Food, Health, and Nutrition

The Digestive System and an animated description of how it works. (Professor Dave Explains, 9’)

American Museum of Natural History

Stanford study compared the effect of healthy vegan and omnivore diets in pairs of identical twins (four-part Netflix series; subscription required)

The holistic approach needed to feed the world (animated Ted-Ed video, 2020; 7’)

Cultivated meat or fish finished by a 3D printer (CNN, 2023; 1’)

New York Times video (2023, 4’)

Center for Science in the Public Interest (1996)

Two videos with diet-disease researcher Dr. Dean Ornish. Dr. Dean Ornish discusses the high-quality evidence that a more-plant-based diet can prevent or even reverse heart disease, prostate cancer, diabetes, and other diseases. Dr. Ornish explains that a plant-based diet may reduce the risk of Covid-19.

When Mexico’s love affair with sugary drinks turns deadly, public health advocates battle the beverage industry to protect the nation’s health.