Kombucha's Side Effects: Is It Bad for You?
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- What are the risks versus benefits of drinking kombucha? Can you drink too much of it?
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Is Kombucha Tea Good for You? is my earlier kombucha video that I mentioned. (nutritionfacts.org/video/is-kombucha-tea-goodfor-you/)
Where are the statin videos? I was expecting them following the stent videos.
FYI Allot of Komucha on the market is being pasteurized now this prevents the beverage from continuing to ferment and raising the alcohol content which has been a legal concern in the industry. Typically the pasteurization process kills off any live bacteria/cultures or yeast in the process and hence halts the increase of alcohol. A allot of the major manufactures now add live cultures back into the beverage so they can still say it has live cultures in it, though it's not from the original /organic source. However the high alcoholic versions of Kombucha that are now sold as is and continue to ferment fall into a different category similar to beer. Some manufactures filter out a lot of the yeast to halt the fermentation process before bottling as another means to prevent it from post fermenting and raising the alcohol content. As you mention in the video some people react to Kombucha in a negative way or have bad reactions to it. This could be more related to the high yeast content that comes from added yeast or developed from certain fruits they use, which a lot of people may have sensitivity to these yeast cultures. Kombucha is not much different than other fermented beverages and shouldn't be consumed in excess. The recommended amounts by aficionados is no more than 4-6oz daily. Also unless someone is making there own and not monitoring there PH levels or practicing proper brewing techniques it's pretty unlikely they are going to get sick or die from consuming it, especially a commercially made version drinking moderate quantities. Kombucha has acetic acid similar to vinegar, if it doesn't under go a secondary fermentation process the PH levels should remain low making it much more vinegary tasting drink. Usually the higher PH the more desirable and a much sweeter the drink. The lower PH versions with high levels of acetic acid will prevent the growth of most harmful bacteria but are less desirable to drink and have a similar taste profile to apple cider vinegar. In general Kombucha is not any healthier than apple cider vinegar for that matter if you consume the raw form. The only major health concern should that it can erode your tooth enamel from the acetic acid and avoid high alcohol forms of it. Kombucha sales has skyrocketed in the last few years, I don't see that changing, but the health myths created mostly by marketing hype definitely needs to be examined and brought to public attention and I appreciate your effort in doing that. Keep up the good work as always. Thank you!
Dose that mean you are giving Kombucha a Red light rating?
Kind of disappointed with a case-report analysis. 4 people death and 5 with some kind of toxicty in 25 years.... So what!!! More people die of peanut and seed allergies. Are they not on the Daily Dozen? 29-,000 people can died in 2012 un the US also from C difficile (doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1408913.) ..this bateria is also found in vegetables (doi: 10.1155/2014/158601) Should we not recomend vegetables? Man. Dr greger can do better. Can you please incorporate new research about fermented foods and inflamation? (Looking at Stanford studies).
The case states the patient was a 22-year old Filipino male recently diagnosed with HIV a month earlier. He consumed 34oz (1 liter) of raw Kombucha in one sitting though he did share some of it with a friend but it doesn't sound like he has ever consumed it previously, so 15 hours latter he ends up in the hospital with acute renal failure after ingesting Kombucha. His other medical history included anaphylaxis to peanuts. People with peanut allergies shouldn't eat peanuts and people with yeast sensitives shouldn't consume certain fermented beverages like Belgium Beers and Kombucha either. Obviously he had both issues. Kombucha should not be consumed like water, too much of a good thing doesn't make it better. This doesn't mean Kombucha is bad it just means you need to be sensible. This guy consumed it as a means to help raise is T-cell count though there is little if any evidence to support that theory. The question should be how much Kombucha is safe to consume, for some that may mean not at all.
In regards to Dr. Greger's anecdotes of those people ending up in the hospital. The thing we need to keep in mind is, what was the original source of that Kombucha? Was it store-bought? Did they get it from a friend if so who was that friend? Or did they make it themselves? Where proper hygiene practices followed? What was their experience level with making it? Did they know what they were doing? What type of tea did they use? What type of sugar did they use? Was it organic tea or was it contaminated tea from China with chemicals and heavy metals in it? How much Kombucha do they drink per day (the dose is 1 cup)? There are so many variables to take into account! The truth is Kombucha has been around for thousands of years. So if it was harmful then it would have been stopped and known long ago. And one other thing to remember is homemade Kombucha is superior and completely different from inferior store-bought Kombucha. You can't even compare the two!
Some very valid points, Shane however “ if it were harmful it would have been stopped long ago”... like smoking cigarettes and consuming meat? One should not equate popularity with healthy benefit.
@@lc2654 Your entitled to your own opinion but not your own set of facts. What was offered in this video? He offered no proof, no studies and people giving personal anecdotes (Chinese whispers) is not evidence. People who smoke and eat meat do it because their daft, that’s why they do it. People who make homemade Kombucha from organic ingredients do it because they know something you don’t.
