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Why Do Doctors Eat Meat, Fish, Eggs & Dairy?
16 Feb 2023
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Dr Kim Williams (former President, American College of Cardiology) explains it succinctly:

What's going on? Basically, nutrition is not taught in medical school! See Paucity of Nutrition Education. Are there additional factors at play?

Articles by Dr Greger:

Videos by Dr Greger:

(2017) Don’t Wait Until Your Doctor Kicks the Habit

(6 mins) Transcript. Dr Greger's summary: "Just as most doctors smoked in the 1950s, most physicians today continue to consume foods that are contributing to our epidemics of dietary disease."

(2016) How Smoking in 1959 Is Like Eating in 2019

(6 mins) Transcript. Dr Greger's summary: "Given that diet is the number-one cause of death and disability, nutrition is surely the number-one subject taught in medical school, right? And it’s certainly the number-one issue your doctor talks with you about, right? If only. How can there be such a disconnect between the available evidence and the practice of medicine?"

(2016) Animal Protein Compared to Cigarette Smoking

(8 mins) Transcript. Dr Greger's summary: "Only about 1 in 10,000 people live to be 100 years old. What’s their secret?"

(2022) Why Don’t People Eat Healthier?

(6 mins) Transcript. Dr Greger's summary: "The so-called optimism bias may get in the way of a healthy lifestyle."

(2022) Why Don’t Health Insurers Encourage Healthier Eating?

(5 mins) Transcript. Dr Greger's summary: "Why don’t more big payors in health care embrace plant-based eating?"

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