Isn't it crazy to think of all the different kinds of foods so many of us eat

every day? Chips, cookies, burgers, fries, our bodies doodifully process whatever

it is we choose to swell regardless of whether or not what we could actually

harm us or shorten our lives. Our bodies are amazing. I said try to pull out

nutrients we'll talk to protect us from all the garbage so maybe just maybe we

should try and give our bodies a break. I'm Dr. Michael Greger and you're

listening to the Nutrition Facts podcast. I'm here to tell you that nutrition

matters. We could choose a diet proven to not only prevent antitreate but

reverse our number one killer heart disease along with other deadly diseases

such as type 2 diabetes and high blood pressure but many of us don't make

that choice. Our goal today is to help you make that choice and present you

with the results of the latest and peer-reviewed nutrition and health research

presented in a way that's easy to understand. Today back by popular demand we

present the Nutrition Facts Grab Bag with the latest news on a whole variety of

topics. First up how in certain medical conditions probiotics supplements may

actually make your health worse. Here's the story. When you make sour

crowd at home you don't have to add any kind of starter bacteria to get it to

ferment because the lactic acid producing bacteria are already present on the

cabbage leaves themselves out in the field. This suggests raw fruits and

vegetables may not only be a source of prebiotics fiber but also a source of

novel probiotics. Researchers have since worked on characterizing these

bacterial communities and found two interesting things. First that the

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