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Macrobiotic Diet

An approach to nutrition based on whole cereal grains, beans, cooked vegetables and the Chinese YIN-YANG principle. It advocates a diet consisting of organic and locally grown foods, seasonal vegetables, complex carbohydrates, and fewer fats, sugars, and chemically processed foods.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

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Abstract

An approach to nutrition based on whole cereal grains, beans, cooked vegetables and the Chinese YIN-YANG principle. It advocates a diet consisting of organic and locally grown foods, seasonal vegetables, complex carbohydrates, and fewer fats, sugars, and chemically processed foods.

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Synonyms

3 entry terms
  • Diet, Macrobiotic
  • Diets, Macrobiotic
  • Macrobiotic Diets

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Aspects Covered

6 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings adverse effects, economics, ethnology, history, psychology, statistics & numerical data.

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Indexing Annotation

coord with specific disease /diet ther

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History Note

90

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Previous Indexing

  • Diet (1986-1989)
  • Diet Fads (1966-1989)

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  1. E02w.642w.249.278w.500w.500w
  2. G07.203.650w.240w.278w.500w.375w

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NLM Classification

WB 422

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Macrobiotic Diet. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D015623. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D015623
  2. Macrobiotic Diet. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macrobiotic_diet
  3. Macrobiotic Diet. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1163963