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John Mackey, the CEO and founder of Whole Foods,didnt eat any vegetables growing up.

He discovered his love of veg in his 20s, just a few years before startingthe health foods store. Now Mackeyshares his story, and the benefits of a plant-based lifestyle, in his new book, The Whole Foods Diet: The Lifesaving Plan for Health and Longetivity.

In my 20s, I moved into a vegetarian co-op and that was the beginning of my own food consciousness journey. I was a very picky eater. I never ate vegetables, but within a pretty short period of time I became a vegetarian, Mackey tells NBC News.

But he didnt completely stick to vegetarianism, and started eating fish.

Gradually, over time, I was starting to gain weight, Mackey says. My biometric measurements were not as good as they used to be. I was getting older. I just thought, Oh, this is coming with age.

Then he discovered Colin Campbells book The China Study, whichconvinced him to go vegan, and ditch processed foods entirely.

When I stopped eating all those processed foods and combined that with a plant based diet, my health was just amazing, Mackey says. I now weigh the same as I weighed when I was 18 years old. My cholesterol is under 140. My LDL is under 70. My blood pressure is 110 over 65. Im an extremely healthy person now.

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But Mackey says you dont have to cut out meat and processed foods all at once, move through the transition on a relatively slow basis. Mostly because we need to re-educate our taste buds. You have to expose yourself to a food about ten times before you really come to like it.

Mackey used this method to train himself to love vegetables, which was the key to his weight loss, and what he says is the best way to eat.

When you combine the things our body naturally craves whole starch foods (sweet potatoes, brown rice, beans, etc.) with fruits and vegetables you can eat all you want and youll lose weight, he says.

Still, though, he isnt perfect, and other foods slip in to his diet.

Im still on a health journey too, Mackey says. I do not put myself out as a perfect human being in terms of healthy eating. However, its the overall diet pattern that matters. If you occasionally make a mistake, or you occasionally indulge yourself, it doesnt matter. Its about the overall pattern: when you have the next meal, or the next snack, just do better.

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Coca-Cola has a new product with fiber, called 'Coke Plus,' sold only in Japan for now. We taste test it. USA TODAY

This image provided by The Coca-Cola Company shows a bottle of Coca-Cola Plus, which adds fiber.(Photo: AP)

Coca-Cola is selling a new soda that includes fiber.

The drink, called Coca-Cola Plus, is available only in Japan. According to the company, there are no plans to bring it to the U.S. market.

In the United States, products that feature added fiber include yogurt, orange juice, white bread and artificial sweetener

The no-calorie Coca-Cola Plus boastsfive grams of indigestible dextrin, a source of dietary fiber, per 470-ml bottle.

It's part of a segment of the beverage market in Japan calledFood of Specified Health Use, or FOSHU, drinks. Follow USA TODAY reporter Zlati Meyer on Twitter: @ZlatiMeyer

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An estimated 20 percent of American adults suffer with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), although most prefer not to discuss it publicly.

It is a chronic condition that affects the large intestine (colon), causing cramping, abdominal pain, bloating, gas, diarrhea and constipation. No one knows exactly what causes it, and there is no way for a doctor to make a definitive diagnosis. However, there are a variety of factors that affect IBS, including diet, stress, hormonal changes and activity level.

IBS can be managed with diet and lifestyle changes.

Foods often can cause flare-ups, so identifying ones that are personal triggers help people know which foods to avoid. Research has identified certain foods, called Fermentable Oligosaccharides, Disaccharides, Monosaccharides and Polyols commonly referred to as FODMAPs that might cause IBS symptoms.

FODMAPs are carbohydrates that are poorly digested, causing them to be fermented by bacteria in the digestive system. They also change the chemistry in the large bowel, which affects how quickly things pass through the body. Those two processes trigger many of the symptoms of IBS, but not all FODMAPs will pose problems for all people.

Some foods that are included in the FODMAP group are wheat products, onions, lentils, broccoli, beans, Brussels sprouts, soy-based products, dairy products, honey, mangos, watermelon, high-fructose corn syrup, apples, pears, cauliflower, and sugar substitutes containing xylitol or sorbitol.

Health care providers might recommend a controlled FODMAP diet for patients who have IBS. The diet starts with a low-FODMAP period. Working with a registered dietitian nutritionist who can give guidance on foods to avoid is recommended. With the help of an RDN, the patient will gradually reintroduce certain FODMAP-containing foods. During the reintroduction period, patients will keep track of signs and symptoms of gastrointestinal distress to help identify food triggers.

Dietitians work with patients to maintain adequate nutrition and develop an eating plan to meet their needs. The diets are supported by scientific evidence for use in medical nutrition therapy to manage symptoms of IBS.

