http://nutritionfacts.org The Latest in Nutrition Research Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:22:36 +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/fukushima-and-radioactivity-in-seafood/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=fukushima-and-radioactivity-in-seafood http://nutritionfacts.org/video/fukushima-and-radioactivity-in-seafood/#comments Mon, 17 Jun 2013 11:30:59 +0000 Michael Greger M.D. http://nutritionfacts.org/?post_type=video&p=13507 The majority of radioactive fallout from the Fukushima nuclear power plant tragedy was absorbed by the Pacific Ocean. What does that mean for seafood safety?]]> The majority of radioactive fallout from the Fukushima nuclear power plant tragedy was absorbed by the Pacific Ocean. What does that mean for seafood safety?]]> http://nutritionfacts.org/video/fukushima-and-radioactivity-in-seafood/feed/ 19 The majority of radioactive fallout from the Fukushima nuclear power plant tragedy was absorbed by the Pacific Ocean. What does that mean for seafood safety? The majority of radioactive fallout from the Fukushima nuclear power plant tragedy was absorbed by the Pacific Ocean. What does that mean for seafood safety? 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/ 65 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/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/salmonella-in-chicken-turkey-deadly-but-not-illegal/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=salmonella-in-chicken-turkey-deadly-but-not-illegal http://nutritionfacts.org/video/salmonella-in-chicken-turkey-deadly-but-not-illegal/#comments Fri, 22 Mar 2013 11:34:32 +0000 Michael Greger M.D. http://nutritionfacts.org/?post_type=video&p=12025 Hundreds of thousands of Americans are Salmonella poisoned by poultry every year, yet it remains legal to sell meat proven to be contaminated.]]> Hundreds of thousands of Americans are Salmonella poisoned by poultry every year, yet it remains legal to sell meat proven to be contaminated.]]> http://nutritionfacts.org/video/salmonella-in-chicken-turkey-deadly-but-not-illegal/feed/ 16 Hundreds of thousands of Americans are Salmonella poisoned by poultry every year, yet it remains legal to sell meat proven to be contaminated. Hundreds of thousands of Americans are Salmonella poisoned by poultry every year, yet it remains legal to sell meat proven to be contaminated. 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/protein-puberty-and-pollutants/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=protein-puberty-and-pollutants http://nutritionfacts.org/video/protein-puberty-and-pollutants/#comments Mon, 25 Feb 2013 12:36:30 +0000 Michael Greger M.D. http://nutritionfacts.org/?post_type=video&p=11283 The early onset of puberty in girls associated with animal protein consumption may be due to endocrine disrupting chemical pollutants in the meat supply.]]> The early onset of puberty in girls associated with animal protein consumption may be due to endocrine disrupting chemical pollutants in the meat supply.]]> http://nutritionfacts.org/video/protein-puberty-and-pollutants/feed/ 18 The early onset of puberty in girls associated with animal protein consumption may be due to endocrine disrupting chemical pollutants in the meat supply. The early onset of puberty in girls associated with animal protein consumption may be due to endocrine disrupting chemical pollutants in the meat supply. Michael Greger, M.D. clean http://nutritionfacts.org/video/titanium-dioxide-inflammatory-bowel-disease/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=titanium-dioxide-inflammatory-bowel-disease http://nutritionfacts.org/video/titanium-dioxide-inflammatory-bowel-disease/#comments Fri, 22 Feb 2013 12:23:49 +0000 Michael Greger M.D. http://nutritionfacts.org/?post_type=video&p=11281 People eating conventional diets may ingest a trillion microparticles of the food whitening additive titanium dioxide every day. What implication might this have for inflammation in the gut?]]>

]]> http://nutritionfacts.org/video/titanium-dioxide-inflammatory-bowel-disease/feed/ 25 People eating conventional diets may ingest a trillion microparticles of the food whitening additive titanium dioxide every day. What implication might this have for inflammation in the gut? People eating conventional diets may ingest a trillion microparticles of the food whitening additive titanium dioxide every day. What implication might this have for inflammation in the gut? Michael Greger, M.D. clean http://nutritionfacts.org/video/flesh-and-fructose/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=flesh-and-fructose http://nutritionfacts.org/video/flesh-and-fructose/#comments Fri, 04 Jan 2013 12:35:24 +0000 Michael Greger M.D. http://nutritionfacts.org/?post_type=video&p=10036 Meat and sugar increase uric acid levels, which are associated with increased risk of gout, hypertension (high blood pressure), obesity, prediabetes, diabetes, kidney disease and cardiovascular disease.]]> Meat and sugar increase uric acid levels, which are associated with increased risk of gout, hypertension (high blood pressure), obesity, prediabetes, diabetes, kidney disease and cardiovascular disease.]]> http://nutritionfacts.org/video/flesh-and-fructose/feed/ 30 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/ 27 http://nutritionfacts.org/video/food-sources-of-flame-retardant-chemicals/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=food-sources-of-flame-retardant-chemicals http://nutritionfacts.org/video/food-sources-of-flame-retardant-chemicals/#comments Mon, 29 Oct 2012 11:29:13 +0000 Michael Greger M.D. http://nutritionfacts.org/?post_type=video&p=7031 http://nutritionfacts.org/video/food-sources-of-flame-retardant-chemicals/feed/ 21