Dr. Michael Greger | How Not To Die | Talks at Google
Why Hacker News recommends it
Frequently recommended in threads on nutrition, cancer and veganism as a science-focused case for plant-based diets, with at least one commenter saying it made them go vegan.
What it is
Dr. Michael Greger presents his book How Not to Die at Google NYC, arguing that diet and lifestyle changes can prevent or reverse many of the top causes of death. He walks through evidence on whole-food plant-based eating.
Recommended by 8 HN commenters across 9 different months, 2016 to 2022.
What Hacker News said
Strong rec asokoloski · 2018-03 · on “Rise in cancers 'caused by weight'”
The simplest answer is, as much as you can, stick to a whole-foods, plant based diet. So: Whole grain bread and pasta instead of white bread and pasta. Brown rice instead of white rice. Vegetables, vegetables, vegetables, and fruit. Beans, chickpeas, split peas, and lentils. Things to avoid: Meat, fish, dairy, eggs, OIL (of any sort), junk food (of course). Whole foods mean foods where nothing bad has been added, and nothing good has been taken away. This diet is scientifically proven to reduce inflammation, and in fact, make you live longer. The closer you can get to it, the better off you'll be. The only thing to be wary of is that if you cut out animal protein entirely, you'll need a vita
Strong rec molloy · 2018-04 · on “Older Americans Are ‘Hooked’ on Vitamins”
Actually, it's more likely that the issue is we're not eating a mostly whole foods, plant-based diet. It's not carbs that are the problem, but refined carbs certainly are a problem. They're not what our bodies evolved to thrive on. I highly recommend watching Dr. Greger's talk at Google[0] on the subject, or reading his book[1]. [0] [this video] [1] [LINK]
Strong rec christophilus · 2018-09 · on “Preventing Muscle Loss as We Age”
Yeesh. That's a great visual. I'm a sedentary software engineer... gotta make some changes. It reminds me of the cancer slides in the "How Not to Die" talk [this video] which is partly why I'm now vegan.
Recommends itsthewrongway · 2016-12 · on “Ask HN: What problem in your industry is a potential startup?”
Not suggesting this is an end all solution, since CHF can also stem from non diet related issues, but eating a whole food plant based diet can start to reverse heart disease in as little as a few weeks. It can also prevent and reverse many other diet caused/related diseases. I think part of the issue has mainly been a lack of education on what a poor diet consists of. If anyone is interested, Dr. Gregor is a great resource of knowledge on this subject. He did a talk at google [this video] which is based on his book "How Not to Die: Discover the Foods Scientifically Proven to Prevent and Reverse Disease" [LINK] His website is [LINK] All not for profit.
Recommends sedachv · 2017-08 · on “'Environmental Nightmare' After Thousands of Atlantic Salmon Escape Fish Farm”
> What's are the alternatives here? The alternative is to stop eating carcinogenic, heart disease-causing foods made out of animals and animal secretions: [this video]
Recommends cies · 2017-11 · on “Relax, You Don’t Need to ‘Eat Clean’”
I like this "scientific evidence based nutritionist" by the name of Michael Greger. He pushes out a lot of content, going through the paper to draw actionable conclusions. Here's what he has to say about some of the topics of the article: Salt (6 videos) — [LINK] Bacon (now a class I carcinogen, like smoking and asbestos): [LINK] MSG (no scientific evidence it hurts): [LINK] GMOs: [LINK] The Monsanto Round-up pesticide often found on "Round-up Ready" (TM) GMOs: [LINK] The article also mentioned people ove-rdiagnozing gluten intolerance. So what?! And is says: > We demonized fats. Then cholesterol. Then meat. Yes, well some of us did, because when I look around I see still loads of fat and hi
Recommends sedachv · 2018-06 · on “If wages are to rise, workers need more bargaining power”
> Chicken breast is regularly 1.99 a pound and thighs even cheaper. Why are people trotting out chicken as an example of healthy food? It is anything but: [LINK] [this video]
Recommends TaylorAlexander · 2022-02 · on “World’s first octopus farm stirs ethical debate”
You’re right that the American diet has gone way too far to meat, and eating a more Mediterranean or South-East Asian diet would be a big health improvement. NutritionFacts.org is a non profit run by Dr. Michael Gregor, who runs a YouTube channel full of health advice. He looks at the latest scientific data and shares it on his channel. Based on his interpretation of the best available data a fully vegan diet seems to have a lot of health benefits. I became vegan for moral reasons so I haven’t researched what a more mixed diet would be like, but I’m glad my choice is a healthy one. Here’s one of his full talks: [this video] And here’s his channel: [LINK]