Dr. Greger's Videos on Dairy

Do Alkaline Diets Help Athletic Performance?

Can reducing acid-forming foods and boosting alkaline-forming foods replicate the performance-enhancing effects of sodium bicarbonate without the adverse effects?

Antibiotic-Resistant E. coli and UTIs in Vegetarians vs. Meat-Eaters

Tainted chicken may result in more than a million urinary tract infections in American women every year.

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Advanced Glycation End Products (AGEs) and Cognitive Decline

AGEs may be one explanation for why those who consume meat may have up to three times the risk of developing dementia compared with vegetarians.

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Lower Protein Diet Proven to Help Kidney Disease

How might we cut the risk of dialysis and death in half?

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How to Avoid the Boomerang Effect of Remedy Messaging

How can mandating healthy eating messaging on fast-food ads ironically make things worse?

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How to Naturally Reduce Wrinkles with Food

Almonds are put to the test in a randomized controlled trial for facial wrinkles.

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Dietary Approach to Naturally Treating Menopause Symptoms

Specific foods have been shown in randomized controlled trials to improve symptoms like hot flashes.

Foods That Cause and Help Halitosis (Bad Breath)

Most bad breath is due to the decay of sulfur-containing proteins.

Antibiotic Resistance Genes in the Guts of Vegetarians vs. Meat-Eaters

Those eating plant-based have a reduced load of antibiotic resistance genes in their gut.

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The Best Diet for Healthy Aging

Swapping just 1 percent of plant protein in place of animal protein was associated with signiﬁcantly less age-related deﬁcit accumulation.

The Best Diet for Treating Atrial Fibrillation

What foods should we eat and avoid to reduce our risk of Afib?

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Coffee Put to the Test for Treating Parkinson’s Disease

Coffee can improve Parkinson’s symptoms within three weeks compared to placebo, but do the benefits last?

How to Cultivate a Healthy Gut Microbiome with Food

Our gut flora is determined by what we eat, for good or for ill.

Animal Protein vs. Plant-Based Protein

I discuss a public health case for modernizing the definition of protein quality.

Saturated Fat Causes Artery and Lung Inflammation

What happens within hours of eating a high-fat meal?

Pesticides (DDT) and Alzheimer’s Disease

How can we avoid the breakdown product of pesticides that may increase the risk of Alzheimer’s disease as much as if you carried APOE e4, the so-called Alzheimer’s gene?

Why Don’t People Eat Healthier?

The so-called optimism bias may get in the way of a healthy lifestyle.

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Breast Cancer and the Bovine Leukemia Virus in Meat and Dairy

Exposure to the bovine leukemia virus from meat and dairy (or a blood transfusion from those who eat meat or dairy) is a risk factor for cancer.

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Bovine Leukemia Virus as a Cause of Breast Cancer

As many as 37 percent of breast cancer cases may be attributable to exposure to bovine leukemia virus.

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Do Potatoes Increase the Risk of High Blood Pressure and Death?

Do potato eaters live longer or shorter lives than non-potato eaters?

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Do Potatoes Increase the Risk of Diabetes?

Does the link between white potatoes and diabetes extend to non-fried potatoes without butter or sour cream?

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Which Foods Are Anti-Inflammatory?

Foods that reduce inflammation. What does an anti-inflammatory diet look like?

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Foods That Cause Inflammation

Inflammatory markers can double within six hours of eating a pro-inflammatory meal. Which foods are the worst?

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The Role Milk May Play in Triggering Parkinson’s Disease

Is the brain damage associated with milk consumption due to the banned pesticide heptachlor or the milk sugar galactose?

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Avoid These Foods to Prevent a Leaky Gut

Avoid these foods for leaky gut prevention: common drugs, foods, and beverages can disrupt the integrity of our intestinal barrier.

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Plant-Based Eating Score Put to the Test

How can you get a perfect diet score?

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Can Cholesterol Get Too Low?

Why might healthy lifestyle choices wipe out 90 percent of our risk for having a heart attack, whereas drugs may only reduce risk by 20 to 30 percent?