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How can I lose weight?

Excellent question and one that I cover in my recent live presentation, where I offer an overview of the key ingredients for weight loss, the topic of my book How Not to Diet. To whet your appetite, here are some of the...

What is a healthy way to gain weight?

Question: I am underweight and would like to gain weight in a healthy way.  Do you have any recommendations?  Answer:As explained in my video Eating More to Weigh Less, the key to healthy longterm weight loss is understanding calorie density and eating low calorie-dense...

What are some options for trainings on Lifestyle Medicine?

I am a medical student and would like to obtain more training in nutrition and lifestyle medicine. Are there any residencies for Lifestyle Medicine?  If not, what are some other training opportunities that can I pursue?   Answer: Thank you for sending...
Is it true that antioxidants can actually cause cancer?

Is it true that antioxidants can actually cause cancer?

Hi Dr. Greger, appreciate all your work. There's been a lot of bad news a about antioxidants recently. Should people be concerned about how much they ingest?  Ren / Originally posted in Acai to Zucchini: antioxidant food rankings Answer: Good question! There has been a buzz around...
What are the hazards of oxalates?

What are the hazards of oxalates?

CC / Originally posted in How to Prevent Kidney Stones with Diet You mention oxalates in other videos. But a vegan friend of mine has found that many of the veggies that are great sources of calcium are also high in oxalates....

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