The effects of coconut oil are compared to butter and tallow. Even if virgin coconut oil and other saturated fats raise LDL “bad” cholesterol, isn’t that countered by the increase in HDL “good” cholesterol?
I recommend people switch away from using rice milk.
Açaí berries are touted for their antioxidant power, but does that translate into increased antioxidant capacity of your bloodstream when you eat them?
One way a diet rich in animal-sourced foods like meat, eggs, and cheese may contribute to heart disease, stroke, kidney failure, and death is through the production of toxin called TMAO.
Since white blood cell count is such a strong predictor of lifespan, what should we aim for and how do we get it there?
After the trans fat oil ban, the only remaining major sources of trans fat will be from meat and dairy.
Whole plant sources of sugar and fat can ameliorate some of the postprandial (after-meal) inflammation caused by the consumption of refined carbohydrates and meat.
What happens to hormone levels in women and men randomized to drink soy milk?
Having hypertension in midlife (ages 40 through 60) is associated with elevated risk of cognitive impairment and Alzheimer’s dementia later in life—even more so than having the so-called Alzheimer’s gene.
What effect do chia seeds have on weight loss, blood sugar, cholesterol, blood pressure, and inflammation?
Selecting foods to improve pelvic blood flow and decrease inflammation both immediately after a meal and for the long term may improve sexual functioning in men and women.
What we eat determines what kind of bacteria we foster the growth of in our gut, which can increase or decrease our risk of some of our leading killer diseases.
An extraordinary thing happened when those at high risk for heart disease were randomized to give blood—and it had nothing to do with their heart.
What would happen if babies were randomized at birth to a lifetime of low cholesterol levels? We already know because Mother Nature did exactly that! In this video, I introduce the concept of Mendelian randomization.
The current generation of American kids may be one of the first generations to be less healthy and have shorter lifespans than their parents.
Does a cancer-causing herpes virus in chickens pose a public health threat?
How the egg industry funded a study designed to cover up the toxic trimethylamine oxide reaction to egg consumption.
Is a plant-based diet sufficient to reach sodium goals?
Can the consumption of sesame seeds improve the clinical signs and symptoms of arthritis?
We have tremendous power over our health destiny and longevity.
What is the baggage that comes along with the nutrients in your food?
What are the three significant dietary risk factors for declining kidney function?
Type 2 diabetes can be prevented, arrested, and even reversed with a healthy enough diet.
What happens when Paleolithic-type diets are put to the test?
In this “best-of” compilation of his last four year-in-review presentations, Dr. Greger explains what we can do about the #1 cause of death and disability: our diet.
How extreme was Dr. Kempner’s rice diet compared to traditional surgical approaches? Is there a safer alternative?
How the food, drug, and supplement industries have taken advantage of the field of nutrition’s reductionist mindset
Our physiology evolved for millions of years eating a plant-based diet. What would happen if researchers tried to recreate our ancestral diet in the lab?
Avoid sugary and cholesterol-laden foods to reduce the risk of our most common cause of chronic liver disease.
Before drugs came along, the consumption of vinegar with meals was used as a folk remedy for diabetes, but it wasn’t put to the test until recently.
White rice is missing more than fiber, vitamins, and minerals. Phytonutrients such as gamma oryzanol in brown rice may help explain the clinical benefits, and naturally pigmented rice varieties may be even healthier.
Chlorophyll in our bloodstream after eating greens may react with wavelengths of sunlight that penetrate through our skin to reactivate the antioxidant Coenzyme Q10 (ubiquinol).
Even without an exercise component, a plant-based diet can reduce angina attacks 90% within 24 days.
Plant-based diets have been shown to slow or stop the progression of kidney failure, but what about all the phosphorus and potassium in plant foods?
If copper is associated with Alzheimer’s disease, what about healthy, whole plant food sources such as nuts, seeds, beans, and whole grains?
Why should we wait ten minutes after chopping or crushing garlic before we cook it unless we’re going in for elective surgery within the next week?
Why do some drug-based strategies shorten the lives of diabetics and some diet-based strategies fail to decrease diabetes deaths?
Dietary Acid Load is determined by the balance of acid-inducing food, such as meats, eggs, and cheeses, offset by base-inducing (“alkaline”) foods, such as fruits and vegetables.
Fatty streak formation occurs in human fetal arteries and is linked to the pregnant mother’s cholesterol level.
Diet may explain the Nigerian Paradox, where they have among the highest rates of the Alzheimer’s susceptibility gene, ApoE4, but among the lowest rates of Alzheimer’s disease.
