DNA Protection and Diet
Nutrition Facts with Dr. Greger
Michael Greger, M.D. FACLM
4.8 • 3.7K Ratings
🗓️ 28 March 2019
⏱️ 11 minutes
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This episode features audio from Which Fruits & Vegetables Boost DNA Repair?, Spicing Up DNA Protection, and Kiwifruit & DNA Repair. Visit the video pages for all sources and doctor's notes related to this podcast.
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| 0:00.0 | Here's a question for you. |
| 0:02.4 | What's the best way to live a longer, healthier life? |
| 0:06.8 | Diet, exercise, both eating healthy while doing jumping jacks? |
| 0:13.2 | Welcome to the Nutrition Facts Podcast. |
| 0:16.2 | I'm your host, Dr. Michael Greger, |
| 0:18.5 | and I'm here to help you answer that question. |
| 0:21.5 | We have tremendous power over our health destiny |
| 0:24.6 | and longevity. |
| 0:25.6 | The vast majority of premature death and disability |
| 0:28.3 | is preventable with a healthy enough diet and lifestyle. |
| 0:32.2 | And I'm here to bring you the latest peer-reviewed research |
| 0:35.2 | to give you the tools to put it into practice. |
| 0:38.9 | Here's a fun fact. |
| 0:40.4 | Did you know that every hour there are 800 incidents |
| 0:44.6 | of DNA damage in our bodies? |
| 0:47.4 | OK, not so fun fact. |
| 0:49.7 | But today, we find out which foods may help us patch it back up. |
| 0:54.6 | Apples, broccoli, celery, choy, some, lemons, |
| 0:57.9 | lettuce, oranges, persimmons, or strawberries. |
| 1:02.2 | In the light of strikingly consistent observations |
| 1:04.8 | from many population-based studies, |
| 1:07.3 | there can be little doubt that the habitual consumption |
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