@Mario Hashiba The reason I wrote my first comment was because the notion that kombucha is harmful to human health is pure non-sense. When you use reverse osmosis water, organic rapadura sugar (which is high in vitamins & minerals), organic green tea, and organic kombucha vinegar (starter tea) to make kombucha. How could any of those ingredients be harmful? And if kombucha vinegar is harmful then you would have to say apple cider vinegar, balsamic vinegar, and white vinegar must be harmful too right? Well, that is absolute non-sense, everyone knows vinegar is extremely healthy for the human body. So those anecdotes in Dr. Greger's videos are garbage and is proof of nothing.
Yes, there needs to be more research on the health benefits of kombucha.
I personally drink homemade Kombucha because in one cup there are trillions of beneficial bacteria. I look at it as a drink that helps with creating and maintaining a healthy microbiome. Here is the nutritional profile of kombucha and this is not including the nutrients of the green tea & rapadura sugar too;
Bacterium gluconicumBacterium xylinumAcetobacter xylinumAcetobacter xylinoidesAcetobacter KetogenumSaccharomycodes ludwigiiSaccharomycodes apiculatusSchizosaccharomyces pombeZygosaccharomyesSaccharomyces cerevisiaeAcetic acidAcetoacetic acidBenzoic acidpropenyl esterBenzonitrileButanoic acidCaffeineCitric acidCyanocobalaminDecanoic acidEthyl AcetateFructosed-Gluconic acidGlucoseHexanoic acidItaconic acid2-Keto-gluconic acid5-Keto-gluconic acid2-Keto-3-deoxy-gluconic Lactic acidNiacinamideNicotinic acidPantothenic acidPhenethyl AlcoholPhenol, 4-ethyl6-Phospho gluconatePropionic acidOctanoic acidOxalic acidRiboflavind-Saccharic acid(Glucaric acid)Succinic acidThiaminplus 40 other acid esters in trace amount.
One other thing to keep in mind is kombucha is brewed over 10 days. You know it's ready by how sourer it tastes. And at that stage, there is no sugar left because the yeast and bacteria have eaten it as fuel. I love Dr. Greger but on this his wrong. Mario kombucha is healthy but if you disagree well that's your choice.
my words. I am brewing my own and as you saying, my stuff is superior from store one. And I made experiment with cheap tea and scoby on top looked like there were little tiny eggs in it. No good kombucha from bad tea!
You guys think store made kombucha is healthy compared to homemade
I don’t drink it to avoid cancer, but enjoy the energy that it gives me, so I will continue drinking my kombucha. Cheers Dr Greger!
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I haven't seen any harm studies for people consuming commercial kombucha, only their own homemade versions.
Exactly.
Dr Greger is on the list of my hero.... he is a star
Dr. Greger, will you ever do an inflammation series? to educate the public on it. Kind of like the endotoxin series.
@@theinfiniterick6937 No. I mean a dedicated series to inflammation. When people hear inflammation they do not even know what it actually means.
I would love more videos on fatigue. Seems to affect a pretty significant portion of the population.
Electromagnetic radiation has a huge impact on fatigue. That is why with all this technology lately so many people are fatigued all the time. But nobody wants to think about something that is invisible...
Sorry but you've cherry picked information from articles to support your hypothesis. The elaborate nature of the one 2003 Study devotes pages to the documented health benefits of the drink, and the other two deaths that you referenced in the beginning of the video happened in 1995 all in the same area that was traced back to one bad batch of tea.
With that being said, there is volumes of evidence showing the benefits of tea and kombucha is a more bioavailable version in its fermented form. Also, the probiotic benefit is overwhelming as there are studies showing the 14 different strains of bacteria and yeast present in varying forms in kombucha. I've been a commercial brewer now for nine years and I've read almost every study you referenced in this video.
This guy is well known to cherry pick infor to support his ideas. Too bad there are so many biased bad researches out there.
You may be a good person to ask about this, but I've always wondered about the B12 content of Kombucha. Have you looked into it and is it present in any decent amount?
Yes. Terrible that he used case reports (cherrypicking) and not real risk analysis . $1.27 billion dollars sold of KOmbucha in the United States 2022. That is hundreds of thousands of liters drank. And the conclusion is that 4 people died and 3 got hepatoxicity? Very very dissapointed
I started making kombucha 2 years ago and I never drink more than one cup a day. It has had a very positive effect on my digestion. I noticed at the grocery store that they sell kombucha that has gone through the first fermentation process but not the second one. Instead they use carbonation. I wonder if that makes a difference.
Well, I’m healthy and only drink kombucha occasionally, so I’ll take my chances. Hopefully, someone does a random Placebo, Blind Melon, double-whammy super-duper study on it soon! 👍😁💚🌱
I just go by how my body reacts and it enjoys about half of most kombuchas at a time, I say enjoys as in gives me high energy and good internal feelings during and after
@@briananderson1246 That's the feeling of ingesting sugar and caffeine.
