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THE MODERN LIVING FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH · FOOD KNOWLEDGE
A food is never
just one thing.
Find a food. Explore a body system. Investigate a health question—and the world behind the meal.
One connected path: red foods → heart & circulation → tomatoes
RED FOODS → HEART & CIRCULATION → TOMATOES → HEALTH EVIDENCE → RELATED RECIPES
This is one reviewed discovery path. Tomato nutrient composition supports the physiology links; red color does not assign foods to the heart or establish disease prevention. Start with any food, system or health question.
29 exact preparations have reviewed body-system and health-topic connections. These are research paths, not foods prescribed for a condition. Color selection is optional.
Type 2 diabetes
Human clinical evidence · The Diabetes Prevention Program tested a combined lifestyle program in people at high risk. Its diabetes-risk reduction cannot be attributed to lentils or any single food.
The program included eating changes, physical activity and weight goals. Individual food amounts and glucose responses vary; do not change medication based on this explorer.
NIH NIDDK · Diabetes Prevention Program ↗ · Source update date not transcribed · reviewed 2026-10-18
Follow this question with Orangie →8 preparation-specific profiles · Reviewed discovery matches; active food, group and color filters also apply.
Apples, raw, with skin (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program)
104 source nutrient entries · raw
Color: Color not specified
Body: Gut & Digestion · Blood Sugar & Metabolic Health
Research topics: Type 2 diabetes · Digestive disorders
Beans, black, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt
90 source nutrient entries · cooked / boiled
Color: Earth tones
Body: Heart & Circulation · Bones & Muscles · Gut & Digestion · Blood Sugar & Metabolic Health
Research topics: Type 2 diabetes · Colorectal cancer · more in the profile
Chickpeas (garbanzo beans, bengal gram), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt
90 source nutrient entries · cooked / boiled
Color: Green · Earth tones
Body: Heart & Circulation · Brain & Nervous System · Liver & Metabolism · Gut & Digestion
Research topics: Type 2 diabetes · Colorectal cancer · more in the profile
Lentils, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt
90 source nutrient entries · cooked / boiled
Color: Earth tones
Body: Heart & Circulation · Liver & Metabolism · Bones & Muscles · Gut & Digestion · Blood Sugar & Metabolic Health
Research topics: Type 2 diabetes · Colorectal cancer · more in the profile
Nuts, walnuts, english
113 source nutrient entries
Color: Earth tones
Body: Bones & Muscles · Brain & Nervous System · Liver & Metabolism · Skin & Cellular Health
Research topics: Cardiovascular disease · Type 2 diabetes
Oats (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program)
65 source nutrient entries
Color: Earth tones
Body: Liver & Metabolism · Bones & Muscles · Gut & Digestion · Blood Sugar & Metabolic Health
Research topics: Type 2 diabetes · Colorectal cancer · more in the profile
Quinoa, cooked
96 source nutrient entries · cooked
Color: Earth tones
Body: Bones & Muscles · Heart & Circulation · Gut & Digestion · Blood Sugar & Metabolic Health
Research topics: Type 2 diabetes · Colorectal cancer · more in the profile
Rice, brown, long-grain, cooked (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program)
135 source nutrient entries · cooked
Color: Earth tones
Body: Liver & Metabolism · Bones & Muscles · Gut & Digestion · Blood Sugar & Metabolic Health
Research topics: Type 2 diabetes · Colorectal cancer · more in the profile
What these numbers mean.
A food profile is a particular preparation in USDA’s SR Legacy reference dataset. A nutrient record is one reported food–nutrient amount, including reported zeros. These are not 142,336 health claims or clinical studies.
Source: April 2018 final SR Legacy. Imported October 15, 2026. Values are reference composition per 100 g edible portion, with available USDA household portions. Fresh, dried, cooked, salted and fortified forms remain distinct; missing values remain missing.
Plant-focused groups include herbs and spices, fruit, vegetables, nuts and seeds, legumes, grains and pasta. Some prepared products contain other ingredients. Color tags are an editorial guide to food families and appearance; actual cultivars and preparations vary.
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