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Nutrition Facts with Dr. Greger

DNA Protection and Diet

Nutrition Facts with Dr. Greger

Michael Greger, M.D. FACLM

Nutrition, Alternative Health, Health & Fitness

4.83.7K Ratings

🗓️ 28 March 2019

⏱️ 11 minutes

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Summary

There are ways to limit the DNA damage that occurs in our bodies everyday. Here’s how.
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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