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”’Wholefoods”’ are foods that are [[Food processing|unprocessed]] and unrefined, have the least change from their [[Natural food|natural state]], and contain diverse [[nutrient]]s.<ref name=”aha”>{{cite journal |vauthors=Lichtenstein AH, Appel LJ, Vadiveloo M, Hu FB, Kris-Etherton PM, Rebholz CM, Sacks FM, Thorndike AN, Van Horn L, Wylie-Rosett J |title=2021 Dietary Guidance to Improve Cardiovascular Health: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association |journal=Circulation |volume=144 |issue=23 |pages=e472–e487 |date=December 2021 |pmid=34724806 |doi=10.1161/CIR.0000000000001031 |url=https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CIR.0000000000001031}}</ref><ref name=”bhf”>{{Cite web |title=What are whole foods? |url=https://www.bhf.org.uk/informationsupport/heart-matters-magazine/nutrition/whole-foods |access-date=7 September 2024 |publisher=[[British Heart Foundation]]|date=1 September 2024}} {{web archive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250412201620/https://www.bhf.org.uk/informationsupport/heart-matters-magazine/nutrition/whole-foods}}</ref><ref name=”canada”>{{Cite web |title=Canada’s Food Guide: Eat whole grain foods|url=https://food-guide.canada.ca/en/healthy-eating-recommendations/make-it-a-habit-to-eat-vegetables-fruit-whole-grains-and-protein-foods/eat-whole-grain-foods/|publisher=Health Canada, Government of Canada|date=3 May 2022|access-date=7 November 2025}}</ref> |
”’Wholefoods”’ are foods that are [[Food processing|unprocessed]] and unrefined, have the least change from their [[Natural food|natural state]], and contain diverse [[nutrient]]s.<ref name=”aha”>{{cite journal |vauthors=Lichtenstein AH, Appel LJ, Vadiveloo M, Hu FB, Kris-Etherton PM, Rebholz CM, Sacks FM, Thorndike AN, Van Horn L, Wylie-Rosett J |title=2021 Dietary Guidance to Improve Cardiovascular Health: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association |journal=Circulation |volume=144 |issue=23 |pages=e472–e487 |date=December 2021 |pmid=34724806 |doi=10.1161/CIR.0000000000001031 |url=https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CIR.0000000000001031}}</ref><ref name=”bhf”>{{Cite web |title=What are whole foods? |url=https://www.bhf.org.uk/informationsupport/heart-matters-magazine/nutrition/whole-foods |access-date=7 September 2024 |publisher=[[British Heart Foundation]]|date=1 September 2024}} {{web archive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250412201620/https://www.bhf.org.uk/informationsupport/heart-matters-magazine/nutrition/whole-foods}}</ref><ref name=”canada”>{{Cite web |title=Canada’s Food Guide: Eat whole grain foods|url=https://food-guide.canada.ca/en/healthy-eating-recommendations/make-it-a-habit-to-eat-vegetables-fruit-whole-grains-and-protein-foods/eat-whole-grain-foods/|publisher=Health Canada, Government of Canada|date=3 May 2022|access-date=7 November 2025}}</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 21:03, 8 November 2025
Minimally processed foods
Wholefoods are foods that are unprocessed and unrefined, have the least change from their natural state, and contain diverse nutrients.[1][2][3]
A very early or first use of “wholefood” was made during 1880 in the Virginia Medical Monthly. [4]
Types of whole foods
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Examples of wholefoods include grains, such as oatmeal and brown rice, fruits, vegetables, dried beans, nuts, seeds, unprocessed meats, and fish.[1][2][3][5][6]
Public health advocacy
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In 2018, unprocessed or minimally processed foods were named as Group 1 of the Nova classification adopted by the Pan American Health Organization of the United Nations.[7]
Definition of “natural”
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The US Food and Drug Administration interprets the term “natural” to indicate that a food contains no artificial or synthetic substances (including color additives from any source) that would not typically be expected in that food.[8] The FDA interpretation does not encompass food production practices, such as the use of pesticides, nor does it explicitly address food processing or manufacturing methods like pasteurization, thermal technologies, or irradiation, and does not define “natural” as having any nutritional or other health benefit.[8]
Benefits of wholefood based diets
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The Mediterranean diet has been studied as an example of a wholefood diet having potential health effects that may include a lower risk of several diseases, including cardiovascular.[1][6][9]
- ^ a b c Lichtenstein AH, Appel LJ, Vadiveloo M, Hu FB, Kris-Etherton PM, Rebholz CM, Sacks FM, Thorndike AN, Van Horn L, Wylie-Rosett J (December 2021). “2021 Dietary Guidance to Improve Cardiovascular Health: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association”. Circulation. 144 (23): e472 – e487. doi:10.1161/CIR.0000000000001031. PMID 34724806.
- ^ a b “What are whole foods?”. British Heart Foundation. 1 September 2024. Retrieved 7 September 2024. Archived 2025-04-12 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b “Canada’s Food Guide: Eat whole grain foods”. Health Canada, Government of Canada. 3 May 2022. Retrieved 7 November 2025.
- ^ “wholefood noun”. Oxford English Dictionaries. Oxford: Oxford University.
- ^ “Heart-healthy diet: 8 steps to prevent heart disease”. Mayo Clinic. 4 April 2024. Retrieved 7 November 2025.
- ^ a b López-Gil JF, García-Hermoso A, Sotos-Prieto M, Cavero-Redondo I, Martínez-Vizcaíno V, Kales SN (July 2023). “Mediterranean Diet-Based Interventions to Improve Anthropometric and Obesity Indicators in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials”. Advances in Nutrition. 14 (4): 858–869. doi:10.1016/j.advnut.2023.04.011. PMC 10334150. PMID 37127186.
Discussion paragraph 4: On the other hand, the intake of ultra-processed foods (away from the basic principles of MedDiet) has been associated with an increased dietary risk of associated noncommunicable diseases (for example, excess weight), as they are high in calories and low in nutrients, and may contribute to a higher caloric intake
- ^ Monteiro, C; Cannon, G; Moubarac, J-C; Levy, R; Louzada, M; Jaime, P (2018). “The UN Decade of Nutrition, the NOVA food classification and the trouble with ultra-processing”. Public Health Nutrition. 21 (1): 5–17. doi:10.1017/S1368980017000234. PMC 10261019. PMID 28322183.
- ^ a b “Use of the Term Natural on Food Labeling”. US Food and Drug Administration. 22 October 2018. Retrieved 7 November 2025.
- ^ Martinez-Lacoba R, Pardo-Garcia I, Amo-Saus E, Escribano-Sotos F (October 2018). “Mediterranean diet and health outcomes: a systematic meta-review”. European Journal of Public Health. 28 (5): 955–961. doi:10.1093/eurpub/cky113. PMID 29992229.
