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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: Vitamin D Supplements Tested for COPD, Heart Disease, Depression, Obesity, and Cancer Survival
2d ago00:06:55Tap to summarizeBefore watching the video, can you guess which conditions vitamin D has actually been proven to work for in randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trials?
Transcribe →How Ultra-Processed Foods Could Cause Disease: Calorie Density
4d ago00:04:39Tap to summarizeThe biological mechanisms our bodies use to regulate our weight likely evolved in the context of eating at least four or five pounds of food a day.
Transcribe →How Ultra-Processed Foods Could Cause Disease: Changes in Texture
6d ago00:04:18Tap to summarizeThe average rate of caloric intake of ultra-processed foods is about double that of unprocessed foods.
Transcribe →Friday Favorites: Is Spicy Food Good for You?
1w ago00:05:57Tap to summarizeThose who regularly eat spicy foods tend to live longer, but is it cause and effect?
Transcribe →Mercury Exposure from Tuna Fish vs. Silver Dental Amalgam Fillings
2w ago00:04:46Tap to summarizeThe mercury exposure from amalgam fillings is like eating one can of tuna every two months.
Transcribe →Diets and Foods Shown to Improve Depression in Randomized Controlled Trials
2w ago00:06:42Tap to summarizeDietary interventions were put to the test for major mental illness.
Transcribe →Friday Favorites: Does Coffee Inhibit Iron Absorption? What Are the Effects of Having Too Much Iron?
2w ago00:06:06Tap to summarizeCoffee and common herbal teas impair iron absorption, which may help explain some of their benefits.
Transcribe →Why Might Vegetarians Develop Less Depression
3w ago00:05:20Tap to summarizeThe largest study to date found that vegetarians have a 30% lower chance of developing depression over time.
Transcribe →SIBO and Leaky Gut: What the Science Says
3w ago01:00:52Tap to summarizeIs small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) a real disorder?
Transcribe →Friday Favorites: Dietary Sources of the “Longevity Vitamin” Ergothioneine
3w ago00:06:34Tap to summarizeAs we age, it may be even more important to include mushrooms (or tempeh) in our diet.
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