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DESCRIPTION: The story behind the first U.S. dietary guidelines explains why to this day the decades of science supporting a more plant-based diet have yet to fully translate into public policy. This is my favorite video of the year so far. It gets at a fundamental issue that I raised previously in another of my favorites, The Tomato Effect (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/the-tomato-effect/). If the data is so strong and consistent that a plant-based diet can not only prevent and treat but cure our number one killer (not to mention play a role in helping with 14 of our other top 15 leading causes of death http://nutritionfacts.org/video/uprooting-the-leading-causes-of-death/), why isn't it not only the treatment of choice but also incorporated into the official federal dietary guidelines (as is the case to a small but wildly successful degree in countries like Finland)? I have a 14 video series from 2011 starting with Nation's Diet in Crisis (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/nations-diet-in-crisis/) and ending with Dietary Guidelines: Pushback From the Sugar, Salt, and Meat Industries (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/dietary-guidelines-pushback-from-the-sugar-salt-and-meat-industries/) that discusses the politics of the latest set of guidelines released that year, but the McGovern Report story really encapsulates why decades of science have yet to translate into public policy and is as relevant today as it was 35 years ago.
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DESCRIPTION: A menagerie of weird studies published in nutrition journals. Have a question about this video? Leave it in the comment section at http://nutritionfacts.org/videos/flatophonia-the-art-of-the-musical-anus/ and I'll try to answer it! There are 1,449 other subjects (http://nutritionfacts.org/topics/) covered in the rest of my videos--please feel free to explore them as well!
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DESCRIPTION: Why the current vitamin D recommendations may be too low, other expert recommendations may be too high, and 2000 international units a day may be just right. Have a question about this video? Leave it in the comment section at http://nutritionfacts.org/videos/resolving-the-vitamin-d-bate/ and I'll try to answer it! Please feel free to post any ask-the-doctor type questions here in the comments section and I'd be happy to try to answer them. This is the 8th video in a nine day series on vitamin D (http://nutritionfacts.org/topics/vitamin-d/). Be sure to check out yesterday's video-of-the-day How the Institute of Medicine arrived at their vitamin D recommendation (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/how-the-institute-of-medicine-arrived-at-their-vitamin-d-recommendation/).
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Is there any benefit to resveratrol, and if so should we get it from wine, grapes, peanuts, or supplements?
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I really this current multi-month batch of videos in that I cover so many different interesting topics without getting too bogged down in some deep dive. I think this is the longest video series for awhile, but one I’ve been wanting to do for a long time. In case you missed the last video: Can Alcohol Cause Cancer? (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/can-alcohol-cause-cancer).
Stay tuned for:
• Is It Better to Drink Little Alcohol Than None at All? (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/Is-It-Better-to-Drink-Little-Alcohol-Than-None-at-All)
• Do Any benefits of Alcohol Outweigh the Risks? (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/Do-Any-benefits-of-Alcohol-Outweigh-the-Risks)
Surprised about the French paradox? More in What Explains the French Paradox? (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/what-explains-the-french-paradox).
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DESCRIPTION: How often do retail deli workers wash their hands at both independent and chain stores? This is important given the potential for life-threatening blood-borne viruses such as hepatitis C. The video to which I refer about handwashing in fast food chains is Restaurant Worker Hand Washing (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/restaurant-worker-hand-washing/). For more on the hepatitis virus people can get from pork, see Hepatitis E Virus in Pork (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/hepatitis-e-virus-in-pork/). One can also contract pork tapeworms that burrow into the brain from those who handle our food—see Avoiding Epilepsy Through Diet (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/avoiding-epilepsy-through-diet/) (if you dare! :). And if that gets you squeamish you're going to want to skip the video I have queued up in two days: [Tongue Worm in Human Eye]. There's hundreds of wormless videos, though, on more than a thousand topics (http://nutritionfacts.org/topics/).
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DESCRIPTION: Hundreds of thousands of Americans are Salmonella poisoned by poultry every year yet it remains legal to sell meat proven to be contaminated. I've talked about this travesty before in my blog post Why is it Legal to Sell Unsafe Meat? (http://nutritionfacts.org/2012/08/23/why-is-unsafe-meat-legal/) My video Unsafe at Any Feed (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/unsafe-at-any-feed/) explores the meat industry's blame-the-victim attitude. Food Poisoning Bacteria Cross-Contamination (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/food-poisoning-bacteria-cross-contamination/) explains raw meat can be dangerous no matter how long you cook it and Fecal Bacteria Survey (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/fecal-bacteria-survey/) features an industry trade journal explaining the difference between the attitude in Europe and The United States.
Don't worry, though, the meat industry is on it! See my videos Viral Meat Spray (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/viral-meat-spray) and Maggot Meat Spray (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/maggot-meat-spray) (if you dare! :)
The Center for Science in the Public Interest has petitioned the USDA (http://cspinet.org/new/pdf/cspi_petition_to_usda_on_abr_salmonella.pdf) to bar the sale of Salmonella-contaminated meat, but so far to no avail.