How we eat also is important. Eating quickly can wreak havoc on digestion.

Eating small meals throughout the day helps prevent the stomach from becoming overloaded. Having a regular schedule for meals helps the body get used to a routine. Eat slowly, taking time to relax and chew your food.

Stress can trigger physiological changes in the digestive system, which can lead to IBS symptoms. People can benefit from using stress-management techniques such as massage, yoga, meditation and deep breathing.

Exercise also plays a role in healthy digestion of food. When you are active in your daily life, your stomach will be healthier and better regulated.

Some people might be tempted to control the symptoms of IBS with over-the-counter laxatives or antidiarrheal medication. Be sure to check with a health care provider before taking that approach.

Lisa McCoy is a family and consumer-sciences educator with University of Maryland Extension in Washington County. Her columns regularly appear in Wednesday's Food section in The Herald-Mail.

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Are you eating the same foods you were eating in your 20s and 30s? Well, sticking to your old ways can cost you. As you may know, the body experiences rapid changes after age 50. Its ability to absorb nutrients fades, metabolism slows down, bone density declines and immune function weakens.

To combat these changes and maintain optimal health, you have to change your diet. Here are diet changes that will keep you healthy at age 50 and beyond.

Vitamin B12 deficiency has been linked to anemia, digestive issues and fatigue. And its estimated that 47 million Americans are vitamin B12 deficient. In fact, 80 percent of vegans and 50 percent of vegetarians are deficient in B12.

You have greater risk of vitamin B12 deficiency after 50 since your body doesnt have enough stomach acid to breakdown B12 from food. To make up for low vitamin B12 absorption, increase your intake of beef, fish, eggs, and milk. If you are vegan consume; fortified plant milks, fortified soy products, and vegan B12 supplements.

Unlike other nutrients which can be harmful when you go overboard, vitamin B12 is totally safe. According to Washington Post, this vitamin is water soluble, which means the body will flush excess amounts.

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According to research, bone loss triples in women after menopause. Increasing calcium intake will help keep the bones healthy and prevent fractures.

Calcium is also essential for muscle contractions and balancing pH levels (reducing acidity) in the body. The daily recommended calcium intake for women over 51 is 1200mg and 1000mg for men.

Here are the best vegan sources for calcium. Note that excess calcium intake can cause kidney stones, digestive problems and heart disease.

High fiber foods have been proven to reduce risk of colon cancer, heart disease, diabetes, constipation and promote weight loss. Unfortunately, most women dont consume the recommended 25g per day (30g per day day for men).

If you want to prevent your waistline from expanding, increase fiber intake and steer clear of processed carbs.

Vitamin D also helps prevent bone loss. Youll even be surprised to find out that adequate intake of vitamin D can lower mortality rate, research shows.

Its harder to get enough vitamin D as we age because our bodies absorb fewer nutrients from food sources. Plus the skin cant change sunlight to vitamin D as efficiently as it used to when you were younger.

Get vitamin D from food sources such as whole eggs, salmon, mushrooms and fortified foods. In fact, you may need to supplement to reach the recommended daily dose.

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The recommended daily intake of magnesium is 400mg. People who dont reach this daily value have higher risk of heart disease, high blood pressure, fatigue and weak immune system.

If you choose to use supplements, make sure they dont exceed 400mg. Here are foods that fix magnesium deficiency.

Omega 3s can help you stay young. They fight inflammation, which is known to increase risk of diseases and promote aging. Fish is the most popular source of omega 3s. Vegans can get this fatty acid from flaxseeds and almonds. Feel free to take supplements. Aim for 1000mg per day.

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Following NutriSystem Inc. (NASDAQ: NTRI)'s first-quarter results, Wunderlich said it believes part of the current premium valuation is attributed to expectations South Beach can develop into a sizeable revenue platform.

Nutrisystem acquired South Beach Diet from SBD Holdings for $15 million in December 2015. South Beach Diet, created by Arthur Agatston, M.D., a cardiologist from southern Florida, is meant to help overweight patients improve their health by prescribing a safe diet for them.

Agatston's book "The South Beach Diet" became a runaway bestseller, boasting more than 23 million copies in print.

Nutrisystem revealed plans for South Beach Diet in December 2016, announcing its debut as a structured meal delivery weight-loss program.

"This past September we began our beta test of the South Beach Diet and we saw strong consumer interest in the brand and our overall opportunity to capitalize on the strong brand equity of the program," said Dawn Zier, president and CEO of Nutrisystem in December 2016.

"We will begin rolling out the all new South Beach Diet in January and it will ramp up over time, enabling us to capture a larger portion of the $1015 billion addressable weight loss market."

