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DESCRIPTION: Plant-based diets may help protect against oral cancer and periodontal (gum) disease, a leading cause of tooth loss. Cholesterol buildup, oxidation, and inflammation are the three harbingers of Arterial Acne ( the leading cause of the death in the United States. Watch the video series starting with Blocking the First Step of Heart Disease ( So what is a safe intake for cholesterol and saturated fat? See Trans Fat, Saturated Fat, and Cholesterol: Tolerable Upper Intake of Zero (
Why is saturated fat intake associated with inflammation? See my three-parter The Leaky Gut Theory of Why Animal Products Cause Inflammation ( The Exogenous Endotoxin Theory ( and Dead Meat Bacteria Endotoxemia (
For more on the relationship between our diet and sexual function, see Cholesterol and Female Sexual Dysfunction ( Watermelon as Treatment for Erectile Dysfunction ( and Atkins Diet: Trouble Keeping It Up (
For more on oral health, see Diet & Lichen Planus ( Apthous Ulcer Mystery Solved ( and Inverted Rabbit Sign (
But wait—what did those two recent studies on plant-based diets have to say? Find out in the next video Plant-Based Diets: Dental Health (
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