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DESCRIPTION: A kiwi fruit intervention was found to improve bowel function in those suffering from irritable bowel syndrome with constipation. This was accomplished without side-effects such as heart attacks and stroke associated with the primary drug prescribed to treat the condition, tegaserod. I have a few other videos that mention kiwi fruit, including New Cholesterol Fighters (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/new-cholesterol-fighters/) and the Antioxidant Content of 3,139 Foods (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/antioxidant-content-of-3139-foods/), but this is the first of a three-video series on the latest discoveries focusing on them. Tomorrow we'll examine the role this fruit can play in protecting and repairing DNA (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/kiwifruit-and-dna-repair/). The role of fruit, fiber, and antioxidants in general may help explain why people eating plant-based diets have improved laxation. See Bristol Stool Scale (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/bristol-stool-scale/), Bulking Up on Antioxidants (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/bulking-up-on-antioxidants/), Bowels of the Earth (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/bowels-of-the-earth/), Food Mass Transit (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/food-mass-transit/), and Say No to Drugs by Saying Yes to More Plants (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/say-no-to-drugs-by-saying-yes-to-more-plants/). Remember, bowel movements (http://nutritionfacts.org/topics/bowel-movements/) is only one of the 1,000+ topics covered here on NutritionFacts.org, check out the rest at (http://nutritionfacts.org/topics/).
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CT scans confirm daily vinegar consumption can lead to a significant loss of abdominal fat.
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I’m so excited to be finally getting to this topic. Type in “vinegar” into pubmed, and 40,000 studies pop up! It took me awhile to take it all in, but I’m so glad I did, as it’s something that caused a shift in my own diet. I now try to add various vinegars to my daily diet. The Esselstyn clan plugs a company called Olive Tap, but they seem really expensive.
This is the first of a 5-part video series. Get ready for:
• Vinegar and Artery Function (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/vinegar-and-artery-function)
• Can Vinegar Help with Blood Sugar Control? (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/can-vinegar-help-with-blood-sugar-control)
• Optimal Vinegar Dose (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/optimal-vinegar-dose)
• Vinegar Mechanisms and Side Effects (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/vinegar-mechanisms-and-side-effects)
For more wholistic approaches to weight loss, see:
• Nutrient-Dense Approach to Weight Management (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/nutrient-dense-approach-to-weight-management/)
• Are There Foods With Negative Calories? (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/are-there-foods-with-negative-calories)
• Eating More to Weigh Less (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/eating-more-to-weigh-less)
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Those who have higher vitamin C levels tend to have less lead in their bloodstream, but what happens when you give people vitamin C supplements to put it to the test?
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I’m always conflicted about doing these kinds of videos. I can imagine some who just want me to “give them the answer.” That natural impulse is exploited, though, by those with vested and commercial interests. This is problem with science in general, but perhaps particularly in nutrition. When it comes to something as life-or-death important as what to feed ourselves and our families we shouldn’t just follow someone’s opinion or beliefs on the matter. We should demand to see the science. That’s what I try to do: present the available data as fairly and even-handedly as possible and let you make up your own mind. You can imagine how easily someone could cherry pick one or two of those studies and present a distorted but compelling case for or against vitamin C supplements in this case. That’s why I feel it’s important to present each study in their historical context. Stay tuned for the thrilling conclusion in Yellow Bell Peppers for Male Infertility and Lead Poisoning? (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/Yellow-Bell-Peppers-for-Male-Infertility-and-Lead-Poisoning).
For those of you thinking: Why should I care about lead? I don’t eat paint chips or use leaded gasoline. And anyways, what’s the big deal? Check out my full series of lead videos for hwo we got into this mess and some of the ways we can dig ourselves out:
• How the Lead Paint Industry Got Away With It (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/How-the-Lead-Paint-Industry-Got-Away-With-It)
• Lead in Drinking Water (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/lead-in-drinking-water)
• How the Leaded Gas Industry Got Away With It (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/•How-the-Leaded-Gas-Industry-Got-Away-With-It)
• “Normal” Blood Lead Levels Can Be Toxic (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/Normal-Blood-Lead-Levels-Can-Be-Toxic)
• The Effects of Low-Level Lead Exposure in Adults (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/The-Effects-of-Low-Level-Lead-Exposure-in-Adults)
• How to Lower Lead Levels with Diet: Thiamine, Fiber, Iron, Fat, Fasting? (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/How-to-Lower-Lead-Levels-with-Diet-Thiamine-Fiber-Iron-Fat-Fasting)
• How to Lower Lead Levels with Diet: Breakfast, Whole Grains, Milk, Tofu? (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/How-to-Lower-Lead-Levels-with-Diet-Breakfast-Whole-Grains-Milk-Tofu)
• Best Foods for Lead Poisoning: Chlorella, Cilantro, Tomatoes, Moringa? (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/Best-Foods-for-Lead-Poisoning-Chlorella-Cilantro-Tomatoes-Moringa)
• Best Food for Lead Poisoning - Garlic (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/Best-Food-for-Lead-Poisoning-Garlic)
And for those of you saying: Another lead video?! Don’t’ worry, only one more to go :)
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Avocado Board-funded studies suggest avocados may facilitate weight loss, but compared to what?
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Note this in contrast to studies on nuts, another healthy whole food source of fat, where adding nuts to one’s diet actually doesn’t lead to the expected weight gain. See Nuts & Obesity: The Weight of Evidence (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/nuts-and-obesity-the-weight-of-evidence/).
This is part of my latest slew of avocado videos. Make sure to check the rest out:
• The Effects of Avocados and Red Wine on Meal-Induced Inflammation (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/The-Effects-of-Avocados-and-Red-Wine-on-Meal-Induced-Inflammation)
• Are Avocados Healthy? (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/are-avocados-healthy)
• Are Avocados Good for Your Cholesterol? (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/are-avocados-good-for-your-cholesterol)
• Avocados Lower Small Dense LDL Cholesterol (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/Avocados-Lower-Small-Dense-LDL-Cholesterol)
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