What exactly is a macrobiotic diet and what are the pro's and con's?

Answer 1

Followers of macrobiotics believe that food, and food quality, affects our lives more than is commonly thought. It is thought to affect our health, well being and happiness. They claim it is better to choose food that is less processed, more natural, and use more traditional methods of cooking.

Macrobiotics emphasize locally grown, organically grown foods.

One of the pieces of advice that many/ all nutritionists agree on (IE those who are responsible for putting together EU diet plans at the government level etc) is that there are three rules to go by:

1) always eat organic foods
2) never buy anything that comes in a package
3) never buy anything that comes with cooking instructions

Ie: this means you eat organic, fresh produce that you have to cook yourself - hopefully as part of a healthy balanced diet

Down sides:

only restrictive macrobiotic diets have drawn critisism:

"The Council of Foods and Nutrition of the American Medical Association and the Committee on Nutrition of the American Academy of Pediatrics have roundly condemned the more restrictive of the macrobiotic diets for their nutritional inadequacies. Strict adherence to these diets could result in scurvy, anemia, hypoproteinemia, hypocalcemia, emaciation due to starvation, loss of kidney function due to reduced fluid intake, other forms of malnutrition, and even death."

Answer 2

Followers of macrobiotics believe that food, and food quality, affects our lives more than is commonly thought. It is thought to affect our health, well being and happiness. They claim it is better to choose food that is less processed, more natural, and use more traditional methods of cooking for family, friends, and oneself.

Answer 3

It's a vegan diet. There is no con.

Answer 4

it's pure vegan Indian diet and there are no cons.