Changes in your diet not only affect you physically, physiologically, inside, but also

mentally, how will you think psychologically, how will you feel?

But you'll never know just how good you can feel until you put it to the test and try

eating healthier.

Welcome to the Nutrition Facts Podcast, I'm your host, Dr. Michael Greger.

You know I talk a lot about the killers in our food, but what happens when we are the

food?

Today we ponder the pros and cons of repelling mosquitoes with DEET.

The most dangerous animal in the world isn't the great white, or the king cobra, or lions

and tigers and bears.

Technically about 10 people die in shark attacks every year.

Coming in number 2 is most dangerous fellow human beings, but the worst?

Mosquitoes.

Literally billions of people are at risk of contracting dengue fever from mosquitoes and

hundreds of thousands die from mosquito-borne malaria every year.

New threats like Zika continue to pose a global public health threat, such as the World

Health Organization suggested delaying pregnancy in Zika-affected areas around the world.

What's the best mosquito repellent to wear?

There are products like Promethrin, a product originally derived from chrysanthemums, interestingly,

that can be applied to clothes, but what about repellents you actually put on your skin?

DEET is the repellent to beat, considered the gold standard of protection when it's crucial

not to get bitten.

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