Podcast: The Health Benefits of Sorghum

Today on the Nutrition Facts Podcast we take a look at a little known grain with a lot of personality.This episode features audio from Is Sorghum a Healthy Grain? (nutritionfacts.org/video/is-s...) and The Health Benefits of Sorghum (nutritionfacts.org/video/the-.... Visit the video pages for all sources and doctor's notes related to this podcast.
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[@arehoneb]

I am South African and Sorghum is a staple here and also in the rest of Africa. It's also the main ingredient in making traditional African beer. I actually had it this morning as porridge for breakfast This is so informative, good to know

[@phill6983]

I don't mean to be rude but sorghum and other grains are only staple foods in areas that can't afford to have meat. Of course now people in First World countries think that eating like a peasant is a good idea and are willing to pay a premium for it. We live in crazy times.

[@arehoneb]

@@phill6983 we are much healthier so? And also this is a Vegan/plant based KZbin channel, most of us here are not interested in meat

[@kathleennorton2228]

Are your people slender? Just wondering.😇

[@arehoneb]

@@kathleennorton2228 we definitely don't have an obesity problem

[@mthobisi6624]

@Arehone B I believe whoever came with using sorghum on African beer knew the power of Sorghum it's a pity most people now have no idea about its benefits.....Long live to eating for survival.

[@dungysphincter7974]

I eat a 1/2 cup of 15 bean soup mix, including split pea, and lentils, with a 1/2 cup total mix of Sorghum, Teff, Buckwheat, Amaranth, Quinoa, and Millet mix 2x - 3x daily.

[@adamaj74]

Interesting. I think I'll try that. What do you season it with? Where do you get your grains from? What brand? Thanks.

[@MK_ULTRA420]

That recipe would explain your username. also stop wasting teff on soup, make injera instead

[@BelleOmbreGrey]

Millet is sorghum, or at least I thought they were the same

[@s.s.9149]

@@BelleOmbreGrey Milo is sorghum, Millet is something different.

[@BelleOmbreGrey]

@@s.s.9149 okay, thank you. Can you eat milo like other grains etc

[@joephillips1902]

This man changed my life.

[@claudiamello7684]

I just today noticed this packaged at my local Hispanic grocery. Gluten free and low fodmap makes it a great gift for me. Thanks!

[@Karin-qk5tf]

I tried it and it really is good! Wash it well and soak overnight. I cooked it around 40 minutes.

[@andreawisner7358]

I predict that red and black sorghum will be more available in the U.S. after this video.

[@heavystricker]

I have been growing Sorghum Bi-Color originally sourced from White Buffalo Trading Co seeds for the past two years. I have since found a wild example in a park that I have saved seeds. My usual variety is 8-10ft tall. The wild variety only grows to 3ft but has a lower yield per plant allowing for more plants and easier to harvest. You will also want to look for grain sorghum seed unless you plan to press the stalks to make syrup like from the Sugar Drip variety or need the biomass of the fodder varieties.

[@liammadridista2395]

Love these podcast episode but can we get a better mic please

[@profd65]

I'd ask for your money back.

[@liammadridista2395]

@@profd65 lmao I might lol just some useful feedback to improve the episodes going forward don't get butt hurt I'm not hating

[@CosmetopiaDigest]

Just ordered some; I've never actually had any whole sorghum, though I've had flatbread made of sorghum flour - will be including the grain in a Buddha Bowl! 😍

[@roivosemraiva]

Been including Sorghum in my diets for years. NOW, more than ever, since you have underlined the health benefits of Sorghum. Thank You Dr. Always a pleasure to be backed by you..

[@michaelmappin1830]

Thank you

[@jeanneamato8278]

Dr. Greger you can get red sorghum on Amazon.

[@Ded-Ede]

It is easy to grow and very decorative. Edible landscapes or yard scape. I’m here for it. 🌾

[@kathleennorton2228]

Really!

[@ednoel1329]

Interessant .

[@vascoamaralgrilo]

Thanks!

[@chazchillings3019]

I ate some yesterday with red lentils. Yummy.

[@maxinepagnotti7014]

What does it taste like?

[@aarushchaubey516]

@@maxinepagnotti7014 sorghum

[@chazchillings3019]

@@maxinepagnotti7014 more of a texture. Barely adds a distinct flavor but sorghum only takes on the flavors cooked with. Red lentils also cook faster than normal lentils. Sorghum grains are larger than barley so when you chew it has a better mouth feel. And they cook faster than barley.

[@maxinepagnotti7014]

@@chazchillings3019 cool 😎 thanks! I think I might like them.

