Why Dietitians Don’t Recommend the Whole30 Diet

I weighed in on this piece about the Whole30 Diet for POPSUGAR:

Is Whole30 Actually Good For You? In theory, it would be. One of the goals is to eliminate foods that cause inflammation in the body, which over time can lead to diseases such as diabetes and obesity. But not all the foods that are restricted on the diet are considered pro-inflammatory foods, Maya Feller, MS, RD, CDN, owner of Maya Feller Nutrition, told POPSUGAR. For example, peas are eliminated because they’re considered a legume, but there’s no research to support the idea that they cause inflammation in the body. In fact, the opposite is true. A study published in the British Journal of Nutrition found that the magnesium in peas can help with inflammation and disease, and the antioxidants in peas have a prebiotic effect in the large intestine.