Don’t Eat Raw Alfalfa Sprouts

Broccoli sprouts don’t have the food safety risks of alfalfa sprouts. Why we shouldn’t eat raw alfalfa sprouts. This is the video I mentioned: Biggest Nutrition Bang for Your Buck (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/biggest-nutrition-bang-for-your-buck/). For more on foodborne illnesses, see: • Norovirus Food Poisoning from Pesticides (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/norovirus-food-poisoning-from-pesticides/) • Food-Poisoning Bacteria Cross-Contamination (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/food-poisoning-bacteria-cross-contamination/) • Antibiotic-Resistant E. coli and UTIs in Vegetarians vs. Meat-Eaters (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/antibiotic-resistant-e-coli-and-utis-in-vegetarians-vs-meat-eaters/) • How to Prevent Toxoplasmosis (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/how-to-prevent-toxoplasmosis/) New subscribers to our e-newsletter always receive a free gift. Get yours here: https://nutritionfacts.org/subscribe/. Have a question about this video? Leave it in the comment section at http://nutritionfacts.org/video/dont-eat-raw-alfalfa-sprouts 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 https://nutritionfacts.org/video/dont-eat-raw-alfalfa-sprouts. 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: https://nutritionfacts.org/translations-info/ https://NutritionFacts.org • Subscribe: https://nutritionfacts.org/subscribe • Donate: https://nutritionfacts.org/donate • Podcast : https://nutritionfacts.org/audio • Books: https://nutritionfacts.org/books • Shop: https://drgreger.org • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NutritionFacts.org • Twitter: https://twitter.com/nutrition_facts • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nutrition_facts_org