[@5unshineBear]

My friend bought me sorghum! Helps with gut issues I hear :D Thanks for posting doc!

[@phill6983]

Nope. Grains and anything else high in fibre is the last thing you want to eat if you have gut issues. Cut out fibre and let you gut heal. How can it make sense to push a load of indigestible fibre through your damaged gut? Madness

[@maxinepagnotti7014]

What does it taste like? I’m considering whether to order some or not.

[@daphne0123]

You have to scroll a bit, but you can find them on Amazon

[@judygibson9033]

Can I get all the probiotics and prebiotics from food that I need

[@daphne0123]

@@judygibson9033 Hi, Judy! He has several great videos regarding this here on his channel. Hope that helps!

[@johnwalsh1648]

About finding red sorghum. It's something I'm not sure of except for the fact that it has grown in my yard due to stray grains from feeding the chickens what is called 'hen scratch' (aka chicken scratch). Not all scratch blends of grain are the same, however, but if you have ever seen it grow (looks like a short corn plant except it doesn't produce ears. Instead the grains form where the corn tassels would be). It's easy to grow (except not where I live because, like corn, the plant loves quite warm weather).

[@psiclops521]

Found red sorghum on Amazon. They advertise it for "your mushrooms". I guess they mean to grow mushroom in it, but they also mention you can cook it for yourself. It's low in oxalates for you kidney stone people.

[@phill6983]

Meat is completely free of oxolates, which makes it a much better choice.

[@underdgk9]

What about the Texas A and M developed Onyx Sorgum (black) in Grain Berry cereal that reputedly has six fold antioxidant levels compared to blueberries?

[@NutritionFactsOrg]

Hi, Doug Underwood! As a general rule, more colorful foods are higher in antioxidants than less colorful foods. With regard to this particular product, as Dr. Greger would say, "We don't know, until we put it to the test." There really isn't any good research on it yet. If and when there is, I am sure it will be covered here. I hope that helps! -Christine Kestner, MS, CNS, LDN, NutritionFacts.org Health Support Volunteer

[@Jens-db1hr]

Should we worry about the high Oxalate Content of Sorghum ?

[@MK_ULTRA420]

He will never admit that when there are so many vegan foods with the same problem.

[@Jens-db1hr]

​@@MK_ULTRA420 Do Vegans know, that they destroy their Health ?

[@MK_ULTRA420]

@@Jens-db1hr Usually not until their vegan diet puts them in the hospital.

[@KOISSI]

It’s called Jobelyn ( red sorghum)

[@Innocence44]

Does anyone know how many calories there is in a 100 grams serving of cooked sorghum? I can only find nutritional info for dry sorghum

[@aarushchaubey516]

I cannot source purple barley, rye berries and black lentils in my region for the prebiotic food you once talked about in morning. Any substitutions for that? is it better to soak these before pressure cooking them?

[@phill6983]

Try eating meat. It is readily available everywhere and it much better for you than grains.

[@aarushchaubey516]

@@phill6983 It's not readily available here. It's not also better than grains.

[@phill6983]

@@aarushchaubey516 humans are carnivores. That is how we have evolved. It is not healthy to eat grains. Humans do not have the right digestive system to process them, or any plant really.

[@aarushchaubey516]

@@phill6983 humans aren't carnivores. source for it's not healthy to eat grains? Source that we don't have the digestive system for digesting grains or any plant.

[@phill6983]

@@aarushchaubey516 I can't put a link here but search for "The evolution of the human trophic level during the Pleistocene". That should get you to the material I am using as my source. There are many things that prove that we are meat eaters. Highly acidic stomach, large small intestine, no caecum to speak of, small colon. Grains are a very modern part of the human diet. They have not done us any good.

[@KL89452]

9:43 I thought it was a bad idea to batch cook rice since, unlike other foods, rice cannot be eaten safely after heating leftovers because the food poisoning causing bacteria on rice aren't killed by heating.

[@azizulhaque5041]

The content of the video is from 2 years ago!

[@furyofbongos]

Audio is still distorted, and overall audio quality is poor in this issue. Here is why this is important: Google: how audio quality affects perception "...a new study suggests when we're listening to information, the quality of the sound can be just as important as the message." People don't take information as seriously when the audio quality is poor.

[@profd65]

I'd ask for your money back.

[@phill6983]

The information is poor. No scientific evidence to back up his claims at all. He is pushing a deficient diet. Hope you have worked that out an stopped being vegan by now.

