NutritionFacts.org Video Podcast

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

It took more than 7,000 studies and the deaths of countless smokers before the Surgeon General’s report on tobacco was released in the 1960s. How many people are suffering needlessly from preventable dietary diseases today?

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

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

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

There appear to be just two types of people in the world: those who have mostly Bacteroides type bacteria in their gut, and those whose colons are overwhelmingly home to Prevotella species instead.

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

A video about new book How Not to Die, which hits stores December 8, 2015

The vast majority of physicians in the United States take gifts from the pharmaceutical industry. Thanks to the Sunshine Act, you can find out exactly how much your physician (or any doctor) gets from which drug companies.

The green algae, chlorella, may help attenuate the drop in immune function antibodies associated with over-strenuous exercise.

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.

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?

Why do U.S. doctors continue to recommend colonoscopies when most other countries recommend less invasive colon cancer screening methods?

By preventing colon spasms, peppermint oil can both reduce the pain and discomfort of colonoscopies for the patient and make the scope easier to insert and withdraw for the doctor.

If depression can be induced with pro-inflammatory drugs, might an anti-inflammatory diet be effective in preventing and treating mood disorders?