Are chicken breast, salads and oranges catabolic foods?

Question
Hi, this is Anna, and I have a question. I love eating chicken breast, salads and oranges. Its like I eat it all day. I was wondering if these foods are healthy for me, and if they are considered catabolic. Thank you.

Answer
Hi Anna,

Yes, these foods are good for you. However, it's important that you eat a variety of foods to get all necessary essential nutrients. For example, yogurt and other fermented milk products contain nutrients that support many important bodily functions, this is why yogurt belongs to the food group called functional foods.

As to whether they are 'catabolic' foods, it's important to understand the definition. "Catabolic food" is a term first used by Dr. Victor Lindlahr in the first half of the 20th century. It refers to foods that had, what he called, "reverse calories" - but why wouldn't you read all about it at: http://dietandbody.com/article1013.html

== Read more about functional foods ==

Functional Foods
http://dietandbody.com/2007/08/functional-foods.html

Yogurt and the benefits of probiotics
http://dietandbody.com/plan/yogurts.html

Power foods: Health benefits of almonds, broccoli, and red wine:
http://dietandbody.com/2007/08/health-benefits-of-almonds-broccoli-and.html

How Prebiotics Work
http://dietandbody.com/article1190.html

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