[@sooooooooDark]

does it taste nice if sprouted is all i wanna know 😶 not like quinoa and amaranth 🤢

[@phill6983]

All sprouts taste horrible. They are not food for humans.leqve them for the livestock.

[@sooooooooDark]

@@phill6983 most, not all

[@dadaveda]

I can’t find it for less than $10 a pound. That is ridiculous.

[@dragoncat5836]

Why is the audio quality so awful?

[@phill6983]

Mostly it's because of Greger's high pitched whiny voice. It's not the audio quality, he sounds the same all the time.

[@dragoncat5836]

@@phill6983 You obviously don't watch his videos often. They're usually fine. I wouldn't say his voice was either of those, although he is pretty animated.

[@phill6983]

@@dragoncat5836 I do watch a few of his videos. The ones when he is walking on his treadmill are ridiculous. Also, pretty much everything he says is wrong and not backed up by proper scientific evidence at all. He is a quack.

[@dragoncat5836]

@@phill6983 Lmao

[@izzydeguy184]

it's the proximity effect....

[@rod4501]

Love your info and messages, but PLEASE talk normal.

[@phill6983]

He can't. He is suffering from vegan deterioration.

[@onlythaclonessir2525]

why trust EWE ?

[@UHaulShorts]

GI @ 50 👎

[@Bankai90]

Can you make a video on chicken breast? Why are we against clean meat from a health standpoint? 100gr of chicken contains almost the same amount of sat. fat as oatmeal, while most nuts contain 6x the amount in that range lol. Obviously it's not a good comparison, but most people easy eat 100gr of nuts, while 600gr of chicken is already a good bit of nutrientdense food. Aren't we made to consume nutrientdense foods?

[@darkelwin02]

Would be an interesting video. As for the last question, no, not as dense as animal products. humans did evolve to thrive of roots and nuts they roasted, that are more nutrient dense than regular fruit and uncooked veggies, but by far not as dense as animal products (remember, 1g of fat has 9x as much energy as 1g of sugar). I would advice against chicken breast or any animal product because of AGE content, but I have seen Greger going beyond that, pointing out how certain animal proteins are harmful etc.

[@Bankai90]

@@darkelwin02 I agree. Most longliving societies thrived on roots and tubers, not that many greens tho. I often wonder if the decay of a lot of vegans comes from all the pesticides sprayed on the greens while they live of these juices or from malnutrition. And yea fat is obviously higher kcal, but we still talk about a total intake of 2.5k a day lets say. We don't eat 5kg of broccoli to get our nutrients xd, our bodies aren't designed to get in that much food. You'd get basically same amount of kcal in with like 500gr broccoli(raw) as with 100gr of chicken breast, but almost 5x more aminos from the meat besides like 2 nutrients like c or k which would be high in veggies. There's not much more fat in there as it is in oatmeal. Nuts also contain way less minerals compared to meat in the same weight, while giving double the kcal. That's why combining greens and meats seems like a good idea when it comes to getting all nutrient components. The only thing playing a role here could be too much protein, which also seems to be correlated with disease. Beans etc provide less nutrition, but are higher in carbs and lower in proteins while still giving kcal. Which might be beneficial if we restrict protein. Most healthy societies were 80%carb+, but the minor amounts of meats, fish, greens, nuts seem to play a role here. I mean just eating a piece of liver once every 2 weeks would severly enchance bodyfunction from mineral content (if grassfed and grasscut)

[@ludicrousone8706]

The fiber ist lacking for one, it comes with cholesterol, all the fast ist saturated, chicken carry bacteria that can cause recurring ureal tract infection.

[@dungysphincter7974]

Fiber, like ludicrous one said, and the Omega 3 oil in walnuts is good for brain health as well. Everything you get from animal meat can be gotten from plants. Not everything you get from plants you can get from meat. Your body uses almost everything from plants. Your body cannot use all the different types of proteins in meat. Plus you consume animal hormones, antibodies and other nasties from animal meats. Meat is not particularly good for your microbiome. Nuts feed your microbiome from the indigestible fiber they contain as well. Organic / Non GMO is the only way to go with eating plants.

[@ddpwe5269]

Why eat something that is only going to kill you in the end? Unless of course your animal product intake is at ~5%, but even then with our current availability of food it makes no sense to be consuming animal products, period. There's a reason why all research showing a reduction in ailments has all been plants. Nothing has been shown that animal products are healthy, by any stretch of the imagination. We eat them for taste, nothing else.

[@devvratbiswas4706]

It was unpleasant to listen

[@prun8893]

I hope everyone realizes this is absurd.