Table 2.

Examples of erroneous food beliefs associated with certain food movements

• Approximately 70% of our food should be high in water content since our bodies are 70% water (living water diet)

• Chewing food too quickly impedes stomach digestion of proteins and the absorption of amino acids (raw foodism)

• Eating yellow food focuses one’s energy on productive activities and strengthens the spiritual center (chakra-focused eating)

• Eating unprocessed plant-based food increases one’s spiritual frequency and helps one connect to the divine (veganism)

• Eating fruit on an empty stomach 30–60 minutes before a meal primes the stomach for nutrition absorption (trophology)

• Eating food associated with one’s blood type prevents disease and enhances energy and well-being (blood type diet)

• To avoid bodily degeneration and illness, no more than 30% of the diet should consist of acidic foods (alkaline diet)

• Eating at the wrong time of day disturbs the autonomic nervous system, hindering one’s ability to manage stress (warrior diet)