macrobiotic diet

macrobiotic diet

[-bī·ot′ik]

a restrictive dietary regimen consisting of grains and unprocessed foods.

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macrobiotic diet

Alternative nutrition A diet of whole grains, vegetables–eg, barley, millet, oats, rice, wheat, comprising 50% of dietary intake–DI, vegetables–freshly picked in season, 20-30% DI, soups–eg, vegetables, seaweed, grains, 5-10% DI, oils, juices, nuts, seeds–eg, sunflower, herbs, pulses–beans, lentils, peas, and seaweed, 5-10% DI and enough animal foods–eg, 'white meat' fish, 5-15% DI to prevent malnutrition. See Kushi, Macrobiotic Shiatsu^{™, Raw food diet, Zen macrobiotic diet. Cf Unproven methods for cancer management.}