The Flexitarian Diet is a plant-based food diet that allows for moderate consumption of meat and meat products. This diet was founded by Registered Dietitian of fifteen years Dawn Jackson Blatner, who has been national spokesmen for the Academy of Nutrition and dietetics for nine years. Blatner also has experience in other health fields such as an expert on the advisory board of SHAPE Magazine, author of The Flexitarian Diet and Superfood Swap. Blatner has been ranked the top nutrition blog by Health Magazine (Blatner, 2016). Blatner’s book The Flexitarian Diet also defines a Flexitarian as an individual who skips meat two days per week and an advanced Flexitarian If you skip eating meat three to four days per week. (WebMD, 2016). The Flexitarian
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Josh Axe, nutrition specialist, advocates for the Flexitarian diet expressing interest in the health benefits of eating Flexitarian; eliminating processed meats help reduce the incidence of chronic diseases such as high blood …show more content…
Registered Nutritionist, Maryann Jacobsen also a supporter of the Flexitarian Diet believes eating fruit and vegetable based foods with high nutritional value will help you lose weight as you are limiting the intake of saturated fats, sugars and salts which in turn help prevent health conditions such as arteriosclerosis, diabetes, and reduces blood pressure and cholesterol (WebMD,2016). These health benefits are also supported by the Heart and Stroke Foundation and Cancer Council Australia. Registered Dietician Cara Rosenbloom who works with The Heart and Stroke Foundation supports this diets’ health gains, giving an insight into how The Flexitarian diet can lower mortality rates giving statistics to show people who live as a vegetarian/ flexitarian lifestyle will live 3.6 years longer than an individual who regularly eats meat. There is also research to show eating a plant-based diet will reduce your body weight by 15% compared to eating meats (Rosenbloom, 2013). There is convincing evidence of high red meat and processed meat consumption increasing the risk of cancer given from Cancer Council
Josh Axe, nutrition specialist, advocates for the Flexitarian diet expressing interest in the health benefits of eating Flexitarian; eliminating processed meats help reduce the incidence of chronic diseases such as high blood …show more content…
Registered Nutritionist, Maryann Jacobsen also a supporter of the Flexitarian Diet believes eating fruit and vegetable based foods with high nutritional value will help you lose weight as you are limiting the intake of saturated fats, sugars and salts which in turn help prevent health conditions such as arteriosclerosis, diabetes, and reduces blood pressure and cholesterol (WebMD,2016). These health benefits are also supported by the Heart and Stroke Foundation and Cancer Council Australia. Registered Dietician Cara Rosenbloom who works with The Heart and Stroke Foundation supports this diets’ health gains, giving an insight into how The Flexitarian diet can lower mortality rates giving statistics to show people who live as a vegetarian/ flexitarian lifestyle will live 3.6 years longer than an individual who regularly eats meat. There is also research to show eating a plant-based diet will reduce your body weight by 15% compared to eating meats (Rosenbloom, 2013). There is convincing evidence of high red meat and processed meat consumption increasing the risk of cancer given from Cancer Council