Tag: Nutrition
What’s Wrong with Eggs?
A common question I hear as a dietitian (second only to “Where do you get your protein?” of course) is “What’s wrong…
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Powders, Extracts, Oils, and Juices
They’re all around us — goji berries, chia seeds, maca, pomegranates, and the list goes on. Certain individual foods are labeled “superfoods”…
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Q&A with Rip Esselstyn on His New Book, “My Beef with Meat”
Rip Esselstyn, the former firefighter featured in Forks Over Knives and bestselling author of The Engine 2 Diet, has written a new…
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Inspired by Forks Over Knives, Dublin, Ohio Employees Adopt Plant-Based Diet with Success
The City of Dublin, Ohio is serious about health. City leaders have implemented programs to educate both its 40,000 residents and 370…
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We Are More than What We Eat: The Hidden Benefits of Eating a Whole-Food, Plant-Based Diet
As a medical doctor, once only interested in my patient’s welfare, I was slow to see the bigger picture. I now understand…
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What Relieves Constipation Best?
Constipation affects about 20% of the world’s population and about 60 million Americans suffer from chronic constipation. Even though it’s taboo to…
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Getting Well On Twenty Potatoes a Day
Chris Voigt is the executive director of the Washington State Potato Commission. In an effort to educate the public about the nutritional…
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Some Dietary Supplements May Be More Than a Waste of Money
In this Nutrition Facts video, Dr. Michael Greger discusses how people taking dietary supplements may, in some cases, be paying to make…
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Meeting Protein Needs Simply by Eating
Imagine running into a friend at the gym who was just finishing her aerobic workout. Sweaty and flushed, she downs a bottle…
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Diet, Children, and the Future
Once weaned, children are just like small adults when it comes to nutrition. Starches (potatoes, corn, rice, sweet potatoes, beans, etc.) must…
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Pam Popper on “An Organic Conversation”
Pam Popper, N.D, who was featured in Forks Over Knives, was interviewed on the radio show “An Organic Conversation.” Click below to…
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T. Colin Campbell Gives TEDx Talk, “Resolving the Health Care Crisis”
On May 12, 2012, T. Colin Campbell, Ph.D. spoke at TEDx in New York City. Click below to watch the 18 minute…
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