All Videos for Vegetables

Vinegar and Artery Function

Sprinkling vinegar on greens may augment their ability to improve endothelial function.



Brown, Black, Purple, and Red Unlike White on Rice

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.



Peppers and Parkinson’s: The Benefits of Smoking Without the Risks?

Might the nicotine content in nightshade vegetables, such as tomatoes, potatoes, eggplants, and bell peppers, protect against Parkinson’s disease?



Specific Receptors for Specific Fruits and Vegetables

Dietary diversity is important because each plant family has a unique combination of phytonutrients that may bind to specific proteins within our body.



How to Regenerate Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) Naturally

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).



Treating Chronic Kidney Disease with Food

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?



Alzheimer’s Disease, Copper, and Saturated Fat

If copper is associated with Alzheimer’s disease, what about healthy, whole plant food sources such as nuts, seeds, beans, and whole grains?



Diabetes Reversal: Is It the Calories or the Food?

Even when study subjects were required to eat so much that they didn’t lose any weight, a plant-based diet could still reverse type 2 diabetes in a matter of weeks.



Reversing Diabetes with Food

Type 2 diabetes can be reversed with severe calorie restriction—whether by surgery or starvation—but did you know it can also be reversed simply by eating healthier?



Fennel Seeds to Improve Athletic Performance

What are the pros and cons of fennel fruits as a cheap, easy-to-find, light-weight, nonperishable source of nitrates?



Which Foods Increase Happiness?

Certain foods are linked not only to increased happiness, but also to greater “eudaemonic” well-being—feelings of engagement, creativity, meaning, and purpose in life.



Paleopoo: What We Can Learn from Fossilized Feces

Ancient dietary practices based on analyzing the fiber content of fossilized human waste can give us insights for combating the modern obesity epidemic.



Using the Produce Aisle to Boost Immune Function

Vegetables tested head-to-head to see which boosts immune function best.



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?



How to Counter the Inflammation of Aging

What can we eat to combat “inflamm-aging,” the chronic low-grade inflammation that accompanies the aging process?



Preventing Skin Cancer from the Inside Out

Eating antioxidant-rich foods can bolster skin protection and reduce sunburn redness by 40%, whereas alcohol can dramatically drop the level of antioxidants in the skin within 8 minutes of consumption.



Protein Source: An Acid Test for Kidney Function

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.



Antibacterial Toothpaste: Harmful, Helpful, or Harmless?

Is triclosan in Colgate Total toothpaste safe in regards to the nitrate-reducing bacteria on our tongue and potential endocrine-disrupting effects on thyroid function and obesity?



Omega 3s and the Eskimo Fish Tale

The concept that heart disease was rare among the Eskimos appears to be a myth.



The Evidence That Salt Raises Blood Pressure

Rather than reformulate their products with less sodium and save lives, food manufacturers have lobbied governments, refused to cooperate, encouraged misinformation campaigns, and tried to discredit the evidence.



Eating More to Weigh Less

Energy density explains how a study can show participants lose an average of 17 pounds within 21 days while eating a greater quantity of food.



Are There Foods with Negative Calories?

Is it true there are foods like celery that take more calories to digest than they provide?



What Explains the French Paradox?

Why do heart attack rates appear lower than expected in France, given their saturated fat and cholesterol intake? Is it their red wine consumption, their vegetable consumption, or something else?



Is the Fiber Theory Wrong?

The extraordinarily low rates of chronic disease among plant-based populations have been attributed to fiber, but reductionist thinking may lead us astray.



The Five-to-One Fiber Rule

A guideline is suggested for how to read food labels for grain products such as bread and breakfast cereals.



How to Change Your Enterotype

What happens to our gut flora microbiome when we’re on plant-based versus animal-based diets?



How to Reduce the Risk of Sudden Death

Diet and lifestyle improvements started even late in life can offer dramatic benefits.



Industry Response to Plants Not Pills

The whole food is greater than the sum of its parts: how unscrupulous marketers use evidence that ties high blood levels of phytonutrients with superior health to sell dietary supplements that may do more harm than good.



Plant-Based Diets for Diabetes

When placed head-to-head against the American Diabetes Association diet, how do plant-based diets fare in terms of not only blood sugar, body weight, and cholesterol control, but also mood and quality of life?



“Veg-Table” Dietary Nitrate Scoring Method

What is the optimal timing and dose of nitrate-containing vegetables, such as beets and spinach, for improving athletic performance?



Mediterranean Diet and Atherosclerosis

What happens inside the arteries going to the hearts and brains of those who add nuts or extra virgin olive oil to their diet?



The Okinawa Diet: Living to 100

What would happen if you centered your diet around vegetables, the most nutrient-dense food group?



Oxygenating Blood with Nitrate-Rich Vegetables

Vegetables such as beets and arugula can improve athletic performance by improving oxygen delivery and utilization. But, what about for those who really need it—such as those with emphysema, high blood pressure, and peripheral artery disease?



Whole Beets vs. Juice for Improving Athletic Performance

What is the latest science on the performance-enhancing qualities of nitrate-rich vegetables?



Caution: Anti-Inflammatory Foods in the Third Trimester

For the same reason that anti-inflammatory drugs like aspirin and ibuprofen are advised against during late pregnancy, anti-inflammatory foods may increase the risk of premature closure of the ductus arteriosus.



Diet and Climate Change: Cooking Up a Storm

While epidemics of chronic disease are currently by far our leading causes of death, global warming is considered a looming public health threat. How can we eat to combat dietary diseases and greenhouse gas emissions at the same time?



The Downside of Green Smoothies

Concerns about smoothies and oxalic acid, nitrate availability, dental erosion, and weight gain are addressed.



Liquid Calories: Do Smoothies Lead to Weight Gain?

If our body doesn’t register liquid calories as well, why are blended soups more satiating than the same ingredients eaten in solid form?



Green Smoothies: What Does the Science Say?

Might disrupting the fiber by blending fruit result in overly rapid sugar absorption?



Are Green Smoothies Bad for You?

Eating intact grains, beans, and nuts (as opposed to bread, hummus, and nut butters) may have certain advantages for our gut flora and blood sugar control, raising questions about blending fruits and vegetables.