What are the extraordinary, lasting benefits we may get from a few days of an oatmeal diet? Below is an approximation of this video’s audio content. To see any graphs, charts, graphics, images, and quotes to which Dr. Greger may be referring, watch the above video.
Thousands of years ago in ancient Egypt, diabetes was described as a “too great emptying of urine” and, more poetically, as being “like the River Nile between the thighs.” The recommended remedy, ironically, was a diet consisting of wheat grains, grapes, honey, and berries. The guy who coined the term “diabetes” about 500 years later also prescribed a high-carbohydrate diet….