http://nutritionfacts.org The Latest in Nutrition Research Fri, 17 May 2013 17:07:09 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 The latest in nutrition related research delivered in easy to understand video segments brought to you by Michael Greger M.D. Michael Greger, M.D. clean Michael Greger, M.D. mhg1@cornell.edu mhg1@cornell.edu (Michael Greger, M.D.) Copyright 2013 - NutritionFacts.org - All Rights Reserved The Latest in Nutrition Research nutrition, nutrition facts, diet, vegan, plant-based diet, healthy eating, nutritional data, cancer, cancer prevention http://nutritionfacts.org/wp-content/themes/nutritionfacts/images/nutritionfacts_podcast.png http://nutritionfacts.org TV-G Tri-Weekly http://nutritionfacts.org/video/the-lie-that-heals-should-doctors-give-placebos/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-lie-that-heals-should-doctors-give-placebos http://nutritionfacts.org/video/the-lie-that-heals-should-doctors-give-placebos/#comments Wed, 08 May 2013 11:38:28 +0000 Michael Greger M.D. http://nutritionfacts.org/?post_type=video&p=12654 About half of doctors admit to intentionally deceiving patients by prescribing placebos, but might the ends justify the means?]]> About half of doctors admit to intentionally deceiving patients by prescribing placebos, but might the ends justify the means?]]> http://nutritionfacts.org/video/the-lie-that-heals-should-doctors-give-placebos/feed/ 30 About half of doctors admit to intentionally deceiving patients by prescribing placebos, but might the ends justify the means? About half of doctors admit to intentionally deceiving patients by prescribing placebos, but might the ends justify the means? Michael Greger, M.D. clean http://nutritionfacts.org/video/eating-healthy-on-a-budget/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=eating-healthy-on-a-budget http://nutritionfacts.org/video/eating-healthy-on-a-budget/#comments Fri, 03 May 2013 11:53:45 +0000 Michael Greger M.D. http://nutritionfacts.org/?post_type=video&p=12589 When measured on a cost per serving, cost per weight, or cost per nutrition basis, fruits and vegetables beat out meat and junk food.]]> When measured on a cost per serving, cost per weight, or cost per nutrition basis, fruits and vegetables beat out meat and junk food.]]> http://nutritionfacts.org/video/eating-healthy-on-a-budget/feed/ 19 When measured on a cost per serving, cost per weight, or cost per nutrition basis, fruits and vegetables beat out meat and junk food. When measured on a cost per serving, cost per weight, or cost per nutrition basis, fruits and vegetables beat out meat and junk food. Michael Greger, M.D. clean http://nutritionfacts.org/video/does-a-drink-of-water-make-children-smarter/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=does-a-drink-of-water-make-children-smarter http://nutritionfacts.org/video/does-a-drink-of-water-make-children-smarter/#comments Wed, 01 May 2013 11:45:49 +0000 Michael Greger M.D. http://nutritionfacts.org/?post_type=video&p=12587 Most children don't drink water from when they wake to when they go off to school. Interventional trials show this mild state of dehydration may negatively affect scholastic performance.]]> Most children don't drink water from when they wake to when they go off to school. Interventional trials show this mild state of dehydration may negatively affect scholastic performance.]]> http://nutritionfacts.org/video/does-a-drink-of-water-make-children-smarter/feed/ 24 Most children don't drink water from when they wake to when they go off to school. Interventional trials show this mild state of dehydration may negatively affect scholastic performance. Most children don't drink water from when they wake to when they go off to school. Interventional trials show this mild state of dehydration may negatively affect scholastic performance. Michael Greger, M.D. clean http://nutritionfacts.org/video/carnitine-choline-cancer-and-cholesterol-the-tmao-connection/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=carnitine-choline-cancer-and-cholesterol-the-tmao-connection http://nutritionfacts.org/video/carnitine-choline-cancer-and-cholesterol-the-tmao-connection/#comments Fri, 26 Apr 2013 11:30:07 +0000 Michael Greger M.D. http://nutritionfacts.org/?post_type=video&p=12658 Expanding on the subject of my upcoming appearance on The Dr. Oz Show, a landmark new article in the New England Journal of Medicine shows that choline in eggs, poultry, dairy and fish produces the same toxic TMAO as carnitine in red meat, which may help explain plant-based protection from heart disease and prostate cancer.]]> Expanding on the subject of my upcoming appearance on The Dr. Oz Show, a landmark new article in the New England Journal of Medicine shows that choline in eggs, poultry, dairy and fish produces the same toxic TMAO as carnitine in red meat, which may help explain plant-based protection from heart disease and prostate cancer.]]> http://nutritionfacts.org/video/carnitine-choline-cancer-and-cholesterol-the-tmao-connection/feed/ 56 Expanding on the subject of my upcoming appearance on The Dr. Oz Show, a landmark new article in the New England Journal of Medicine shows that choline in eggs, poultry, dairy and fish produces the same toxic TMAO as carnitine in red meat, Expanding on the subject of my upcoming appearance on The Dr. Oz Show, a landmark new article in the New England Journal of Medicine shows that choline in eggs, poultry, dairy and fish produces the same toxic TMAO as carnitine in red meat, which may help explain plant-based protection from heart disease and prostate cancer. Michael Greger, M.D. clean http://nutritionfacts.org/video/plant-based-diets-for-breast-pain/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=plant-based-diets-for-breast-pain http://nutritionfacts.org/video/plant-based-diets-for-breast-pain/#comments Wed, 24 Apr 2013 11:35:55 +0000 Michael Greger M.D. http://nutritionfacts.org/?post_type=video&p=12564 Plant-based diets appear to offer relief from a variety of menstrual symptoms, including cramping, bloating, and breast pain (cyclical mastalgia).]]