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• September 20, 2012
  Some Prostates Are Larger than Others

  Benign prostatic hyperplasia, or BPH—an enlarged prostate gland—affects 80% of older men, but like many other Western chronic diseases it appears to be a consequence of our diet.
• July 26, 2012
  Uprooting the Leading Causes of Death

  Death in America is largely a foodborne illness. Focusing on studies published just over the last year in peer-reviewed scientific medical journals, Dr. Greger offers practical advice on how best to..
• May 21, 2012
  Preventing Cataracts with Diet

  Risk of developing cataracts was compared in meateaters, fish-eaters, vegetarians, and vegans.
• March 23, 2012
  The Dangers of Broccoli?

  A case report of a woman after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery trying to eat right.
• January 3, 2012
  Say No to Drugs by Saying Yes to More Plants

  A study of 15,000 American vegetarians suggests their lower chronic disease rates translate into fewer surgeries (including hysterectomies) and medications (including aspirin, sleeping pills,..
• October 12, 2011
  Our Number One Killer Can Be Stopped

  Dr. Dean Ornish proved decades ago that heart disease could be reversed solely with diet and lifestyle changes.
• October 11, 2011
  Resuscitating Medicare

  Medicare is now accepting for reimbursement the Dean Ornish Program for Reversing Heart Disease and the Pritikin Program, which, on a personal note, is what inspired me to go into medicine.
• June 1, 2011
  Convergence of Evidence

  Profile of an editorial published by Dr. Dean Ornish in the American Journal of Cardiology describing the optimal diet and how simple choices can be as powerful as drugs and surgery.