The Risks & Benefits of Sensible Sun Exposure
We don’t have to choose between the lesser of two evils: skin cancer versus internal cancers from vitamin D deficiency.
All Videos for Bone Health
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The Optimal Dose of Vitamin D Based on Natural Levels
Why do some recommend thousands of units of supplemental vitamin D when the Institute of Medicine set the recommended daily intake at just 600 to 800 units?
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Do Vitamin D Supplements Help with Diabetes, Weight Loss, & Blood Pressure?
Those with higher vitamin D levels tend to have lower rates of obesity, diabetes, and hypertension, but is it cause and effect? Interventional trials finally put vitamin D to the test.
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The Great Protein Fiasco
The field of nutrition got human protein requirements spectacularly wrong, leading to a massive recalculation.
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Which Has More Caramel Coloring Carcinogens: Coke or Pepsi?
How many cola cancer cases are estimated to be caused by Coke and Pepsi in New York versus California, where a carcinogen labeling law (Prop 65) exists?
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Almonds for Osteoporosis
What happens when you take blood from people before and then again four hours after almond consumption, and drip that blood on bone cells?
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Sodium Skeptics Try to Shake Up the Salt Debate
What about the studies that show a “u-shaped curve,” where too much sodium is bad, but too little may be bad too?
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Are Calcium Supplements Effective?
What is the optimal daily dietary calcium intake and might benefits for your bones outweigh the risks to your heart from taking calcium supplements?
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Are Calcium Supplements Safe?
The unnaturally large, rapid, and sustained calcium levels in the blood caused by calcium supplements may explain why calcium from supplements, but not from food, appears to increase the risk of heart attacks.
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Coffee & Mortality
What effect does coffee and tea consumption have on longevity, cancer risk, GERD reflux, bone fractures, glaucoma, sleep quality, and atrial fibrillation (irregular heartbeat)?
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Food as Medicine: Preventing & Treating the Most Dreaded Diseases with Diet
Dr. Greger has scoured the world’s scholarly literature on clinical nutrition and developed this new presentation based on the latest in cutting edge research exploring the role diet may play in preventing, arresting, and even reversing some of our most feared causes of death and disability.
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Dietary Pollutants May Affect Testosterone Levels
Endocrine-disrupting industrial toxins in the aquatic food chain may affect genital development of boys and sexual function in men.
