According to the World Health Organization (WHO), an unhealthy diet (like one high in saturated fat and added sugar) is one of the “leading global risks to health,” increasing the odds of malnutrition and disease worldwide. If you’d like to heal your body with food, a good place to start is by avoiding the many foods you should not eat for a healthy diet.
But first, what constitutes a “healthy” diet anyway? “A healthy diet is one full of products sold by the pound with lots of fresh produce, fruits, and grains,” says Francisco Lopez-Jimenez, M.D., a cardiologist at Mayo Clinic. “A healthy diet is rich in nuts, good vegetable oils, legumes, and whole grains, with only small amounts of animal products, except for dairy and fish.”
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