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There’s a Fungus Among Us

Nutrition Facts with Dr. Greger

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Ocrotoxin

Oats can be thought of as uniquely nutritious. In one root they improve human health is by providing pre bioic that increase the growth of beneficial gut microbiata. But grinding into oat flour to make breakfast cereals is even worse. If you compare the blood sugar and insulum responses, you can see significantly lower spikes with the more intact steel cut oats. Ocrotoxin is not currently regulated at all in the united states.

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