Tag: grains

Nutrition, Videos

Do Carbs Raise Your Triglyceride Levels? (+ Low Fat High Carb Diets)

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I go over studies on how eating carbohydrates in general–and eating a high carb low fat diet–affects triglycerides. I also share an easy way to prevent increases in triglycerides regardless of your diet.

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Studies: Is Gluten Sensitivity Real? + Whether Gluten-Free is Healthier in General

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I go over studies on whether non-celiac gluten sensitivity is real or placebo, and talk about studies on whether avoiding gluten is healthier even for people without sensitivity.

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Studies: Do Grains Cause Inflammation? (+ Effects on Health & Weight Loss)

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I go over studies on whether whole grains cause inflammation, and whether refined grains cause inflammation–as well as some of their effects on weight loss & health.

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Research: The Healthiest Grain for Vegans | 14 Grains, Ranked

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In today’s video, I’m answering a question that quite a few of you have asked: what’s the healthiest grain? There is of course no single straightforward answer to that, but I used my scientific expertise from getting my PhD and publishing studies to create a metric that scores grains in terms of how much they help fill in vegans’ micronutrient categories that tend to be lowest (especially wfpb vegans). See the details in the video!

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Nutrient table

GrainMy scoreIronMagnesiumSeleniumZincFiberProtein
Grits / Polenta389717569
Millet439203111113
White rice4610621919
Brown rice565201714710
Bulgur5813253172716
Sorghum70113214131014
Buckwheat768419181515
Barley7781539152212
Quinoa8114359231216
Oats88122428241315
Amaranth10523441820916
Farro138112680211917
Kamut153122588281719
Table: the percent daily value provided by each grain in each category in 200 calories (for average height 5’6″ woman), and my score for each grain. Note that it’s all relative, so it doesn’t matter how tall you are or how much you eat, or anything like that! For the nutrients, the winner in each category is bolded.