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🗓️ 3 June 2021
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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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