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DESCRIPTION: Based on studies of atomic bomb survivors, Chernobyl victims, and airline pilots exposed to more cosmic rays at high altitudes, fruits and vegetables may decrease radiation-induced chromosome damage.

For more on the cancer risk associated with CAT scans and dental X-rays see my last two videos Cancer Risk from CT Scan Radiation (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/cancer-risk-from-ct-scan-radiation/) and Do Dental X-Rays Cause Brain Tumors? (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/do-dental-x-rays-cause-brain-tumors). Wednesday I’ll review interventional studies where plant foods are actually put to the test in Reducing Radiation Damage With Ginger And Lemon Balm (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/reducing-radiation-damage-with-ginger-and-lemon-balm/).

Those who want to count my chest X-ray equivalents can view my speaking schedule here (https://www.DrGreger.org/dates.html)—just don’t tell me!

USDA keeps a nice list (https://fnic.nal.usda.gov/food-composition/individual-macronutrients-phytonutrients-vitamins-minerals/phytonutrients) of phytonutrient resources. Cryptoxanthin sources listed here (https://lpi.oregonstate.edu/infocenter/phytochemicals/carotenoids/index.html). Healthy Pumpkin Pie (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/healthy-pumpkin-pie-2/) anyone?

Lutein and zeaxanthin can help us Prevent Glaucoma and See 27 Miles Farther (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/prevent-glaucoma-and-see-27-miles-farther/). Are these eyesight-saving phytonutrients also found in eggs? You might be surprised: Egg Industry Blind Spot (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/egg-industry-blind-spot/).

For more on why produce is generally preferable to pills, check out:

• Can Folic Acid Be Harmful? (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/can-folic-acid-be-harmful/)
• Lutein, Lycopene, and Selenium Pills (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/lutein-lycopene-and-selenium-pills/)
• Produce, Not Pills to Increase Physical Attractiveness (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/produce-not-pills-to-increase-physical-attractiveness/)
• Risk Associated With Iron Supplements (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/risk-associated-with-iron-supplements/)
• Some Dietary Supplements May Be More Than a Waste of Money (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/some-dietary-supplements-may-be-more-than-a-waste-of-money/)
• Update on Juice Plus+® (https://www.netflix.com/Queue?lnkctr=mhbque)
• Update on Vitamin E (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/update-on-vitamin-e/)

Why might eggs be harmful even if not radioactive? See Egg Cholesterol in the Diet (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/egg-cholesterol-in-the-diet/) or my other 57 videos on eggs (https://nutritionfacts.org/topics/eggs/). I cover natural and artificial radioactivity in fish in Fukushima and Radioactivity in Seafood (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/fukushima-and-radioactivity-in-seafood/) and explore concerns about other pollutants in my 89 fish videos (https://nutritionfacts.org/topics/fish/).

Have a question for Dr. Greger about this video? Leave it in the comment section at https://nutritionfacts.org/video/https://nutritionfacts.org/video/mediating-radiation-exposure-from-airline-travel/ and he’ll try to answer it!

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