Dr. Michael Greger

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Dr. (MD) Michael Greger is a popular medical figure in the plant-based healthful-eating community, being one of the biggest influencers for a purely whole foods plant-based diet.

Positive impact

Michael Greger is likely to be the most widely-known advocate for a WFPB (whole foods plant-based) diet.
The main outreach platforms he uses are his Youtube channel and his website Nutritionfacts.org.

Popular outreach videos

Highly consistent schedule of science-based health-related informative videos

Michael Greger's Daily Dozen and other useful work

Books and charity work

Controversies and unscientific stances

No amount of processed food being acceptable, dogmatically putting whole foods on a pedestal (even when certain processed foods are better than certain whole foods)

Endorsing skepticism of the efficacy of chemotherapy for cancer treatment

Salt being categorically bad