.gov/chronicdisease/resources/publications/factsheets/nutrition.htm#:~:text=A%20healthy%20diet%20helps%20children,2%20diabetes%2C%20and%20certain%20cancers

The American Cancer Society “Achieve and maintain a healthy weight throughout life. Keep your weight within the healthy range, and avoid weight gain in adult life. Be physically active. It is best not to drink alcohol. https://www.cancer.org/cancer/risk-prevention/diet-physical-activity/acs-guidelines-nutrition-physical-activity-cancer-prevention/guidelines.html

• • Follow a healthy eating patter at all ages. A healthy eating pattern includes:
  • Foods that are high in nutrients in amounts that help you get to and stay at a healthy body weight
  • A variety of vegetables – dark green, red and orange, fiber-rich legumes (beans and peas), and others
  • Fruits, especially whole fruits in a variety of colors
  • Whole grains
  • A healthy eating pattern limits or does not include:
  • Red and processed meats
  • Sugar-sweetened beverages
  • Highly processed foods and refined grain products

• https://www.apa.org/monitor/2017/09/food-mental-health
• “A dietary pattern characterized by a high consumption of red and/or processed meat, refined grains, sweets, high-fat dairy products, butter, potatoes and high-fat gravy, and low intakes of fruits and vegetables is associated with an increased risk of depression.” https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28431261/
• “Our data support the notion that not only “specific nutrients” but also the “whole diet” should be considered in ADHD.” https://publications.aap.org/pediatrics/article-abstract/139/2/e20162027/77150/The-Mediterranean-Diet-and-ADHD-in-Children-and?redirectedFrom=fulltext
• “These results indicate that dietary improvement may provide an efficacious and accessible treatment strategy for the management of this highly prevalent mental disorder, the benefits of which could extend to the management of common co-morbidities.” https://bmcmedicine.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12916-017-0791-y

American Heart Association: “Food Is Medicine” https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CIR.0000000000001182

On Alzheimer’s and type 3 diabetes and nutrition prevention “The prevalence of DM and AD increases year by year. These two diseases share a common underlying pathological mechanism, and DM patients have a higher risk of developing AD. Therefore, a focus on how to prevent and treat DM accompanied by AD should underscore the potential relevance of nutritional intervention strategies in three respects: food intake management, dietary pattern, and nutrient supplementation.” https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9707640/