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Plant-Based Diets
Researchers have shown that a more plant-based diet may help prevent, treat, or reverse some of our leading causes of death, including heart disease, type 2 diabetes, and high blood pressure. Interventional studies of plant-based diets have shown, for example, 90 percent reductions in angina attacks within just a few weeks. Plant-based diet intervention groups have reported greater diet satisfaction than control groups, as well as improved digestion, increased energy, and better sleep, and significant improvement in their physical functioning, general health, vitality, and mental health. Studies have shown plant-based eating can improve not only body weight, blood sugar levels, and ability to control cholesterol, but also emotional states, including depression, anxiety, fatigue, sense of well-being, and daily functioning.
Only one way of eating has ever been proven to reverse heart disease in the majority of patients: a diet centered around whole plant foods. If that’s all a whole-food, plant-based diet could do—reverse our number-one killer—shouldn’t that be the default diet until proven otherwise? The fact it may also be effective in preventing, treating, and arresting other leading killers seems to make the case for plant-based eating simply overwhelming.
The information on this page has been compiled from Dr. Greger’s research. Sources for each video listed can be found by going to the video’s page and clicking on the Sources Cited tab. References may also be found at the back of his books.
Popular Videos for Plant-Based Diets
The Best Diet for Hypothyroidism and Hyperthyroidism
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Foods That Help Headache and Migraine Relief
Plant-based diets are put to the test for treating migraine headaches.
Is Vegan Food Always Healthy?
Healthier plant-based diets compared to unhealthy plant foods and animal foods on diabetes risk.
Plant-Based Diets Recognized by Diabetes Associations
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What Diet Should Physicians Recommend?
Kaiser Permanente, the largest U.S. managed care organization, publishes patient education materials to help make...
Eating More to Weigh Less
Energy density explains how a study can show participants lose an average of 17 pounds...
Plant-Based Diets for Improved Mood and Productivity
The most comprehensive controlled trial of diet and mood finds that a plant-based nutrition program...
How to Change Your Enterotype
What happens to our gut flora microbiome when we’re on plant-based versus animal-based diets?
The Okinawa Diet: Living to 100
What would happen if you centered your diet around vegetables, the most nutrient-dense food group?
Vitamin B12 Necessary for Arterial Health
The cardiovascular benefits of plant-based diets may be severely undermined by vitamin B12 deficiency.
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Do Flexitarians Live Longer?
Does just reducing one’s intake of meat, dairy, and eggs significantly reduce mortality?
Lifestyle Medicine: Treating the Causes of Disease
If doctors can eliminate some of our leading killers by treating the underlying causes of...
Caloric Restriction vs. Plant-Based Diets
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How to Treat High Blood Pressure with Diet
The first-line treatment for hypertension is lifestyle modification, which often includes the DASH diet. What...
Carnitine, Choline, Cancer, & Cholesterol: The TMAO Connection
Expanding on the subject of my upcoming appearance on The Dr. Oz Show, a landmark...
Plant-Based Diets and Diabetes
We’ve known for a half century that plant-based diets are associated with lower diabetes risk,...
Which Type of Protein Is Better for Our Kidneys?
Anti-inflammatory drugs abolish the hyperfiltration and protein leakage response to meat ingestion, suggesting that animal...
Plant-Based Treatment for Angina
Even without an exercise component, a plant-based diet can reduce angina attacks 90% within 24...
Lose Two Pounds in One Sitting: Taking the Mioscenic Route
Our physiology evolved for millions of years eating a plant-based diet. What would happen if...All Videos for Plant-Based Diets
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Advanced Glycation End Products (AGEs) and Cognitive Decline
AGEs may be one explanation for why those who consume meat may have up to three times the risk of developing dementia compared with vegetarians.
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Lower Protein Diet Proven to Help Kidney Disease
How might we cut the risk of dialysis and death in half?
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Why All Athletes Should Eat Plant-Based Diets
Enhance athletic performance with diet.
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The Potential Harm in Unnecessary Gluten-Free Diets
How might we prevent the inflammation from gluten-free diets?
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Dietary Approach to Naturally Treating Menopause Symptoms
Specific foods have been shown in randomized controlled trials to improve symptoms like hot flashes.
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Low-Protein Diets for Parkinson’s Disease
How might we maximize the therapeutic efficiency of levodopa?
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How a Plant-Based Diet Can Help Reduce Racial Health Disparities
Why are Black Americans sicker and die younger than their white counterparts, and what can we do about it?
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Do Vegans Have Lower Bone Mineral Density and Higher Risk of Osteoporosis?
Those eating plant-based tend to be so much slimmer that their bone mass may suffer.
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Antibiotic Resistance Genes in the Guts of Vegetarians vs. Meat-Eaters
Those eating plant-based have a reduced load of antibiotic resistance genes in their gut.
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The Best Diet for Healthy Aging
Swapping just 1 percent of plant protein in place of animal protein was associated with significantly less age-related deficit accumulation.
