Dried fruit have long been thought to contribute to tooth decay, but what does the science say? Subscribe to NutritionFacts.org's free e-newsletter and receive a recipe from Dr. Greger's brand-new cookbook, The How Not to Diet Cookbook: https://nutritionfacts.org/subscribe/ More on raisins in my videos: • Raisins vs. Jelly Beans for Athletic Performance (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/raisins-vs-jelly-beans-for-athletic-performance/) • Garlic and Raisins to Prevent Premature Birth (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/Garlic-and-Raisins-to-Prevent-Premature-Birth) • Are Raisins Good Snacks for Kids? (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/are-raisins-good-snacks-for-kids/) More on dried fruit in general in: • Dried Apples, Dates, Figs or Prunes for Cholesterol? (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/dried-apples-dates-figs-or-prunes-for-cholesterol/) • Do Fruit & Nut Bars Cause Weight Gain? (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/do-fruit-nut-bars-cause-weight-gain/) • Better Than Goji Berries (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/better-than-goji-berries/) • Prunes vs. Metamucil vs. Vegan Diet (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/prunes-vs-metamucil-vs-vegan-diet/) I’ve got more videos on oral health too. See: • Plant-Based Diets: Oral Health (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/plant-based-diets-oral-health/) • Plant-Based Diets: Dental Health (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/plant-based-diets-dental-health/) • What’s the Best Mouthwash? (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/whats-the-best-mouthwash) • Protecting Teeth From Hibiscus Tea (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/Protecting-Teeth-From-Hibiscus-Tea) • The Downside of Green Smoothies (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/the-downside-of-green-smoothies) • Antibacterial Toothpaste: Harmful, Helpful, or Harmless? (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/antibacterial-toothpaste-harmful-helpful-or-harmless) Have a question for Dr. Greger about this video? Leave it in the comment section at http://nutritionfacts.org/video/do-raisins-cause-cavities and he'll try to answer it! Image Credit: Muklinika via Pixabay. https://NutritionFacts.org • Subscribe: https://nutritionfacts.org/subscribe • Donate: https://nutritionfacts.org/donate • Podcast : https://nutritionfacts.org/audio • Facebook: www.facebook.com/NutritionFacts.org • Twitter: www.twitter.com/nutrition_facts • Instagram: www.instagram.com/nutrition_facts_org • Books (including the NEW How Not to Diet Cookbook): https://nutritionfacts.org/books • Shop: https://drgreger.org

Flax seed consumption may play a role in preventing and treating breast cancer by blocking the inflammatory effects of interleukin-1. Subscribe to NutritionFacts.org's free e-newsletter and receive a recipe from Dr. Greger's brand-new cookbook, The How Not to Diet Cookbook: https://nutritionfacts.org/subscribe/ The first half of the video is basically just a review of all the flax and breast cancer work I’ve already covered: • Flaxseeds & Breast Cancer Prevention (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/flaxseeds-breast-cancer-prevention) • Flaxseeds & Breast Cancer Survival: Epidemiological Evidence (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/flaxseeds-breast-cancer-survival-epidemiological-evidence/) • Flaxseeds & Breast Cancer Survival: Clinical Evidence (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/flaxseeds-breast-cancer-survival-clinical-evidence/) Flaxseeds may also help fight hormone-mediated cancers in men. See Flaxseed vs. Prostate Cancer and Was It the Flaxseed, Fat Restriction, or Both? (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/flaxseed-vs-prostate-cancer/ and https://nutritionfacts.org/video/was-it-the-flaxseed-fat-restriction-or-both/) What else can these puppies do? See: • Flaxseeds vs. Diabetes (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/flaxseed-vs-diabetes/) • Flax Seeds for Sensitive Skin (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/flaxseeds-for-sensitive-skin/) • Flax Seeds for Breast Pain (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/flax-seeds-for-breast-pain/) I have another 100+ videos on breast cancer if you want to become an expert and help take care of yourself and/or the women in your life. Here’s a few recent ones to get you started: • Fiber vs. Breast Cancer (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/fiber-vs-breast-cancer/) • Breast Cancer and Alcohol: How Much Is Safe? (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/breast-cancer-and-alcohol-what-much-is-safe/) • Breast Cancer Survival Vegetable (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/breast-cancer-survival-vegetable/) • BRCA Breast Cancer Genes and Soy (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/brca-breast-cancer-genes-and-soy) • Cholesterol Feeds Breast Cancer Cells (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/cholesterol-feeds-breast-cancer-cells/) • Breast Cancer and Constipation (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/breast-cancer-and-constipation) Since this video originally came out, I’ve got even more videos on flax. See them all at https://nutritionfacts.org/topics/flax-seeds/ . If you haven’t yet, you can subscribe to my videos for free by clicking here. Have a question about this video? Leave it in the comment section at http://nutritionfacts.org/video/flashback-friday-can-flax-seeds-help-prevent-breast-cancer and someone on the NutritionFacts.org team will try to answer it. Want to get a list of links to all the scientific sources used in this video? Click on Sources Cited at https://nutritionfacts.org/video/flashback-friday-can-flax-seeds-help-prevent-breast-cancer. You’ll also find a transcript and acknowledgements for the video, my blog and speaking tour schedule, and an easy way to search (by translated language even) through our videos spanning more than 2,000 health topics. If you’d rather watch these videos on YouTube, subscribe to my YouTube Channel here: https://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=nutritionfactsorg Thanks for watching. I hope you’ll join in the evidence-based nutrition revolution! -Michael Greger, MD FACLM Images thanks to Justin Snow via Flickr. Captions for this video are available in several languages. To find yours, click on the settings wheel on the lower-right of the video and then "Subtitles/CC." Do you have feedback about the translations in this video? Please share it here along with the title of the video and language: https://nutritionfacts.zendesk.com/hc/requests/new https://NutritionFacts.org • Subscribe: https://nutritionfacts.org/subscribe • Donate: https://nutritionfacts.org/donate • Podcast : https://nutritionfacts.org/audio • Facebook: www.facebook.com/NutritionFacts.org • Twitter: www.twitter.com/nutrition_facts • Instagram: www.instagram.com/nutrition_facts_org • Books (including the NEW How Not to Diet Cookbook): https://nutritionfacts.org/books • Shop: https://drgreger.org