Check out another pictures that shows some interesting results of some testing. And by the way, the colors are huge hints about where the healthiest eating is! And note the small green at the bottom of Nuts/Seeds and Oil/Fat - they do have some key nutrients in them. The challenge is that they are so packed with calories you really have to watch how much you eat.
AND think about how you combine these groups. Suppose you make a great salad with only fruits and veggies in it... and then you pour on the salad dressing so that you bury the salad. The dressing/oil will virtually cancel out any advantage of the salad because the calories are so dense in the oil group.
And look across the top of this picture at the four paragraphs. They experimented. They had groups of people do what they normally did and then they had to eat only what was in a specific food group. The one rule with the food was to eat "ad libitum" which means 'eat as much as you want; don't stuff yourself but eat till you feel full".
1. People who ate only from the "Fruits and Veggies" group all lost weight.
2. People who ate only from the "Unfefined Complex Carbs" and "Legumes" group lost weight if they were normally active. Less active less weight loss.
3. People who only ate from the "Fatty Protein" (meat) group, everyone gained weight except for elite athletes.
4. People who ate only from the "Refined Processed Carbs" all the way up to "Oils and Fats" groups, everyone gained weight, including the elite athletes.
Watch for one more round on this subject - with some thoughts on how to use the info when you shop.
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