La prediabetes es una enfermedad en sí misma, asociada con daño precoz a los ojos, los riñones y el corazón. La explosión de diabetes en niños es el resultado de nuestra epidemia de obesidad infantil. Una dieta a base de plantas podría ayudar, dado que los niños vegetarianos crecen no solo con mayor estatura, sino más delgados.
There’s a cheap concoction one can make at home that safely wipes out cavity-forming bacteria on our teeth better than chlorhexidine mouthwash and also reduces their plaque-forming ability.
What do studies not funded by the chocolate industry show about the effect of cocoa on arterial health?
Whole fruits and vegetables were compared to both antioxidant pills, as well as supplements containing fruits and vegetable extracts, for their ability to treat seasonal allergies, improve lung function, and control asthma.
What if billions in tax dollars were invested in healthier options, rather than given to corporations to subsidize the very foods that are making us sick?
A systematic review finds no evidence to support the notion that people should choose diets based on their blood type.
The famous surgeon Denis Burkitt suggests an explanation for why many of our most common and deadliest diseases were rare or even nonexistent in populations eating plant-based diets.
Comer carne o huevos antes del embarazo podría aumentar el riesgo de desarrollar diabetes gestacional.
Para evitar un balance oxidativo negativo, necesitamos ingerir más antioxidantes de los que gastamos durante el día.
¿Qué cantidad de alimentos ricos en antioxidantes necesitamos consumir diariamente para no adquirir una deuda oxidativa?
Those eating calorie-dense diets may have a reduced capacity to enjoy all of life’s pleasures by deadening dopamine pathways in the brain.
Evidence from PET scans suggests brain activity changes from the overconsumption of sugar may parallel that of drug addiction. Diminished “pleasure center” dopamine pathway sensitivity in obese individuals may be analogous to that found in cocaine addicts and alcoholics.
The beef industry designed a study to show that a diet containing beef was able to lower cholesterol—if one cuts out enough poultry, pork, fish, and cheese to halve one’s total saturated fat intake.
Cambios simples en la dieta y el estilo de vida podrían cuadriplicar el índice de supervivencia para mujeres con cáncer de mama.
Within a few weeks of eating healthier, our taste sensations change such that foods with lower salt, sugar, and fat content actually taste better.
Daily citrus fruit consumption during athletic training may reduce muscle fatigue, as evidenced by lower blood lactate concentrations.
El Dr. Greger ha examinado minuciosamente la literatura académica mundial sobre nutrición clínica y creó esta nueva presentación en vivo sobre lo más reciente en investigación de vanguardia acerca de cómo una alimentación sana puede influir en algunas de nuestras condiciones médicas más comunes.
El llamado “efecto lenteja” o “efecto de la segunda comida” describe el efecto notable de las alubias y otras legumbres para ayudar a controlar los niveles de azúcar durante horas, e incluso durante el día siguiente, tras consumirlas.
Drug companies and supplement manufacturers have yet to isolate the components of cranberries that suppress cancer cell growth.
About half of doctors admit to intentionally deceiving patients by prescribing placebos, but might the ends justify the means?
When measured on a cost-per-serving, cost-per-weight, or cost-per-nutrition basis, fruits and vegetables beat out meat and junk food.
Most children don’t drink water from when they wake up to when they go off to school. Interventional trials show this mild state of dehydration may negatively affect scholastic performance.
Plant-based diets appear to offer relief from a variety of menstrual symptoms, including cramping, bloating, and breast pain (cyclical mastalgia).
Cinnamon can no longer be considered a safe and effective treatment for diabetes.
The story behind the first U.S. dietary recommendations report explains why, to this day, the decades of science supporting a more plant-based diet have yet to fully translate into public policy.
Despite the caloric density of both nuts and dried fruit, they do not appear to lead to the expected weight gain.
A comparison of the cholesterol-lowering potential of four dried fruits—apples, dates, figs, and plums.
An independent review of the effects of açaí berries was recently published, including studies on immune function, arthritis, and metabolic parameters.
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?
Those eating more sour fruit may risk greater erosion of their tooth enamel (especially if teeth are brushed in a softened state), but there’s a simple solution.
Why the spike in antioxidant levels in our bloodstream after drinking apple juice might not be a good thing.
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.
All sweeteners—natural and artificial; caloric and non-caloric—help maintain cravings for intensely sweet foods.
The disconnect between sweetness sensations coming from our tongue, and the lack of a caloric feedback loop in the gut, may result in overeating.
People consuming low-calorie sweeteners may overcompensate by eating more than they otherwise would.
El edulcorante natural eritritol no parece producir los efectos adversos asociados con otros edulcorantes naturales y artificiales con pocas o sin calorías. Por el contrario, podría tener potencial antioxidante.
Aspartame may be the reason that diet soda consumption during pregnancy has been linked to premature birth.
Reportes de casos de pacientes con dolor crónico por fibromialgia que se han sanado eliminando el edulcorante artificial aspartamo (Nutrasweet®) de sus dietas.
Since chronic inflammation underlines many disease processes, and saturated fat appears to facilitate the endotoxic inflammatory reaction to animal products, researchers have looked to wild animals for less unhealthy meat options.
Flavonoid phytonutrients (found concentrated in citrus, berries, red onions, beans, green tea, grapes, and cocoa) may boost metabolism enough to significantly slim one’s waistline.