> Plant-based diets appear to offer relief from a variety of menstrual symptoms, including cramping, bloating, and breast pain (cyclical mastalgia).]]> http://nutritionfacts.org/video/plant-based-diets-for-breast-pain/feed/ 20 Plant-based diets appear to offer relief from a variety of menstrual symptoms, including cramping, bloating, and breast pain (cyclical mastalgia). Plant-based diets appear to offer relief from a variety of menstrual symptoms, including cramping, bloating, and breast pain (cyclical mastalgia). Michael Greger, M.D. clean http://nutritionfacts.org/video/the-mcgovern-report/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-mcgovern-report http://nutritionfacts.org/video/the-mcgovern-report/#comments Fri, 12 Apr 2013 12:00:46 +0000 Michael Greger M.D. http://nutritionfacts.org/?post_type=video&p=12309 The story behind the first U.S. dietary guidelines explains why to this day the decades of science supporting a more plant-based diet have yet to fully translate into public policy.]]> The story behind the first U.S. dietary guidelines explains why to this day the decades of science supporting a more plant-based diet have yet to fully translate into public policy.]]> http://nutritionfacts.org/video/the-mcgovern-report/feed/ 29 The story behind the first U.S. dietary guidelines explains why to this day the decades of science supporting a more plant-based diet have yet to fully translate into public policy. The story behind the first U.S. dietary guidelines explains why to this day the decades of science supporting a more plant-based diet have yet to fully translate into public policy. Michael Greger, M.D. clean http://nutritionfacts.org/video/treating-parkinsons-disease-with-diet/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=treating-parkinsons-disease-with-diet http://nutritionfacts.org/video/treating-parkinsons-disease-with-diet/#comments Mon, 04 Mar 2013 12:23:09 +0000 Michael Greger M.D. http://nutritionfacts.org/?post_type=video&p=11547 Plant-based diets in general and certain plant foods in particular may be used to successfully treat Parkinson's disease in part by boosting L-DOPA levels.]]> Plant-based diets in general and certain plant foods in particular may be used to successfully treat Parkinson's disease in part by boosting L-DOPA levels.]]> http://nutritionfacts.org/video/treating-parkinsons-disease-with-diet/feed/ 10 Plant-based diets in general and certain plant foods in particular may be used to successfully treat Parkinson's disease in part by boosting L-DOPA levels. Plant-based diets in general and certain plant foods in particular may be used to successfully treat Parkinson's disease in part by boosting L-DOPA levels. Michael Greger, M.D. clean http://nutritionfacts.org/video/preventing-parkinsons-disease-with-diet/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=preventing-parkinsons-disease-with-diet http://nutritionfacts.org/video/preventing-parkinsons-disease-with-diet/#comments Fri, 01 Mar 2013 12:26:41 +0000 Michael Greger M.D. http://nutritionfacts.org/?post_type=video&p=11545 Low levels of neurotoxic chemicals in cheese may explain the connection between dairy product consumption and Parkinson's disease.]]> Low levels of neurotoxic chemicals in cheese may explain the connection between dairy product consumption and Parkinson's disease.]]> http://nutritionfacts.org/video/preventing-parkinsons-disease-with-diet/feed/ 17 Low levels of neurotoxic chemicals in cheese may explain the connection between dairy product consumption and Parkinson's disease. Low levels of neurotoxic chemicals in cheese may explain the connection between dairy product consumption and Parkinson's disease. Michael Greger, M.D. clean http://nutritionfacts.org/video/lowering-dietary-antibiotic-intake/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=lowering-dietary-antibiotic-intake http://nutritionfacts.org/video/lowering-dietary-antibiotic-intake/#comments Wed, 07 Nov 2012 11:46:26 +0000 Michael Greger M.D. http://nutritionfacts.org/?post_type=video&p=7045 What a few days eating vegetarian can do to the level of antibiotics and phthalates flowing through one's body.]]> What a few days eating vegetarian can do to the level of antibiotics and phthalates flowing through one's body.]]> http://nutritionfacts.org/video/lowering-dietary-antibiotic-intake/feed/ 11 http://nutritionfacts.org/video/food-sources-of-perfluorochemicals/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=food-sources-of-perfluorochemicals http://nutritionfacts.org/video/food-sources-of-perfluorochemicals/#comments Thu, 01 Nov 2012 11:53:57 +0000 Michael Greger M.D. http://nutritionfacts.org/?post_type=video&p=7040 Where do DDT, hexochlorobenzene, PCBs, and perfluorochemicals (linked to thyroid disease) concentrate in the food supply?]]> Where do DDT, hexochlorobenzene, PCBs, and perfluorochemicals (linked to thyroid disease) concentrate in the food supply?]]> http://nutritionfacts.org/video/food-sources-of-perfluorochemicals/feed/ 30