Buy organic! Strawberries are invariably at the top of the list of 'Dirty Dozen' by EWG — see EWG: Dirty Dozen & Clean Fifteen.
Articles by Dr Greger:
Videos by Dr Greger:
(5 mins) Transcript. This video has a remarkable study showing that early stage esophageal cancer (to be precise, in its pre-cancerous stage) was actually reversed with strawberry intake for 6 months! In Dr Greger's own words: "This is one of the most important papers I've seen recently. Why isn't this headline news? If there were instead some new drug that reversed cancer progression, you can bet it would be all over the place. But who's going to profit from revelations about berries?"
(5 mins) Transcript. Summary by Dr Greger: "The consumption of blueberries and strawberries is associated with delayed cognitive aging by as much as 2.5 years — thought to be because of brain-localizing anthocyanin phytonutrients, as shown on functional MRI scans."
(5 mins) Transcript. Dr Greger's summary: "Double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trials on berries and the first clinical study on the effects of berries on arthritis."
(2 mins) Transcript. Dr Greger's summary: "Do organic strawberries block human cancer cell growth in a petri dish more than conventional berries?"