Analyst Mitchell Pinheiro said he remains positive on South Beach's outlook but believes the stock price reflects the visible potential, particularly in light of its nascent stage.

In the first quarter, South Beach Diet added revenues of $8 million, $1 million above the analyst's estimate. The company also reiterated its 2017 guidance of $20 million to $25 million in revenues from this diet.

"While the program continues to be tweaked, we believe the performance was solid and expect further improvements in the product mix and marketing message as the year progresses, with an eye toward more meaningful growth in 2018," the analyst explained.

Wunderlich noted the company reported first-quarter earnings per share of $0.25, exceeding its estimate of $0.10, with lower tax rate adding $0.02 relative to its estimate. Revenues rose 31 percent to $197 million, above the firm's estimate of $197 million.

The firm commended the new customer revenue, which spiked 35 percent, aided by strong new customer growth and reactivation revenue.

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Wunderlich raised its 2017 earnings per share estimate to $1.66 from $1.56, which is at the low end of the guidance range of $1.65$1.75. The company attributed the revision to the better than expected first-quarter results. The revenue estimate is $656 million, also reflecting the first quarter strength.

"Given the momentum of 1Q, we believe this could prove conservative and represents potential upside to our estimate," the firm said.

The firm also raised its 2018 earnings per share estimate to $1.91 from $1.80 on revenues of $706 million, up 7 percent.

Additionally, the firm said its second-quarter estimate calls for 20 percent revenue growth.

"We project core Nutrisystem revenue growth of 6 percent, which we believe is conservative given the current momentum. We have left our South Beach revenue estimate unchanged at $57mm implying a growth rate of 49 percent," the firm added.

Wunderlich downgraded shares of the company to Hold from Buy but raised its price target to $60 from $52.

The downgrade was due to the firm's expectations that there aren't any sufficient near-term catalysts to drive the valuation multiple higher, with the firm seeing a more even risk/reward scenario over the next six months. That said, the firm remains positive on NutriSystem's fundamental outlook against a backdrop of consistently strong operating performance.

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It is something when the CEO of the biggest health care operation in town admits that his industry has much less of an impact on our health than other factors, such as the environment, income, education, family history, health habits and, especially, diet.

The health care industry accounts for only about 20 percent of what controls our health, noted Mary Washington Healthcare CEO Mike McDermott in his introductory remarks for a recent showing of a rather controversial movie, Forks Over Knives.

The film claims many of the illnesses we suffer from can be stopped, or reversed, by adopting a diet that is exclusively vegetable based.

The screening was sponsored by Mary Washington Healthcare; the Fredericksburg Food Co-op, a group trying to bring affordable and healthy food to the area (fredericksburgfoodcoop.com); and The Dr. Yum project, Dr. Nimali Fernandos pediatric operation that provides cooking and healthy eating classes to kids (doctoryum.org).

The movie focuses on the research of Drs. Colin Campbell and Caldwell Esselstyn. Both are pioneers in promoting a plant-based, unrefined, whole-foods diet.

It follows the case histories, and miraculous turnaround, of several people suffering from diseases like high blood pressure, vascular and heart disease, diabetes and elevated cholesterol.

It explores the belief by Campbell especially, drawn from his work on The China Study (which he wrote about in a book of the same name) where illnesses in different regions of China were correlated with diet.

This convinced him that animal protein, and casein in milk in particular, is responsible for a lot of illnesses, especially those mediated by our immune system (many so-called autoimmune diseases). He also believes that it promotes cancer.

The problem is, the diet the film urges is pretty radical. No meat, no dairy, no eggsas well as largely avoiding fats and refined carbohydrates (which includes sugar).

Very like a vegan diet you might think, which prohibits meat, eggs and dairythough the cynics point out in theory a vegan could live on potato chips and CocaCola and not break the rules.

I have tended to be skeptical about claims I have heard from euphoric evangelists of this or that diet, claiming it has cured them of their multiple sclerosis, depression, liver and kidney failure, cancers, Alzheimers. Whatever.

Even if not completely on board with these more radical ideas, I am certainly convinced that the standard U.S. diet, with large amounts of meat, dairy, fat, and, in particular, sugars (usually as high fructose corn syrup) and refined carbohydrates (usually white flour) is killing us.

Look for yourself at what people are buying in the grocery check-out line.

This is what is accounting for many of the dismal statistics the movie cites, such as:

More than two-thirds of adults in the U.S. are overweight or obese.

Diabetes is running rampant.

Our kids will be the first generation to have a shorter life expectancy than their parents.

The most prescribed drug in the U.S. is for treating high cholesterol (Lipitor).

This awful diet has come about primarily because thats what people have been taught to eat. Its the culture. And reversing it is going to take re-education.

