Nutrition FAQs

Flax has such fantastic benefits that it’s in my Daily Dozen. I recommend at least one tablespoon every day of ground flaxseed, but ask you not to exceed 15 daily tablespoons, given concerns about the naturally occurring cyanide content that have recently...

No. Ground flaxseed added to baked goods has been shown to keep lignan stability up to 350°F. Flaxseed has such fantastic benefits that it’s in my Daily Dozen, but concerns about the naturally occurring cyanide content have recently surfaced, which is why...

Drinking two cups of water increases the metabolic rate of men and women by 30 percent. The metabolic boost starts within ten minutes of drinking water and reaches a maximum within an hour. In the 90 minutes after drinking a single, tall...

I recommend two teaspoons of vinegar, including apple cider vinegar, with each meal. Never drink vinegar straight, though. Instead, flavor meals or dress a side salad with any of the sweet and savory vinegars out there. If you want to drink it,...

Three primary factors may be frustrating your attempts at weight loss even while on a whole foods, plant-based diet: evolutionary hard-wiring, metabolic adaptations, and calorie density. Let me break them down for you. First, evolutionary hard-wiring. We evolved over millions of years...

Yes, indeed, and I cover the best ones in my book, How Not to Diet, including these broadly available and safe to consume foods that have been identified as weight-loss accelerators: Black cumin Cumin Garlic powder Green tea Ground ginger Nutritional yeast...

Vitamin B12 Supplements vs B12-Enriched Foods A regular, reliable source of vitamin B12, whether from supplements or fortified foods, is critical for anyone eating a plant-based diet. If you want to get your B12 from fortified foods rather than take supplements, you’d...

Answered by: Thea I highly recommend taking a look at Dr. Greger's two videos on colonoscopies, What to Take Before a Colonoscopy and Should We All Get Colonoscopies Starting at Age 50? The videos are very short. The videos reference the source studies, which...

Answered by: Thea I recommend you take a look at this article which explains how the Dietary Guidelines Committee got to their initial conclusion (which was later reversed). Very important details. As they say, the devil is in the details. And, as it...

Answered by: Thea I have some resources that should help you get started on being able to bolster your case. First, note the following quote from a position paper from the ADA: "It is the position of the American Dietetic Association that...

Answered by: Dr. Michael Greger A new study calculated that if half the U.S. population ate just one more serving of conventional fruits and vegetables, 20,000 cases of cancer could be prevented. At the same time the added pesticide consumption could cause up to...

Answered by: Dr. Michael Greger Fabulous question! There was a study involving four thousand participants that compared traditional Asian diets with and without occasional servings of meat. The researchers found that men who avoided meat altogether had only half the odds of...