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What About Coconuts, Coconut Milk, and Coconut Oil MCTs?

Do the medium-chain triglycerides in coconut oil and the fiber in flaked coconut counteract the negative effects on cholesterol and artery function?



Is White Rice a Yellow-Light or Red-Light Food?

Do the health benefits of rice consumption outweigh any potential risk from the arsenic contamination?



The Benefits of Açai vs. Blueberries for Artery Function

What are the effects of açai berries, cooked and raw blueberries, grapes, cocoa, green tea, and freshly squeezed orange juice on artery function?



The Antioxidant Effects of Açai vs. Apples

Açaí berries are touted for their antioxidant power, but does that translate into increased antioxidant capacity of your bloodstream when you eat them?



The Role of Soy Foods in Prostate Cancer Prevention & Treatment

Soy is put to the test for the treatment of prostate cancer.



The Food Industry Wants the Public Confused About Nutrition

The Fairness Doctrine example shows the extent to which purveyors of unhealthy products will go to keep the truth from the American public.



Controversy Over the Trans Fat Ban

The food industry fought tooth and nail to retain partially hydrogenated oils, even though they were killing 50,000 Americans a year.



Microbiome: We Are What They Eat

What happens to our gut flora when we switch from a more animal-based diet to a more plant-based diet?



Yellow Bell Peppers for Male Infertility & Lead Poisoning?

Daily supplementation with 1,000 mg of vitamin C was put to the test to see if it could improve male fertility and lower lead levels.



Can Vitamin C Help with Lead Poisoning?

Those who have higher vitamin C levels tend to have less lead in their bloodstream, but what happens when people are given vitamin C supplements to put it to the test?



Best Supplements for Prostate Cancer

What would happen if you secretly gave cancer patients four of the healthiest foods?



Is It Better to Advise More Plants or Less Junk?

It may be more expedient politically to promote an increase in consumption of healthy items rather than a decrease in consumption of unhealthy items, but it may be far less effective.



The Effects of Avocados and Red Wine on Meal-Induced Inflammation

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.



How to Prevent Blood Sugar & Triglyceride Spikes After Meals

Within hours of eating an unhealthy meal, we can get a spike in inflammation, crippling our artery function, thickening our blood, and causing a fight-or-flight nerve response. Thankfully, there are foods we can eat at every meal to counter this reaction.



Best Foods to Improve Sexual Function

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.



Benefits of Marjoram for Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS)

Even a small amount of fresh herbs can double or even quadruple the antioxidant power of a meal. The abilities of oregano to decrease chromosomal damage from radiation and marjoram to affect hormone levels in women with PCOS are put to the test.



Should Women at High Risk for Breast Cancer Avoid Soy?

Which dietary changes could reduce free radical damage and also improve DNA repair in women with mutated BRCA genes?



Best Foods to Reduce Stroke Risk

What are the protective components of dietary patterns and foods associated with lower risk of cerebrovascular disease, or stroke?



The Effect of Animal Protein on Stress Hormones, Testosterone, and Pregnancy

What happened to women who were randomized to eat more meat and dairy during pregnancy? What effect does animal protein consumption have on cortisol and testosterone levels in men?



Would Taxing Unhealthy Foods Improve Public Health?

Increasing the cost of cigarettes through tobacco taxes is one of the most effective ways to decrease the harms of smoking. What does the science say about taxing sodium, sugar, and saturated fat?



Preventing Prostate Cancer with Green Tea

One third of men in their 30s may already have tiny, cancerous tumors in their prostates. How much tea would we have to drink to build up cancer-suppressing levels in our prostate tissue?



Does Diet Soda Increase Stroke Risk as Much as Regular Soda?

Sugar is no longer considered just empty calories, but an independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease. So what happens if you switch to artificial sweeteners?



Plants with Aspirin Aspirations

Should the active ingredient in aspirin be considered an essential vitamin?



Should We All Take Aspirin to Prevent Cancer?

The aspirin compounds naturally found in plant foods may help explain the lower cancer rates among those eating plant-based diets.



Should We All Take Aspirin to Prevent Heart Disease?

The benefits of taking a daily aspirin must be weighed against the risk of internal bleeding.



What Is the Optimal Vitamin C Intake?

Experiments showing how much vitamin C our body absorbs and excretes can give us a sense of how many vitamin C rich fruits and vegetables we should be eating each day.



Salt of the Earth: Sodium and Plant-Based Diets

Is a plant-based diet sufficient to reach sodium goals?



Wakame Seaweed Salad May Lower Blood Pressure

Seaweed salad is put to the test for hypertension.



Food Synergy

Combining certain foods together may be more beneficial than eating them separately.



Gut Microbiome – Strike It Rich with Whole Grains

What can we eat to increase good gut bacteria richness in our colon?



How Not to Die: An Animated Summary

We have tremendous power over our health destiny and longevity.



Big Salt – Getting to the Meat of the Matter

Why does the meat industry add salt to its products when millions of lives are at stake?



How Not to Die from High Blood Pressure

How might we prevent and reverse hypertension, the number-one risk factor for death in the world?



Getting Starch to Take the Path of Most Resistance

How might beans, berries, and intact (not just whole) grains reduce colon cancer risk?



Resistant Starch and Colon Cancer

Fiber isn’t the only thing our good gut bacteria can eat. Starch can also act as a prebiotic.



Is Canned Fruit as Healthy?

Perhaps dietary guidelines should stress fresh, frozen, and dried fruit—rather than canned.



Increasing Protein Intake After Age 65

What is the optimal source and amount of protein for senior citizens?



Pomegranate vs. Placebo for Prostate Cancer

Pomegranate juice for prostate cancer was finally put to the test in a randomized, controlled, clinical trial.



Maternal Diet May Affect Stress Responses in Children

Single meals can affect testosterone and cortisol (stress hormone) levels. Some foods eaten regularly during pregnancy may even reprogram children’s responses to stress later in life.



HOW NOT TO DIE: The Role of Diet in Preventing, Arresting, & Reversing Our Top 15 Killers

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.