obesity
More than 95% of Americans do not follow the already lax U.S. dietary guidelines. Obesity is associated with serious health problems including diabetes, heart disease, and cancer. Eating a plant-based diet appears to help with weight management by upregulating metabolism or altering gut flora and may also be safer and healthier than relying on drugs and surgery. Those trying to maintain a healthy weight may want to avoid eating chicken (see also here), fish, fish oil, dairy (see also here), and meats (see also here, here, and here). Foods that may help include beans, Indian gooseberries, broccoli, nuts (see here and here), soy, and green tea.
Dr. Greger covers obesity in his full-length presentation, Uprooting the Leading Causes of Death, where he explores the role diet may play in preventing, treating, and even reversing our top 15 killers.
Topic summary contributed by Elizabeth Stolle.
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Watch videos about obesity
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Waist Circumference Less Than Half Your HeightWaist-to-height ratio may be a better predictor of disease than body mass index.
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Cattlemen’s Association Has Beef With StudyMeat consumption is not only associated with weight gain, but specifically abdominal obesity, which is the most metabolically concerning.
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Meat and Weight Gain in the PANACEA StudyIn one of the largest nutrition studies ever, total meat consumption was significantly associated with weight gain in men and women, and the link remained even after controlling for calories.
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Diet vs. Exercise for Weight LossWhen asked whether food and beverage consumption or physical activity was more important, the majority of people get the answer wrong.
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The Ice DietThe water content of plant foods may help explain why those eating plant-based diets are, on average, so slim. Can ice be thought of as having even "fewer" calories than water since the body has to..
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Tipping Firmicutes to BacteroidetesCertain phytonutrients may tip the balance of healthy gut bacteria in favor of flora associated with improved weight control.
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Boosting Good Bacteria in the Colon Without ProbioticsCertain good bacteria in our gut can turn the fiber we eat into an anti-inflammatory, anti-cancer compound called butyrate that we absorb back into our system. We may be able to boost the number of..
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Fawning Over FloraThe good bacteria in our gut can digest the fiber we eat and turn it into an anti-obesity compound called propionate that we absorb back into our system.
