Respuestas a las preguntas más destacadas sobre salud y nutrición por el Doctor Michael Greger FACLM y el grupo de Moderadores Voluntarios de NutritionFacts.org. Las preguntas han sido tomadas de los comentarios en los videos y blogs en el sitio. ¡Participa en nuestros foros para que tu pregunta sea incluida!


Are kimchi and sauerkraut harmful?

  Cabbage and other cruciferous vegetables can potentially prevent DNA damage and metastatic cancer spread, activate defenses against pathogens and pollutants, help to prevent lymphoma, boost your liver detox enzymes, target breast cancer stem cells, and reduce the risk of prostate cancer...

Are homegrown alfalfa sprouts safe?

What about alfalfa sprouts that we grow ourselves? Are the seeds contaminated (so sprouts I grow at home will be too), or is just sprouts offered by restaurants that needed to be avoided? tbarron / Originally posted on Update on Alfalfa Sprouts Answer: Excellent...

Is licorice tea also harmful?

Does this also include the tea that I love to drink if so I will stop. ksk63 / Originally posted on Licorice Good For You? Answer: That is a great question. The only study I was able to find looked at a tea which included licorice...

Is Soy Bad For Thyroid Function?

  Tofu, soymilk, miso, tempeh, edamame—these and other soy products, including the soybeans themselves, are high in nutrients you tend to associate with other legumes, including fiber, iron, magnesium, potassium, protein, and zinc. But does it have negative effects on thyroid function?...

How can you believe in any scientific study?

How can we believe in any study? It seems they can always refute each other. Veguyan Answer: Thank you for bringing up this important larger point. What does one do in the face of conflicting evidence? The answer is to look at...

Does dairy leach calcium from the bones?

I thought dairy leaches calcium from the bones from its acidity? Answer: The scientific nutrition community used to believe that the abundance of sulfur-containing amino acids in animal proteins would lead to a negative calcium balance, but that is outdated thinking.  Since...

What about the pollutants like phthalates in plant foods?

Hi there Dr. Greger. I was wondering, in the Colacino study it says, “Vegetable consumption was also significantly associated with MEP levels, which was one of the strongest effects measured.” I don’t mean to detract from your message about poultry, which I...

Can hot peppers (capsaicin) cause cancer?

In some instances I’ve read about deleterious results (gastric and skin cancers) from capsaicin and hot peppers. See, for example this research: http://aje.oxfordjournals.org/content/139/3/263.short; http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/09/100902121057.htm Dr. Greger, can you help in clearing up this confusion and debate?  maybush1 / Originally posted on Are Chili Peppers Good...

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