In order to be healthy, one should prevent the accumulation of body fat, or lose body fat, as well as maintain a certain daily intake of plant-derived antioxidants in order to protect your body from disease and injury.

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Eliminate or drastically reduce your consumption of hydrogenated fats, and to a lesser extent saturated fats, such as those found in many fast foods, fried foods, prepared snacks, baked goods, whipped coffee drinks, and candies.
Instead of saturated and hydrogenated fats, consume polysatured and monosaturated fats. These fats are found in plants and plant products, as well as fish. Use butter and not margarine, although butter has more fat, it is better than the trancefats found in margarine and other processesed foods, and if you use olive oil, do not heat it, otherwise it would be just as bad as sunflower oil, and do not use canola oil, it is also processesed.
Limit your consumption of high-starch foods, such as potatoes, refined rice, and noodles. These foods are perfectly healthy in reasonable quantities, such as one cup per meal, but unrefined grains are a much better choice, and need not be eaten in such limited quantities.
Eat plant foods and drink plant-based beverages in order to saturate your body with protective, healthy antioxidants. Plants are the natural, healthiest source of antioxidants. Fruits, vegetables, whole grains, green tea, spirulina smoothies, soy products, and other plant-based foods tend to be high in antioxidants. Consume these throughout the day to maintain high blood levels of antioxidants.
NEVER consume proteins and starches in the same meal, and avoid all processed goods, a good alternative for sugar is RAW honey, not the type you get in the supermarket, only RAW honey, which, unless you buy it fresh from the farm itself, is a creamy white.

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Both excessive body fat and unhealthy dietary fats (saturated and hydrogenated fats) tend to cause inflammation in the body. This inflammation causes disease and increased weight gain.
Polyunsaturated fats can help to burn body fat and reduce inflammation. Monounsaturated fats are neutral. Healthy traditional ethnic diets may contain up to 40 percent plant and/or fish-based fresh polyunsaturated and monounsaturated fats.
High-starch refined foods stress the sugar-processing abilities of the body. Limiting these foods enables the body to better burn existing body fat.
Plants that are high in antioxidants (also known as phytochemicals) tend to have dark, rich colorations, such as blueberries, blackberries, purple grapes, and cranberries. Dark green vegetables are also great choices. Wine is a rich source of antioxidants, but some beers are also potent antioxidant brews. Dark British beers may have the highest concentration of antioxidants.