Nutrition FAQs

I just watched your newest video and it was fantastic as usual. The segment about the adult requirement of 2000 units/day for Vitamin D was interesting and helpful. Can you please tell me what a child’s requirement is likely to be? We...

Just wondering what was their definition of a “handful” of nuts? 25 grams? 8 nuts? Big difference in opinion from one person to the next as to what is a “handful”. Many thanks.  wickedchicken  Answer: “Handful” of nuts typically refers to an...

Hello Dr. Greger, I was curious about your take on a new report of a recent study (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/45224421/ns/health-heart_health/#.TrrabPSImU8) that appears to demonstrate possible heart health issues with a low-salt diet (increases cholesterol, increases fat, increases hormone levels). It also appears to be...

When I was growing up, I ate raw cake batter and I never got sick from Salmonella. How do you explain that? berensen75 / Originally posted on Total recall Answer: Egg-borne Salmonella is relatively new disease. Our grandparents could drink eggnog and eat raw cookie dough...

Another one: The fact that cleaning your hands would prevent the spread of disease was ignored and ridiculed for about 50 years… Jan-Kristian Markiewicz / Originally posted on The Tomato Effect Answer: Oh that’s a great Tomato Effect example! Everyone should know about Ignaz...

Last week I got a yearly visit from a 40 year old patient who had had ulcerative colitis for 20 years. I told him to stop dairy and read your 2001 paper. He thanked me for his colitis stopped forthwith and since...

Why there is no research about drugs vs diet among the arthritic children. Is it because they are the best silent golden goose in the history of the disease? Methotrexate facilitators pronounce to us a life sentence of pain and deformation and...

I just had a kidney stone and really don’t want to have another one. I looked online and there are conflicting things about what I should eat to prevent a recurrence. What is the best diet? vetstud  Answer: I’m going to assume...

Some people I know tell me that because they are not a Blood Type A, they need to eat meat or dairy or whatever; and I know people who claim that they were vegan for blah blah years and they almost died,...

I have heard that apple cider vinegar which I know contains potassium, that is can also leach potassium, and can thus contribute to high blood pressure. Do you have any information about this? aeason Answer: There are a baker’s dozen of articles in the medical...