Did you ever wonder if the food you eat is a direct effect on your health, well-being,

and longevity?

Well, I'm here to end that mystery you ARE the food you eat.

Welcome to the Nutrition Facts Podcast.

I'm your host, Dr. Michael Greger.

Today it's part three in our series on the coronary procedure known as Stents.

It probably comes as no surprise, but over and over.

There's also some doctors tend to make different clinical decisions for patients based on how

much they will get personally paid.

In 2007, we learned from the courage trial that endoplastial stents don't reduce the risk

of death or heart attack, but patients didn't seem to get the memo.

Only 1% realized that there was no mortality or heart attack benefit.

Perhaps because cardiologists failed to mention this little fact.

I mean, one can imagine that if patients actually understood all they were getting was symptomatic

or leave, then they'd be less likely to go under the knife.

But then 10 years later, the orbiter trial was public showing even the promise of symptom

relief was an illusion.

The implications are profound and far-reaching.

Most of them were informed that the results showed unequivocally that there are no benefits

to endoplastial stents for stable heart disease.

So basically, patients would be risking harm for no benefit whatsoever.

So it's hard to imagine a scenario where a fully informed patient would choose an invasive

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