http://emilie.hermit.net/content/nutrition-diet-you-are-what-you-eat-bites-back
Well actually, this might be more true that you realize. Apparently, some plant DNA survives the digestion process and is absorbed into our bloodstream. Woah!
Its not like any of us or going to start turning green, become solar powered, or mutate into something out of Little Shop of Horrors, but there are apparently some benefits to this. The article cites that the microRNA leftover from the plants we eat actually acts to lower bad cholesterol.
Since this is leftover from the plants we eat, we can assert that it isn't just about getting the nutrients, its about getting the food as a whole, its not just the beta-carotene, its the carrot. This makes some sense as the human body has evolved to not produce some essential amino acids because they can be derived from a healthy diet. Likewise, a healthy, high-plant diet would be beneficial in that an ability to use some of the plants genes to decrease problem chemicals in our body appears to be a healthy adaptive trait.
I find that phrase to be very true. When you eat a healthy meal you feel good about yourself and full of energy. When you eat that big meal and get full you feel stuffed and full and don't want to move. The foods you eat can make a world of difference on how you feel.
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