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NutritionFacts.org Video Podcast
Hosted by Michael Greger, M.D. FACLM · EN
Michael Greger, M.D. FACLM, founder of NutritionFacts.org and New York Times best-selling author of How Not to Die, How Not to Diet, and the just-released How Not to Age, brings you the latest in evidence-based nutrition research, delivered in easy to understand video segments. NutritionFacts.org is a non-profit and non-commercial public health organization, and more than 2,000 videos on virtually every aspect of healthy eating are available on our website. New videos and blogs are uploaded every day–always without any sponsors, ads, brand partnerships, or paid subscriptions.
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Friday Favorites: How Hot Peppers May Extend Your Life
4d ago00:07:22Tap to summarizeSpice can hack your brain by making foods taste saltier.
Transcribe →Foods That Lower Cholesterol
6d ago00:05:34Tap to summarizeAdding specific nuts, beans, and fruits to our diet can drive LDL cholesterol even lower—often with drug-like effects.
Transcribe →Statin Drugs vs. Cholesterol-Lowering Dietary Supplements
1w ago00:05:08Tap to summarizeWhat happened when rosuvastatin was pitted against six common dietary supplements?
Transcribe →Friday Favorites: Fecal Transplants for Ulcerative Colitis, MS, Depression, Bipolar, and Alcoholism
2w ago00:08:40Tap to summarizeI go over randomized, controlled trials and case reports of stool transplants for various clinical conditions.
Transcribe →Barberries Rather Than Berberine to Lower Cholesterol
2w ago00:04:19Tap to summarizeHow many dried barberries do you need to eat to get the cholesterol-lowering dose of berberine?
Transcribe →How to Lower Cholesterol with Supplements That Actually Work
2w ago00:04:08Tap to summarizeWhat are the whole-food equivalents of some of the most powerful cholesterol-lowering supplements?
Transcribe →Friday Favorites: Dietary Cholesterol and Inflammation from Abdominal Obesity
3w ago00:05:31Tap to summarizeThe optimal intake of dietary cholesterol may be zero.
Transcribe →Why I Don’t Recommend Red Yeast Rice Cholesterol-Lowering Supplements
3w ago00:04:36Tap to summarizeRed yeast rice contains the drug lovastatin and may also contain kidney toxins.
Transcribe →Why I Don’t Recommend Policosanol Cholesterol-Lowering Supplements
3w ago00:03:12Tap to summarizeSometimes, looking at the latest meta-analysis can lead you astray.
Transcribe →Friday Favorites: The Return on Investment (ROI) for Employee Health and Wellness Programs Put to the Test
4w ago00:10:00Tap to summarizeWorkplace wellness programs report an average ROI of 3, returning $3 for every $1 invested. Why do so many workplace wellness programs fail to deliver?
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