BEST Michael Greger Books & Quotes of All Time (February 2023)

by Arthur Worsley
M.A. Psychology, Oxford. McKinsey Alum. Founder & Editor at TAoL.

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Contents

1. Who Is Michael Greger?

2. The Best Michael Greger Books of All Time

3. More Books Like Michael Greger's Books

4. Best Michael Greger Quotes

5. Wish There Was a Faster/Easier Way?

Who Is Michael Greger?

Michael Greger (born 25 October 1972) is an American physician, author, and professional speaker on public health issues, best known for his advocacy of a whole-food, plant-based diet, and his opposition to animal-derived food products.

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The Best Michael Greger Books of All Time

Why these best Michael Greger books and not others? To stay objective, I rank all my book recommendations by a combination of what’s most loved (Goodreads rating), what’s most popular (Goodreads review count) and what’s proven timlessly relevant (first publication date).

This isn’t a whimsical list. It’s a data-driven, crowdsourced collection of the best Michael Greger books ever published as decided by book lovers like you.

And if you think something's missing? I LOVE book recommendations so if there are any other books by Michael Greger that you think deserve mentioning, email me and I’ll be sure to include them in the next round of updates.

Until then, here are the best Michael Greger books of all time...

Best Michael Greger Books: How Not to Die

1. How Not to Die - Michael Greger (FREE Summary)

Discover the Foods Scientifically Proven to Prevent and Reverse Disease

How Not to Die is a deeply researched and compelling primer on the promise and importance of whole food plant-based nutrition in preventing and reversing disease - by medical doctor and nutrition expert, Michael Greger.

Published 2015 // 576 pages // Rated 4.4 over 30,600 reviews on Goodreads

Best Michael Greger Books: How Not to Diet

2. How Not to Diet - Michael Greger

The Groundbreaking Science of Healthy, Permanent Weight Loss

Published 2019 // 608 pages // Rated 4.5 over 4,600 reviews on Goodreads

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Best Michael Greger Quotes

Here are some of the best Michael Greger of all time...

"The primary reason diseases tend to run in families may be that diets tend to run in families."

- Michael Greger, How Not to Die

"With no serious downsides, a one-in-three potential benefit for end-stage cancer seems like it would spark further research, right? But who’s going to pay for a study of something that can’t be patented?"

- Michael Greger, How Not to Die

"This was my wake-up call. I opened my eyes to the depressing fact that there are other forces at work in medicine besides science. The U.S. health care system runs on a fee-for-service model in which doctors get paid for the pills and procedures they prescribe, rewarding quantity over quality. We don’t get reimbursed for time spent counseling our patients about the benefits of healthy eating. If doctors were instead paid for performance, there would be a financial incentive to treat the lifestyle causes of disease. Until the model of reimbursement changes, I don’t expect great changes in medical care or medical education."

- Michael Greger, How Not to Die

"The best way to minimize your exposure to industrial toxins may be to eat as low as possible on the food chain, a plant-based diet."

- Michael Greger, How Not to Die

"The top reason doctors give for not counseling patients with high cholesterol to eat healthier is that they think patients may “fear privations related to dietary advice.”In other words, doctors perceive that patients would feel deprived of all the junk they’re eating. Can you imagine a doctor saying, “Yeah, I’d like to tell my patients to stop smoking, but I know how much they love it”?"

- Michael Greger, How Not to Die

"Higher consumption of vegetables may cut the odds of developing depression by as much as 62 percent."

- Michael Greger, How Not to Die

"Excess cholesterol in the blood can lead to excess cholesterol in the brain, which may then help trigger the clumping of amyloid seen in Alzheimer’s brains. Under an electron microscope, we can see the clustering of amyloid fibers on and around tiny crystals of cholesterol."

- Michael Greger, How Not to Die

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