Dr. Greger is an American physician, New York Times bestselling author, and internationally recognized speaker on public health issues, best known for his rigorously research-based advocacy of a whole-food, plant-based diet, and his opposition to animal-derived food products. You can find his articles, videos and research at NutritionFacts.org.
Cholesterol is a vital component of our cells, which is why our body makes all that we need. For most Americans eating a conventional diet, plaque accumulates inside the coronary arteries that feed our heart muscle. This plaque build-up, known as atherosclerosis,
Lead is one of the toxins found in meat, but half of our dietary exposure probably comes from plant foods. Dietary modelling studies in Europe suggest that vegetarians would be exposed to about the same amount of lead compared to the general