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Start the week off with a plan Set aside time to talk with your family and plan out meals and snacks for the week. It can be helpful to write out a weekly menu and keep it on the fridge where everyone is able to see it. Try to use recipes with similar ingredients to […]
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The 3,500 Calorie per Pound Rule Is Wrong Michael Greger M.D. FACLM September 30th, 2019 Volume 48 How many fewer calories do you have to eat every day to lose one pound of body fat? Below is an approximation of this video’s audio content. To see any graphs, charts, graphics, images, and quotes to which Dr. Greger […]
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Never Too Late to Start Eating Healthier Michael Greger M.D. FACLM January 16th, 2015 Volume 22 Since many tumors take decades to grow it’s remarkable that cancer risk can so dramatically be reduced– even late in life. A hundred years ago, The New York Times reported on a rather sophisticated study for the time: 4,600 cases of cancer studied […]
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- On Jan, 03, 2020
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The Actual Benefit of Diet vs. Drugs Michael Greger M.D. FACLM January 28th, 2015 Volume 22 The medical profession oversells the benefits of drugs for chronic disease since so few patients would apparently take them if doctors divulged the truth. One of the reasons people may undervalue diet and lifestyle changes is an overconfidence in the ability […]
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Why Is Meat a Risk Factor for Diabetes? Michael Greger M.D. FACLM August 21st, 2015 Volume 26 Potential culprits include the trans fat in meat, the saturated fat, cholesterol, heme iron, advanced glycation end products (glycotoxins), animal protein (especially leucine), zoonotic viruses, and industrial pollutants that accumulate up the food chain. We’ve known that being overweight and […]
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Diabetes as a Disease of Fat Toxicity Michael Greger M.D. FACLM April 8th, 2015 Volume 24 The “twin vicious cycles” explain how the buildup of fat in the cells of our muscles, liver, and pancreas causes type 2 diabetes, which explains why dietary recommendations for diabetics encourage a reduction in fat intake. Both prediabetes and type 2 […]
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What Causes Insulin Resistance? Michael Greger M.D. FACLM January 6th, 2017 Volume 33 Prediabetes and type 2 diabetes are caused by a drop in insulin sensitivity blamed on “intramyocellular lipid,” the buildup of fat inside our muscle cells. Below is an approximation of this video’s audio content. To see any graphs, charts, graphics, images, and quotes to […]
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The Best Diet for Diabetes Michael Greger M.D. FACLM April 3rd, 2019 Volume 46 The case for using a plant-based diet to reduce the burden of diabetes has never been stronger. Below is an approximation of this video’s audio content. To see any graphs, charts, graphics, images, and quotes to which Dr. Greger may be referring, watch […]
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Does a Ketogenic Diet Help Diabetes or Make It Worse? Michael Greger M.D. FACLM September 18th, 2019 Volume 47 Keto diets put to the test for diabetes reversal. Below is an approximation of this video’s audio content. To see any graphs, charts, graphics, images, and quotes to which Dr. Greger may be referring, watch the above video. […]
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How Not to Die from Diabetes Michael Greger M.D. FACLM October 7th, 2016 Volume 32 Type 2 diabetes can be prevented, arrested, and even reversed with a healthy enough diet. Below is an approximation of this video’s audio content. To see any graphs, charts, graphics, images, and quotes to which Dr. Greger may be referring, watch the […]
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