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It always seems a golden opportunity is missed when patients are hospitalized. They have to be fed, but so often hospital food is not the model diet. (I have worked in hospital where I could describe the food only as gruesome.)

Perusing this idea, I, somewhat facetiously asked Mike McDermott when Mary Washington Hospital was going to go to a vegetable-based diet.

Probably not any time soon, he told us, but the veggie proponents have an ally in McDermotts wife, Chrissy, who stumbled in to veganism five years ago.

She was also one of several great cooks who made a vegetable-based dish to show what can be done. In this case, she served up a tasty noodle concoction with cheese sauce made from cashew nuts.

There are challenges to introducing such a ridged diet, which I know I would have a hard time following. But there werent any comments from the subjects in the movie about how hard they found it.

Also, the USDA, who are the arbitrators of what is considered a healthy diet (including in our schools), are accused in the movie as being an advocacy group for interested parties in the food industry that are pushing meat and dairy.

Still, it is very encouraging when the bigwigs of a large healthcare corporation, like Mary Washington Healthcare, are promoting the idea of healthy eating.

Patrick Neustatter is the medical director of Lloyd Moss Free Clinic in Fredericksburg and the author of Managing Your Doctor: The Smart Patients Guide to Getting Effective Affordable Healthcare. Visit managingyourdoctor.com.

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Coca-Cola recently unveiled a new soda with an ingredient thats sure to go down smoothly with its customers: dietary fiber.

The beverage company introduced the product, which is called Coca-Cola Plus, in February. The soda is only sold in Japan and contains five grams of indigestible dextrin (which is a form of dietary fiber).

According to an announcement from Coke back in February, the product is a part of Coca-Cola Japans Food of Specified Health Use (FOSHU) drinks. FOSHU drinks are meant to appeal to Japans health conscious consumers who are 40 and older.Coke, which has had a popular FOSHU tea drink in the market since 2014, said it took over a decade to research and develop Coke Plus, which was recently approved by the Japanese government. However, people arent too sure if its healthy claims will actually do that much to help consumers.

Drinking one Coca-Cola Plus per day with food will help suppress fat absorption and help moderate the levels of triglycerides in the blood after eating, the company claimed in a press release.

Companies adding dietary fiber to its drinks is nothing new. Pepsiadded dietary fiber to drinks in its Japanese market a few years ago and made similar claims about fat absorption and triglycerides that Coke did in the statement above.

Unless Pepsi can provide data from controlled studies in humans to the contrary, their claim should be regarded as bogus and deceptive, Walter Willett, Fredrick John Stare Professor of Epidemiology and Nutrition and chair of the Department of Nutrition at Harvard School of Public Health, told Time in 2012.

HuffPost reached out to Miriam E. Nelson, Ph.D, one of the countrys leading nutritionists and director of the Sustainability Institute at the University of New Hampshire, to talk about the addition of dietary fiber to soda.

There is no evidence that providing fiber, sprinkling it in here or there, that that fiber has an overall health benefit, so thats an important distinction, Nelson told HuffPost. The evidence for dietary fiber having a health-promoting impact is with eating a pattern of foods (like fruits and vegetables and whole grains) that provide that fiber.

Nelson said that adding the fiber wont do anything harmful to the consumer, but just adding the fiber by itself wont have any of the health attributes a fiber-rich diet would offer.But she did find one part disturbing about the fiber claims.

The companies are trying to add or create a positive halo or health attribute within a product that doesnt have any health benefits, Nelson said. If its a sugar-sweetened beverage then it actually has a lot of negative health benefits, so its trying to counterbalance that. Thats the disturbing part, because I think theyre trying to connect with the consumer and create a health attribute where there isnt one.

So if you want to add more fiber to your diet, its best to do it with fruits, veggies and whole grains.

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Breakfast: a boiled egg and tea

Lunch: cottage cheese with fresh fruit

Dinner: a poached chicken breast or fish, with a salad or steamed vegetables

Snack: plain yogurt

Thats the strict diet that Jackie Kennedy followed when she ate at home and wasnt entertaining guests, according to her live-in assistant Kathy McKeon.

McKeon, who was 19 when she started working for Kennedy in 1964, reveals the eating habits of the former first lady in her new memoir, Jackies Girl: My Life With the Kennedy Family, which is excerpted in this weeks issue of People magazine.

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McKeon recalled how Jackie and Aristotle Onassis enjoyed sipping cocktails and munching on Jiffy Pop popcorn in the evening. And apparently she had a sweet tooth, too.

If she went into the kitchen and saw my brownies or chocolate chip cookies she would grab one and eat it right there, said McKeon. Sometimes wed crash into each other at night in the kitchen pantry. She didnt put on the light because she didnt want anyone to know she was in there!

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