Onions and Tomatoes Put to the Test for Osteoporosis

Osteoporosis and diet: Beyond the antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and alkaline-forming qualities of fruits and vegetables in general, are there extra benefits our bones can get from particular produce?

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-Michael Greger, MD FACLM

[deepakhiranandani]

Fascinating especially the ending. Thanks.

[broddr]

I’m glad I love salsa: onions, garlic, and tomatoes all in one tasty bone preserving mix. In addition to traditional uses, I sometimes use salsa as an oil free salad dressing.

[paulmaxwell]

My wife and I grow lots of onions and garlic, so of course eat lots of them. We like onions raw in salads, but do cook them sometimes. I'm in my sixties, my wife in her seventies, and neither of us take pharmaceutical drugs of any kind, not even over-the-counter ones. Of course, we combine our healthy diet with a fair bit of physical exercise (we have a small farm) and eat meat only once in a rare while.

[eelkeaptroot]

Well at least unions also add flavour and store well! Thanks for the info doc!

[urban]

Thank you 😀👍🏻. Great information as always, delivered with a pinch of humour (blended not stirred please) 😁🙏

[nazokashii]

Fascinating! Thank you for sharing <3

[g.e.boroush]

I read through the comments and I agree. A C- to a D- for clarity. When you leave your audience scratching their heads trying to figure out what you are trying to communicate, you've failed in your mission. :-( I, too, have no idea what Greger is trying to say. :-(

[Scottlp]

Almonds have been mentioned here previously.

[Albopepper]

5:22 I can't believe you omitted the data from Figure 2, ignoring something useful, that the study actually showed. It clearly reports: "C-terminal telopeptide of type I collagen (CTX) decreased significantly in the women with increased bone loss (osteopenia) in group (B) compared to the other two groups of women (A, C) with osteopenia."

"The main finding of our study was a decrease in bone turnover markers in Group B osteopenic women consuming the Scarborough Fair dietary mix of vegetables/herbs and fruit. Resorptive activity (CTX) in osteopenic women and formation activity (P1NP) decreased in all women in this group, reflecting lowered bone turnover. The decrease in P1NP was considered biologically significant. The decrease in CTX in Group B women with osteopenia differed significantly from intervention Group A women with osteopenia"

This is messed up! Where do you get off saying "the specially concocted diet of bone-preserving produce did no significantly better than the diet packed with non-bone preserving produce, or a diet with just six servings of fruits and veggies a day"? 😡 If there was a significant difference for subjects with osteopenia, then don't you think that's something that we deserve to know???

[showkatkhan]

hi does eating red raisin/kissmiss same as eating red grapes? thank you.

[lous]

IDEA FOR FUTURE EPISODE. Would you present an episode on the pseudoscience of nutrition! I am especially interested in the concept of Metabolic Typing (Walcott and Fahey)that is promoted by many nutritionists. I saw a nutritionist who gave me an obviously poorly constructed and apparently unvalidated written self report assessment, and based on that, concluded that I was a Mixed Oxidizer and am supposed to eat a certain way. I scoured the peer reviewed published literature and the only thing I could find was an article debunking it. A lot of “nutritionists” are promoting this on their on-line web pages and YouTube channels. They sound smart, because they’re using scientific words, but reading/listening with a critical eye, it sounds like a bunch of bull, and not one provided legitimate sources. I absolutely believe that there is a wide diversity of metabolic processing, but the specificity of recommendations doesn’t seem to have a basis. Maybe it’s good stuff. But if not, these types of claims create so much confusion in a field that’ they need to be called out. It would be a valuable public service to focus on this topic of pseudoscience in nutrition in an episode or two.

[kamalsprasad]

There are some religious groups who avoid onions and garlic. I wonder if this means they are more prone to developing osteoporosis?

[fernando]

The name "GREGER" means "WATCHFUL" 😍😍💪💪

[trevorregay]

essentially these help but no better than just eating any form of fruits and veggies??? Is that the takeaway from this or am I mistaken. It still seems like tomatoes and onions do have a beneficial effect against osteoporosis more so than did I just get gaslit by all these studies that he preluded before the final Australian study???

[AstonAcademia]

Tomatoes ftw.

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Berries vs. Leafy greens for cognitive decline.
High-fiber foods (beans, whole grains) vs. Fermented foods (tempeh, kimchi) for gut health.

[kati-ana]

I eat 1/2 onion or a full shallot a day, mostly raw, but sauté too and baked. I love onions but not so much tomatoes.

[gaWzahS]

Whilst I appreciate these study evaluations, the conclusion is rarely clear from these videos (as can often be seen in the comments). My interpretation with this one is that veggies generally are good for your health overall, and tomatoes and mushrooms in particular were shown to improve bone health. Not sure if I got that right 🤔

[LAKSHMIANGELES]

GREAT! "JUST STUFF YOUR FACE WITH FRUITS AND VEGGIES"😋😊

[pmw]

So, the take away is: onions and tomatoes do not help more than any other plants. Am I right?

[franzvega]

Dear Dr. Greger:
I would like to know what your scientific opinion is on this whole concept about glucose and diet that Jessie from GlucoseGodness is promoting?
Thanks