Concerns about smoothies and oxalic acid, nitrate availability, dental erosion, and weight gain are addressed.<br /><br />Subscribe to NutritionFacts.org's free e-newsletter and receive a recipe from Dr. Greger's brand-new cookbook, The How Not to Diet Cookbook: <a href="https://nutritionfacts.org/subscribe/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://nutritionfacts.org/subscribe/</a><br /> <br /><br />That’s it—the whole smoothie enchilada! Phew. For those who are sick of smoothies, you will be happy to know the next video will be nonsmoothie-related (though will undoubtedly unleash its own storm of controversy!). For those who missed the rest of Smoothiepalooza, here’s the first 4 videos of the series:<br />• Are Green Smoothies Good for You? (<a href="http://nutritionfacts.org/video/are-green-smoothies-good-for-you" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://nutritionfacts.org/video/are-green-smoothies-good-for-you</a>)<br />• Are Green Smoothies Bad for You? (<a href="http://nutritionfacts.org/video/are-green-smoothies-bad-for-you" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://nutritionfacts.org/video/are-green-smoothies-bad-for-you</a>)<br />• Green Smoothies: What Does the Science Say? (<a href="http://nutritionfacts.org/video/green-smoothies-what-does-the-science-say" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://nutritionfacts.org/video/green-smoothies-what-does-the-science-say</a>)<br />• Liquid Calories: Do Smoothies Lead to Weight Gain? (<a href="http://nutritionfacts.org/video/liquid-calories-do-smoothies-lead-to-weight-gain" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://nutritionfacts.org/video/liquid-calories-do-smoothies-lead-to-weight-gain</a>)<br /><br />Was the concern about dental erosion new to you? See more in:<br />• Plant-Based Diets: Oral Health (<a href="http://nutritionfacts.org/video/plant-based-diets-oral-health/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://nutritionfacts.org/video/plant-based-diets-oral-health/</a>)<br />• Plant-Based Diets: Dental Health (<a href="http://nutritionfacts.org/video/plant-based-diets-dental-health/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://nutritionfacts.org/video/plant-based-diets-dental-health/</a>)<br />• Protecting Teeth From Hibiscus Tea (<a href="http://nutritionfacts.org/video/Protecting-Teeth-From-Hibiscus-Tea" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://nutritionfacts.org/video/Protecting-Teeth-From-Hibiscus-Tea</a>)<br /><br />What’s with that nitrate thing? See Don’t Use Antiseptic Mouthwash (nutritionfacts.org/video/dont-use-antiseptic-mouthwash). What’s the best mouthwash then? See the video What’s the Best Mouthwash? (<a href="http://nutritionfacts.org/video/whats-the-best-mouthwash" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://nutritionfacts.org/video/whats-the-best-mouthwash</a>) More on nitrate-containing vegetables coming up!<br /><br />More on fat-soluble nutrient absorption in an ancient video of mine, Forego Fat-Free Dressings? (<a href="http://nutritionfacts.org/video/forego-fat-free-dressings/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://nutritionfacts.org/video/forego-fat-free-dressings/</a>)<br /><br />And more on oxalates and kidney stones in How to Prevent Kidney Stones With Diet (<a href="http://nutritionfacts.org/video/how-to-prevent-didney-stones-with-diet" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://nutritionfacts.org/video/how-to-prevent-didney-stones-with-diet</a>) and How to Treat Kidney Stones with Diet (<a href="http://nutritionfacts.org/video/how-to-treat-kidney-stones-with-diet/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://nutritionfacts.org/video/how-to-treat-kidney-stones-with-diet/</a>).<br /><br />Have a question for Dr. Greger about this video? Leave it in the comment section at <a href="http://nutritionfacts.org/video/the-downside-of-green-smoothies" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://nutritionfacts.org/video/the-downside-of-green-smoothies</a> and he'll try to answer it!<br /><br />Image Credit: Morning smoothie and moppet65535 via Flickr.<br /><br /><a href="https://NutritionFacts.org" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://NutritionFacts.org</a><br />• Subscribe: <a href="https://nutritionfacts.org/subscribe" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://nutritionfacts.org/subscribe</a><br />• Donate: <a href="https://nutritionfacts.org/donate" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://nutritionfacts.org/donate</a><br />• Podcast : <a href="https://nutritionfacts.org/audio" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://nutritionfacts.org/audio</a><br />• Facebook: www.facebook.com/NutritionFacts.org<br />• Twitter: www.twitter.com/nutrition_facts<br />• Instagram: www.instagram.com/nutrition_facts_org<br />• Books (including the NEW How Not to Diet Cookbook): <a href="https://nutritionfacts.org/books" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://nutritionfacts.org/books</a><br />• Shop: <a href="https://drgreger.org" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://drgreger.org</a>