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Macrobiotic diet

A macrobiotic diet (or macrobiotics) is a restrictive dietary regime based on ideas about types of food drawn from Zen Buddhism. The diet tries to balance the food elements classified as yin and yang, a practice that also extends to cookware. Major principles of macrobiotic diets are to reduce animal products, eat locally grown foods that are in season…

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George OhsawaMichio KushiQuackeryWhole grainCereals
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Health effects from a diet avoiding refined foods and most animal products. Specific effects on cancer
Original proponents
Sagen Ishizuka
Related fields
Diet
Subsequent proponents
George Ohsawa Michio Kushi William Dufty Edward Esko

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related to history · 19
Macrobiotic diet → American Medical Association's Council, Drug Administration, Fluid, Food, Foods, George Ohsawa, Grand Jury, In, Macrobiotics, Michio Kushi, New York, Nutrition, Ohsawa, Ohsawa Foundation, The Zen, Their, United States, Zen, Zen Macrobiotics
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Macrobiotic diet → All, Barbara Clow, Chinese, Foods, George Ohsawa, However, Macrobiotics, Medical, Michio Kushi, Some, The, Zen Buddhism
related to Cancer · 9
Macrobiotic diet → But, Cancer Research UK, Macrobiotics, Michio Kushi, Technology Assessment, The, The American Cancer Society, The Office, There
related to Complications · 6
Macrobiotic diet → B12, Cases, One, Relying, Strict, The
related to Food · 5
Macrobiotic diet → Beans, Some, The, Vegetables, Whole
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Macrobiotic diet → Health effects from a diet avoiding refined foods and most animal products. Specific effects on cancer
Original proponents · 1
Macrobiotic diet → Sagen Ishizuka
Related fields · 1
Macrobiotic diet → Diet
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Macrobiotic diet → George Ohsawa Michio Kushi William Dufty Edward Esko
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Macrobiotic diet → Children

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macrobiotic diet cancer kushi yin food foods macrobiotics yang may diets ohsawa products zen also proponents michio malnutrition vegetables whole

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Macrobiotic dietClaimsHealth effects from a diet avoiding refined foods and most animal products. Specific effects on cancer1.00infobox
Macrobiotic dietOriginal proponentsSagen Ishizuka1.00infobox
Macrobiotic dietRelated fieldsDiet1.00infobox
Macrobiotic dietSubsequent proponentsGeorge Ohsawa Michio Kushi William Dufty Edward Esko1.00infobox
barleyinstance ofis only discussed in relation to other foods.Brown rice and other whole grains0.80text
milletinstance ofis only discussed in relation to other foods.Brown rice and other whole grains0.80text
oatsinstance ofis only discussed in relation to other foods.Brown rice and other whole grains0.80text
quinoainstance ofis only discussed in relation to other foods.Brown rice and other whole grains0.80text
speltinstance ofis only discussed in relation to other foods.Brown rice and other whole grains0.80text
ryeinstance ofis only discussed in relation to other foods.Brown rice and other whole grains0.80text
and teff are considered by macrobiotics to be the foods in which yininstance ofis only discussed in relation to other foods.Brown rice and other whole grains0.80text
yang are closest to being in balanceinstance ofis only discussed in relation to other foods.Brown rice and other whole grains0.80text

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