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What Are Superfoods and Why Do We Need Them?

“Superfoods” is really just a marketing term to be honest with you, but it’s based on a sliver of truth. Most foods that are touted as superfoods are foods that do have some health benefit that goes beyond just natural maintenance and natural body functions. Nutrition was originally about staving off nutritional deficiencies. Since the discovery of antioxidants and phytochemicals over 20 to 30 years ago, these chemical compounds in foods, now we live in a world where we know that foods go way beyond just the normal bodily function to actually helping to prevent disease. So when there are chemical compounds in a food that protect you against chronic diseases like heart disease, some forms of cancer, Type 2 diabetes, those are usually foods that are touted as superfoods. So for example, it’s the healthy omega fatty acids in chia seeds that make them a superfood.