Category: Diseases and Prevention

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Blocking the First Step of Heart Disease

Subscribe for free to Dr. Greger’s videos at http://bit.ly/nutritionfactsupdates Donate at http://bit.ly/nutritionfactsdonation DESCRIPTION: By preventing the buildup of cholesterol in our blood stream, we can prevent atherosclerosis in our coronary arteries, the leading cause...

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Arterial Acne

Subscribe for free to Dr. Greger’s videos at http://bit.ly/nutritionfactsupdates Donate at http://bit.ly/nutritionfactsdonation DESCRIPTION: Atherosclerotic plaques in coronary arteries may be more aptly described as pimples, initiated by the infiltration of cholesterol into the lining...

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Preventing Macular Degeneration with Diet

Subscribe for free to Dr. Greger’s videos at http://bit.ly/nutritionfactsupdates Donate at http://bit.ly/nutritionfactsdonation DESCRIPTION:A healthy diet may not only prevent the complications of diabetes, but also reduce the risk of age-related macular degeneration, another common...

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Raw Veggies Versus Cooked for Heart Disease

Subscribe for free to Dr. Greger’s videos at http://bit.ly/nutritionfactsupdates Donate at http://bit.ly/nutritionfactsdonation DESCRIPTION: Fruit and vegetable consumption is associated with a lower risk of heart disease, but which is more protective, raw or cooked?...

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Cholesterol and Lower Back Pain

Subscribe for free to Dr. Greger’s videos at http://bit.ly/nutritionfactsupdates Donate at http://bit.ly/nutritionfactsdonation DESCRIPTION: High cholesterol can lead to atherosclerosis in the vertebral arteries that nourish our spine and result in disc degeneration and lower...

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Cholesterol and Female Sexual Dysfunction

Subscribe for free to Dr. Greger’s videos at http://bit.ly/nutritionfactsupdates Donate at http://bit.ly/nutritionfactsdonation DESCRIPTION: The buildup of cholesterol in pelvic arteries can lead to sexual problems among both men and women via a similar pathway...

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Harvard’s Meat and Mortality Studies

Subscribe for free to Dr. Greger’s videos at http://bit.ly/nutritionfactsupdates Donate at http://bit.ly/nutritionfactsdonation DESCRIPTION: Monday, March 12, 2012, the Harvard Health Professionals Follow-up Study and the Harvard Nurses’ Health Study concluded that red meat consumption...

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Smoking Versus Kale Juice

Subscribe for free to Dr. Greger’s videos at http://bit.ly/nutritionfactsupdates Donate at http://bit.ly/nutritionfactsdonation DESCRIPTION: The effect of kale juice on LDL and HDL cholesterol and the antioxidant capacity of the blood. Have a question about...

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Vegetables rate by nitrate

Subscribe for free to Dr. Greger’s videos at http://bit.ly/nutritionfactsupdates Donate at http://bit.ly/nutritionfactsdonation DESCRIPTION: If nitrates can boost athletic performance and protect against heart disease, which vegetables have the most: beans, bulb vegetables (like garlic...

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Hearts shouldn’t skip a beet

Subscribe for free to Dr. Greger’s videos at http://bit.ly/nutritionfactsupdates Donate at http://bit.ly/nutritionfactsdonation DESCRIPTION: The nitrate in vegetables, which the body can turn into the vasodilator nitric oxide, may help explain the role dark green...

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Soy worth a hill of beans?

Subscribe for free to Dr. Greger’s videos at http://bit.ly/nutritionfactsupdates Donate at http://bit.ly/nutritionfactsdonation DESCRIPTION: Are soybeans better than other types of beans for heart disease prevention, or does the soy industry just have more money...

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The power of NO

Subscribe for free to Dr. Greger’s videos at http://bit.ly/nutritionfactsupdates Donate at http://bit.ly/nutritionfactsdonation DESCRIPTION: Antioxidants protect NO synthase, the enzyme that produces the artery-relaxing signal, nitric oxide. This may explain why those who eat especially...