Michael Greger

Unhealthy meals don't just cause internal damage decades down the road, but right here and now, within hours of going into your…

— Michael Greger

“One committee member even served as “brand girl” for cake-mix maker Duncan Hines and then as the official Crisco “brand girl” before…

— Michael Greger

“It’s bad enough that most medical schools don’t even require a single course on nutrition,58 but it’s even worse when mainstream medical…

— Michael Greger

Broccoli is incredible. It can prevent DNA damage and metastatic cancer spread; activate defences against pathogens and pollutants; help to prevent lymphoma;…

— Michael Greger

“Developing diabetes in childhood appears to cut life expectancy by about twenty years.32 Who among us wouldn’t go to the ends of…

— Michael Greger

“Your family history does not have to become your personal destiny. Just”

— Michael Greger

“The primary reason diseases tend to run in families may be that diets tend to run in families. For”

— Michael Greger

“one teaspoon of ground cumin may be about the equivalent of a baby aspirin.”

— Michael Greger

“A National Cancer Institute–funded survey of more than one thousand physicians found that nearly all doctors (94.8 percent) recommended a colonoscopy.96 Why…

— Michael Greger

I ask the internist why there aren't more Ornish-like studies. 'There aren't any financial interests involved.'

— Michael Greger

Despite the growing evidence of health benefits associated with coffee consumption, I still don't recommend my patients drink it - not because…

— Michael Greger

High levels of stress can lead to weakened immunity, rendering animals much more susceptible to disease. This makes the average poultry factory…

— Michael Greger

Remove all the junk from one's house. Then one doesn't have to deal with the temptation. If you get hungry enough, you…

— Michael Greger

Though pigs have been proven susceptible to a porcine spongiform encephalopathy, the National Pork Producers Council claims that no naturally occurring cases…

— Michael Greger

Physical activity is considered a promising preventive measure against breast cancer - not only because it helps with weight control but because…

— Michael Greger

The problem with all-or-nothing thinking is that it stops people even taking the first steps. The thought of never having pepperoni pizza…

— Michael Greger

“Drinking just one can of soda a day appears to raise the odds of getting fatty liver disease by 45 percent.25 Meanwhile,…

— Michael Greger

“Instead of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans’ advice to “Consume fewer … sodas,”10 the AICR cancer prevention guidelines advise: “Avoid sugary drinks.”…

— Michael Greger

When any fat is heated to frying temperatures, toxic volatile chemicals that can cause genetic mutations are released into the air.

— Michael Greger

The typical Western diet is the number-one cause of premature death and the number-one cause of disability. In other words, a long…

— Michael Greger

Walking at a moderate pace for an hour a day is considered a moderately intense level of exercise.

— Michael Greger

Tobacco smoke contains chemicals that weaken the body's immune system, making it more susceptible to disease and handicapping its ability to destroy…

— Michael Greger

I continue to be amazed by our bodies' ability for self-repair. ... Our bodies want to be healthy, if we would just…

— Michael Greger

When the FDA announced its intentions to join other countries and ban quinolone use on U.S. chicken farms, the drug manufacturer Bayer…

— Michael Greger

Sick animals can lead to sick people.

— Michael Greger