Food Combinations
Food combining is a nutritional pseudoscientific approach that advocates specific combinations (or advises against certain combinations) of foods. These proposed specific combinations are promoted as central to good health as well as improved digestion and weight loss, despite having no sufficient evidence for these claims. It proposes a list of rules that advocate for eating or not eating certain foods together, including to avoid eating starches and proteins together; always eat fruit before, and not after, a meal; avoid eating fruits and vegetables together in the same meal; and to not drink cold water during a meal. Food combining was originally promoted by Herbert M. Shelton in his book ''Food Combining Made Easy'' (1951), but the issue had been previously discussed by Edgar Cayce.Raso, Jack. (1993). ''Vitalistic Gurus and Their Legacies''. In Stephen Barrett. ''The Health Robbers: A Close Look at Quackery in America''. Prometheus Books. pp. 236-240. The best-known food-co ...
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