Macrobiotic Diet

macrobiotic diet

[-bī·ot′ik]

a restrictive dietary regimen consisting of grains and unprocessed foods.

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Macrobiotic Diet

A diet of whole grains, e.g., barley, millet, oats, rice, wheat (comprising 50% of dietary intake—DI), fresh, seasonal vegetables (20-30% DI), soups, e.g., vegetables, seaweed, grains (5-10% DI), oils, juices, nuts, seeds, e.g., sunflower, herbs, pulses, beans, lentils, peas, and seaweed (5-10% DI) and enough animal foods, e.g., ‘white meat’ fish (5-15% DI) to prevent malnutrition

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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.}