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Nutrition Facts with Dr. Greger

The Health Benefits of Sorghum

Nutrition Facts with Dr. Greger

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Health & Fitness, Alternative Health, Nutrition

4.83.6K Ratings

🗓️ 3 June 2021

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Today on the Nutrition Facts Podcast we take a look at a little known grain with a lot of personality.
This episode features audio from Is Sorghum a Healthy Grain? and The Health Benefits of Sorghum. Visit the video pages for all sources and doctor's notes related to this podcast.

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0:00.0

You may have heard the expression knowledge is power.

0:03.4

Well, today we're going to give you more power to control your diet and lifestyle by giving you the facts.

0:10.6

Welcome to the Nutrition Facts Podcast.

0:13.1

I'm your host, Dr. Michael Greger.

0:16.1

Today on the show, a little known grain with a lot of personality.

0:20.4

Sorghum.

0:21.4

How does sorghum compare with other grains in terms of protein, antioxidants, and micronutrients?

0:27.4

Well, let's find out.

0:28.9

Sorghum is the forgotten grain.

0:32.9

The United States is actually the number one producer of sorghum, but it's typically not used to produce food for American consumers.

0:39.9

Instead, it's produced mainly for feeding livestock, or as pet food, or even building materials.

0:46.4

But it's actually eaten as a staple in other parts of the world, such as Asia and Africa, where it's been eaten for thousands of years,

0:54.9

making it currently the fifth most popular grain grown after wheat corn rice and barley beating out oats and rye.

1:01.9

Because sorghum is gluten-free, because it can be definitively considered safe for people with celiac disease,

1:07.9

we're starting to see it emerge as actual human food in the U.S., so I decided to look into just how healthy it might be.

1:16.9

Protein Mice, it's comparable to other grains, but since when do we have to worry about getting enough protein?

1:22.4

Fiber is what Americans are desperately deficient in, and sorghum does pull towards the front of the pack.

1:29.4

The micronutrient compositions, relatively unremarkable, here's how it rates on minerals, for example.

1:36.4

Where sorghum shines is on polyphenol content.

1:40.4

Polyphenols are plant compounds associated with reduced risk of a number of chronic diseases, including cancer.

1:46.4

Cardiovascular disease is a neurodegenerative disorder, and even all cause mortality.

1:52.4

If you compare different grains, sorghum really does pull ahead, helping to explain why it's antioxidant power is so much higher.

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