Dr Michael Greger is a licensed general practitioner specialising in clinical nutrition He is a graduate of the Cornell University School of Agriculture and Tufts University School of Medicine, and a founding member and Fellow of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine. In 2017 Dr Greger was honoured with the Lifestyle Medicine Trailblazer Award and became a diplomat of the American Board of Lifestyle Medicine.

Dr Greger is the founder of the very popular website NutritionFacts.org and author of  New York Times bestselling books 'How Not to Die' and 'How Not to Diet', 5 books in total, with a 6th due to be published later this year.

In this episode we discuss:
• What we can expect from Dr Greger’s presentation at the Nutrition In Healthcare Conference
• The importance of a whole food plant-based diet for effective and safe weight loss
• Other lifestyle measures that impact one's health
• An update on the Blue Zones
• The relevance of a plant-based diet for our planet
• A teaser to the upcoming book ‘How Not to Age’
• The motivation behind NutritionFacts.org and the immense research required to maintain its creditability

Some valuable resources:
• The Broad Study
• Lifestyle Heart Trial
• Dr Greger’s Daily Dozen

Dr Greger will be one of the leading experts on whole food plant-based eating that will be presenting at the Nutrition In Healthcare Conference, hosted by Doctors For Nutrition, in Melbourne on 17–19 February.
For our listeners, we have an exclusive discount to attend the conference, virtual or in person. Use the code DFN25NIHC for 25% off registration.

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