Choosing the Best Greens to Boost GLP-1 for Weight Loss
The research is clear: Eating greens can suppress hunger, reduce food intake, result in weight loss, and do so much more for our overall health, but is one veggie better than another?
New subscribers to our e-newsletter always receive a free gift. Get yours here: .
Have a question about this video? Leave it in the comment section at and someone on the NutritionFacts.org team will try to answer it.
Want to get a list of links to all the scientific sources used in this video? Click on Sources Cited at . You’ll also find a transcript and acknowledgements for the video, my blog and speaking tour schedule, and an easy way to search (by translated language even) through our videos spanning more than 2,000 health topics.
Thanks for watching. I hope you’ll join in the evidence-based nutrition revolution!
-Michael Greger, MD FACLM
Captions for this video are available in several languages; you can find yours in the video settings. View important information about our translated resources:
• Subscribe:
• Donate:
• Podcast :
• Books:
• Shop:
• Facebook:
• Twitter:
• Instagram:
Remember broccoli is just a tiny tree that wanted to be a Christmas tree but got stuck in the vegetable aisle instead. 🎄🥦
Great as always, thank you!
Stay up on the latest news by subscribing to NutritionFacts.org’s free e-newsletter and receive two delicious recipes featured in Dr. Greger’s upcoming The How Not to Age Cookbook as a thank-you for subscribing. https://bit.ly/NF_newsletter. -NF Team
Are you saying that it would be better to eat dark leafy greens for breakfast than later in the day if you are interested in weight loss and lower cholesterol?
Yes, that’s the message 😊 Greens at breakfast!
They are so low in calorie, I would eat some dark leafy greens at every meal.
A minute in a pan to wilt them down and a cup of greens turns into two or three bites.
Why not benefit at every meal?
But yes, to your question – greens early in the day can reduce cravings for certain things and eating fewer calories all day long.
Use real foods and not powdered supplements, even though the supplements have an effect, the whole plant gives you everything. Some supplements have things removed or are isolated compounds.
If you go with a short cooking of the greens, give them a dunk in cold water to stop the cooking and lock in the nice, bright green of the chlorophyll and stopping the oxidation of it to the dull green / brown from over-cooking.
СПАСИБО!💚🧡❤
Beans and greens with BBQ sauce ❤
I do wonder though – what would be the powdered alternative to fresh leafy vegetables?
Not knowing any over the counter alternatives, I would say, that the cheapest way of getting all those benefits would be:
Buying a bag of frozen spinach. Drying it in a oven with the door slightly cracked open (with a fork or any object put in to stop the door from closing).
With the temperature set to the minimum (usually the gauge starts at 70*C or 140*F). After 8 hours or so – blend the dry product to add during every meal. Thoughts?
“High donut environment” LOL! Great video, as always. Enjoying this series tremendously!
Thank you!
Hmmm…by the title I thought the video might actually tell us which greens are best for this. I would assume kale but maybe its spinach?