Tag: Monoculture diet

Over 95% of Americans don't consume the recommended daily intake of fiber, but what happens if you take it to the extreme? A diet of only broccoli every day, despite its benefits, is not sustainable and can lead to a cascade of negative health consequences due to the lack of other essential nutrients.

Experts agree that for long-term health, no single food can provide all essential nutrients for a human to live on. The idea of a nutritionally 'complete' food is a complex topic often explored in survival and diet circles, but science reveals the inherent dangers of relying on just one food source.