NutritionFacts.org Video Podcast

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

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).

What happens when you take blood from people before and four hours after almond consumption and drip that blood on bone cells?

Even without an exercise component, a plant-based diet can reduce angina attacks 90% within 24 days.

The improvement of arterial function on a whole food, plant-based diet appears so pronounced that cardiac patients can achieve a 90% reduction in angina attacks.

Adding milk to tea can block its beneficial effects, potentially explaining why green tea drinkers appear better protected than consumers of black tea.

A quarter teaspoon of the spice turmeric put to the test for the treatment of uncontrollable lupus (SLE) nephritis in a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial.

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?

Dried fruit has long been thought to contribute to tooth decay, but what does the science say?

Dietary guidelines often patronizingly recommend what is considered acceptable or achievable rather than what the best available balance of evidence suggests is best.

What effect do artificial sweeteners such as sucralose (Splenda), saccharin (Sweet & Low), aspartame (Nutrasweet) and acesulfame K (Sweet One) have on our gut bacteria?

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

Why we should wait 10 minutes after chopping or crushing garlic before cooking unless we’re going in for elective surgery within the next week.

What’s the best way of fulfilling the omega-3 essential fat requirements?

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