Gandhi's Medical Experiments
What did Gandhi call his experiment?
The Vital Food Experiment
What fruit did Gandhi become partial to in London?
Banana
What system did Gandhi criticize for making medicine too expensive?
Western Medicine
What was the title of Ch. 5?
Natural Medicine
What protein was renowned for its elasticity in bread and its nutritional benefits during Gandhi's lifetime?
Gluten
What did Gandhi encourage others to eat if they found milk undigestible?
Yogurt since it is filled with healthy gut bacteria
What is the name of a Gujarati staple meal made with rice and lentils?
Khichdi
Did Gandhi ever get sick of eating raw food?
Yes, he in fact desired to cook his foods at some points for better balance and nourishment
What was the title of Ch. 4?
Raw, Whole, Real
What was Gandhi's perspective of Ghee (Clarified Butter)?
He encouraged the relinquishment of ghee due to the excessive process of it
Which food did he experiment with for its useful agent as a laxative and fever reducer?
Tamarind
Which European dietary movement influenced Gandhi's thinking on food?
The Vegetarian Movement in late 19th and early 20th-century Europe
What healthy challenges did Gandhi face when adopting a raw food diet?
Weight loss and low energy
Which vitamin did he show a special concern for that could be lost in the process of cooking (in leafy vegetables & germinated grains of cereals)?
Vitamin A
Did Gandhi prefer wheat or rice?
He inherited the British preference for wheat over rice. Rice was not considered a nourishing food, but wheat had many nutritional values
What type of diet did Gandhi explore in Ch. 4?
A raw food diet primarily of fruits, nuts and vegetables
What did Ghandi replace Ghee with?
Soybeans
What did Gandhi promote in order to provide healthy food for all?
Sustainable Farming
What well known sauce was actually developed in India?
Worcestershire sauce
Did Gandhi support the pasteurization of milk? And why/why not?
No, he believed that pasteurization destroyed nutrients in the raw milk
What is the traditional Indian system of medicine that emphasizes a holistic approach to health?
Ayurveda
What did Ghandi initially reject but later reintroduce into his diet when he had disentary?
Goat's Milk
What was Gandhi's health-focused belief that promoted a plant-based diet and a relationship with religion called?
Nutritional Evangelism
What is the name of the fruit indigenous to India, known to Gandhi as koth?
Wood Apple
Did Gandhi believe in how perfect health can be reached by only through perfectly moral being?
Yes, he linked health with moral health and the ethics of food to strong social justice