Macro partitioning
Prioritizing whole or natural foods over highly or ultraprocessed foods is highly recommended for weight management and metabolic health.
Choose whole or natural foods over highly or ultraprocessed options. This recommendation is based on evidence that ultraprocessed foods lead to significantly higher calorie consumption (approx. 500 kcal/day more) compared to unprocessed foods, making weight management much harder.
It is highly recommended to choose “whole” or “natural” foods over highly or ultraprocessed foods, which have become a dominant component of our convenient but rather unhealthy diet (5,6).
Why this rating
Supported by cited studies (5,6) and the Hall et al. study showing higher intake from ultraprocessed foods.
Source
What Should I Eat and Why? The Environmental, Genetic, and Behavioral Determinants of Food Choice: Summary from a Pennington Scientific Symposium
Emily Qualls‐Creekmore et al. · Obesity · 2020
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