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Discussion 4 : Food as medicine

To continue our  class discussion, please read a short article from the Healthline website: https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/food-as-medicine#nourishment (Links to an external site.)

Then answer the two questions below for discussion: 

  1. Name a metabolic disease and how eating specific types of food may contribute to its  treatment.
  2. Name a metabolic disease where food should not be used to replace medicine prescribed by doctors.

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Discussion 4 : Food as medicine answer

 

  1. Plant-based diets are said to treat or reverse coronary artery disease. For example, the consumption of cruciferous vegetables like kale and broccoli are rich in antioxidants and may decrease the risk for heart diseases like coronary artery disease.

 

This question is taken from Biology 6 – General Biology I » Spring 2021 » Discussions