All Videos for Sugar

Best Foods for Halitosis and Gingivitis

The best and worst foods for bad breath and gum inflammation.



Benefit of Dates for Colon Health

Seven dates a day for three weeks are put to the test in a randomized controlled trial.



Is Butter Really Back? What the Science Says

Is butter—and other saturated fats—bad for you or not?



Which Coffee Is Healthier: Light vs. Dark Roast?

Dark roast coffee is more effective than light roast coffee in reducing body weight.



Is Cheese Healthy? Compared to What?

Dairy is compared to other foods for cardiovascular (heart attack and stroke) risk.



Is Cheese Really Bad for You?

What about the recent studies that show cheese has neutral or positive health effects?



The Best Diet for Upset Stomach

What to avoid and what to eat to help with dyspepsia.



Are There Benefits of Energy Drinks?

The effects of Red Bull and Monster brand energy drinks on artery function and athletic performance.



Are There Risks to Energy Drinks?

Red Bull and Rockstar brand energy drinks are put to the test.



Pros and Cons of a Macrobiotic Diet

What happens when you put diabetics on a diet composed of largely whole grains, vegetables, and beans?



Best Food for Periodontal Disease and Gingivitis

What would happen if you stopped brushing your teeth but ate healthier?



Are Apples the Best Food for a Better Sex Life in Women?

Addyi (flibanserin), the drug marketed for “hypoactive sexual desire disorder,” is ineffective and unsafe. What about dietary approaches for female sexual dysfunction?



Is Monk Fruit Sweetener Safe?

The natural plant-based sweeteners stevia and monk fruit (Luo Han Guo) are pitted head-to-head against aspartame and Splenda.



The Effects of Avocados on Inflammation

High-fat plant foods—avocados, peanuts, and walnuts—and olive oil are put to the test.



The Role of the Gut Microbiome in Autism

What role do antibiotics play in the development and treatment of autism spectrum disorder?



Are Sports Drinks Safe and Effective?

Commercial influences may have corrupted the American College of Sports Medicine’s hydration guidelines.



How to Prevent Alzheimer’s with Diet

What evidence is there that our meat-sweet diets play a cause-and-effect role in dementia?



Apple Peels Put to the Test for Chronic Joint Pain

Are the health benefits associated with apple consumption simply due to other healthy behaviors among apple-eaters?



Does Cocoa Powder Cause Acne?

Is the link between chocolate and acne due to the sugar, the milk, or the cocoa in chocolate? Researchers put white chocolate, dark chocolate, baking chocolate, and cocoa powder to the test to find out.



Does Chocolate Cause Acne?

What are the effects of dairy products, sugar, and chocolate on the formation of pimples?



Dining by Traffic Light: Green Is for Go, Red Is for Stop

In this video, I explain my traffic light system for ranking the relative healthfulness of Green Light vs. Yellow Light vs. Red Light foods.



Are Avocados Fattening?

Studies funded by the Avocado Board suggest avocados may facilitate weight loss, but compared to what?



Coconut Oil and Abdominal Fat

What does a review of the evidence on the effects of coconut oil on weight loss and belly fat find?



Pros and Cons of Gluten-Free, Casein-Free Diets for Autism

What did the most comprehensive double-blind study of diet for autism find, and what are the potential downsides?



Double-Blind Clinical Trial of Diet for Autism

What happens when autistic children on gluten- and casein-free diets are covertly challenged with wheat and dairy?



Dietary Cure for Hidradenitis Suppurativa

What is the role of dairy- and yeast-exclusion diets on arresting and reversing an inflammatory autoimmune disease?



Is Candida Syndrome Real?

Does the presence of Candida in stool correlate with “Candida-hypersensitivity” symptoms, such as headaches and tiredness? And what happens when people are placed on a high-sugar diet?



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 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.



Does Aspartame Cause Cancer?

How should we parse the conflicting human data on intake of aspartame (Nutrasweet) and non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, multiple myeloma, leukemia, and pancreatic cancer?



Does Paratuberculosis in Meat Trigger Type 1 Diabetes?

The majority of specialists in the field agreed that paraTB in meat and dairy likely represents a risk to human health and should be a high- or medium-priority public health issue.



Meat Consumption and the Development of Type 1 Diabetes

Eating meat during breastfeeding is associated with an increased risk of type 1 diabetes, perhaps a consequence of meat glycotoxins or paratuberculosis bacteria that may be passed though breast milk.



What Causes Insulin Resistance?

Prediabetes and type 2 diabetes are caused by a drop in insulin sensitivity blamed on “intramyocellular lipid,” the buildup of fat inside our muscle cells.



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?



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?



Chocolate and Stroke Risk

Dark chocolate is pitted against milk chocolate in a test of artery function.



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?