Public health organizations have been suggesting a lot of things over the last few decades that aren’t actually good for our health at all, like vegetable oils replacing butter, fake vegan meat replacing steak, and slathering on chemical-laden sunscreen for the whole body before going out into the sun. Not to mention the amount of trust they lost with the public after the coronavirus pandemic and all the conflicting information about both the virus and the vaccines. A recent study shows that the most nutrient-dense foods on the planet are actually the very foods the government encourages us NOT to eat.
A recent study shows which foods are the most nutrient-dense on the planet and none are recommended by public health organizations
You’ve been told to avoid meat, eggs, and butter because saturated fat causes obesity and heart disease. This has already been debunked and we have learned that many of the landmark studies that ushered in this narrative were actually conducted by scientists who were financially compromised. In one particular research paper that claimed saturated fat, not sugar or seed oils, caused heart disease, it was discovered many years later that the Sugar Association paid $50,000 to all the scientists involved in that study. This was not disclosed in the original document.
A recent article by Beal and Ortenzi identified the most nutrient-dense foods available to us today, and you might be surprised by the list. author of Cool Foods and nutrition expert Max Lugavere shared the study and graph on his Instagram.
“Nutrient-dense foods provide an average of 1/3 of the recommended intakes for 3 or more commonly lacking micronutrients (such as vitamin A, zinc, and folate) with ≤ 1/6 of the recommended intakes for energy and mass ( assuming an energy intake. density of 1.3 kcal/g). This means more nutrients for fewer calories (hence the term nutrient density),” he writes in the caption.
”They found that the top sources of priority micronutrients are organs, small fish, dark green leafy vegetables, bivalves, crustaceans, goat, beef, eggs, milk, canned fish with Bones, lamb and mutton cheese, goat’s milk, and pork are also good sources and, to a lesser extent, yoghurt, fresh fish, legumes, teff and canned fish without bones.
Max reminds us that all the foods on that list won’t work for everyone. Some people may be lactose intolerant or have allergies of some kind, “but if you exclude them all, you’re probably doing your body a disservice.”
Some of the best superfoods you can eat are steak, eggs, liver, shrimp, oysters, sardines, leafy greens, and Greek yogurt. If you look at the chart provided, you can see that the most nutrient-dense foods at the top are precisely the foods that public health organizations tell us to avoid, like organs, beef, and eggs. Less nutrient-dense foods include refined grains, whole grains, and nuts. All three are strongly recommended by major health organizations. It really makes you wonder if they want us healthy and vibrant, or sick and obedient.
