Uprooting the Leading Causes of Death
Channel: NutritionFacts.org
Date: 2012-07-26

How our food choices may influence disease prevention and treatment. Death in America is largely a foodborne illness. Focusing on studies published just over the last year in peer-reviewed scientific medical journals, Dr. Greger offers practical advice on how best to feed ourselves and our families to prevent, treat, and even reverse many of the top 15 killers in the United States. This Dr. Greger's 2012 live presentation. 

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0:00 Introduction
1:00 Heart disease and cholesterol
6:02 Inflammatory foods
10:08 Cancer and diet
18:37 Cancer and IGF-1
23:34 Emphysema and diet
25:40 Preventing strokes
27:24 Treating Alzheimer's disease
28:05 Diabetes and weight management
33:56 Kidney failure and diet
35:12 Influenza and pneumonia
35:53 Improving mood through diet
37:54 Infections from meat
42:10 Liver disease treatment
43:07 High blood pressure
44:50 Parkinson's disease prevention
46:15 Plant-based diet vs. medication
52:13 Dietary guidelines: conflicts of interest