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Such a diet is generally followed because it is considered to be more healthful than other types of eating (though some Nutritionist s dispute this), to have a lighter impact on the environment and to avoid supporting large corporations. The natural food movement is particularly associated with members of the Counterculture . Food produced or sold according to the ideals of the natural food movement is sometimes known colloquially as 'health food,' although many people also use that term in a broader sense to mean any type of healthy eating. Natural-food philosophy overlaps with the Organic Movement , Vegetarianism , Whole Food , Macrobiotics and Herbalism , although it is not synonymous with any of these. Although the natural food diet has only ever been practiced by a minority, it has frequently influenced the way the wider population eats. Some of the foods that the movement helped introduce to America include Yogurt , Tofu , Carob , Brown Rice and Herbal Tea . There are many shops, restaurants and cookbooks catering to the natural food diet. Until recently, natural food stores tended to be independent ventures or Co-op s. However, the growth of chains like the Whole Foods Market has taken the selling of natural foods into the mainstream. |
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