@@JacobSeifert no that's not the case here because 95% of the time I get caffeine free and low sugar always
What brands were studied? Was it homemade kombucha, because I think that that could probably be unsafe. But the stuff that is brewed and bottled in the US and sold at Whole Foods? Like GT? I highly doubt that people have been made ill by drinking store-bought kombucha. I like it because it is tasty and low sugar, low calorie. It’s a nice treat from time to time.
@@RustyMadd Pointing a gun at your head and pulling the trigger knowing that you will almost certainly die if you’re unlucky enough to line the bullet up with the barrel is a lot different to drinking a beverage for which there is, at best, only correlatable evidence of causing illnesses let alone fatalities. The patients in most, if not all, of the case studies to date had underlying conditions such as asthma, HIV, heavy alcoholism, malnourishment or overweight (with strong potential for diabetes myelitis and hyperthyroidism) and the only link to kombucha was that they had mostly either drunk it in the 24 hours prior to presenting or had drunk it daily for a month or two. Hardly causal and barely correlatable.
I have been brewing my own Kombucha as the commercial product was costing me as much as a bad Starbucks addiction.
While I can’t ‘see’ any real change to my health and I’m not unhealthy to begin with, it keeps me from pouring an evening cocktail and the snack drawer. Yes, good self control could have the same effect- but given that I’ve been on that slippery slope, I think I will stick with the Kombucha for now.
Unless I see your material say it’s BAD for you 🤣. Thank you for the great content.
I am learning to make my own I think my last butch was too sweet, still experimenting but it does help with digestion big time in my case
Amanthi I'm exactly the same. Love my glass of booch instant of glass of wine most evenings ♥️ It satisfies my weird "tart tooth" so to speak... Didn't know something like that existed but I got it. And I'll either have a glass of wine or glass of homemade booch so I think it's no brainer... 🤩🤩🤩
Acidosis happens if you drink large amounts of kombucha, and people might not be aware of that, which might explain people getting sick when drinking it in large amounts. Kombucha also contains caffeine , which could be problematic for people with compromised kidney function, and make acidosis worse.
However, consumed in moderate amounts (a bottle or so a day), it's not really worse than any other probiotic food.
I really like how you quote your info! It's super informative 😁😁
I bought 12 bottles of kombucha from the internet and now drinking my first... while watching videos about it and realising, that I probably should have informed myself before buying. Cheers, Mr. Greger 🍻
Hi Dr Greger how about kefir? Pls make a video about it tq
Eating animal products "only seems to benefit those who sell it." Cattle ranchers, poultry farms, fishermen, etc. All these benefits from people eating animal products. But in the end, beginning around age 50 or so, manifestations of clogged arteries appear, requiring high blood pressure medications, blood thinners, cholesterol medications, etc. By about age 60, many people need stents, bypass surgery, pacemakers, etc. By about age 70 long-term use of medications results in kidney failure. So many older people are hospitalized mainly as a result of the diet they have been eating all their lives. I'm 62 and vegan for 7 years. I was a caregiver to elderly parents and a grandmother for 17 years. I saw what the Standard American Diet did to them. All I can say is that I wish there was this much publicity about the dangers of consuming meat and dairy as there is concerning relatively harmless foods like kombucha. Most commercially prepared kombucha is safe. I think that contamination from home-brewing kombucha is what causes most of the dangerous side effects.
All i know is i feal happy and energized after consuming
Well it does have caffeine, sugar and maybe a little alcohol, so maybe that's why? I'm making my own kombucha too and I did feel those effects for sure ;)
The placebo effect is a wonderful thing.
I get the same feeling after drinking Mexican Coke. As a matter of fact I get the same feeling after doing cocaine.
@@tinyjungle_ you don't know how I'm feeling compared to when I drink soda oh, it's not the same at all, most my life I've been a high-performance athlete and kombucha is legit. Case solved
Me too!
Local hipster upscale grocery store has a whole isle of kombucha now. They even have high alcohol kombucha and weed kombucha
Few years ago there was maybe 5 choices lol
hey i registered to your channel, some funny videos, good job. 🤣
@@Julottt welcome
I basically never had a headache for my entire life, maybe only the few times I got the flu. In my 50s I started getting migraines that would last 8 to 10 hours. They became quite frequent, 2 or 3 times a week. I had started drinking 1/2 a bottle of kombucha every night after my dinner, so 8oz I guess. Had been drinking the kombucha for probably over a year before the headaches started so it didn't register that may be the cause. Was just reading about migraines and came across the info that some people get migraines from kombucha. So I cut out the kombucha and the migraines went away immediately. After a month or so I decided to add kefir to my diet. After a few days migraines came back. Stopped the kefir and migraines gone. It's seems that for some people the over consumption of fermented foods causes issues. Could be similar to lactose. We all have a limited tolerance for it, it's just different for each person.
What about hibiscus kefir water, such as the one from "the living apothecary"? Is that beneficial?
All I know kombucha helps with my digestion big time no more gastritis pain in the morning for people who never try kombucha should start slow, synergy brand is my favorite, I am learning how to make my own
Thanks!
Bull sh...t I grow up on kombucha.
American eating junk food. And blaming on kombucha. You can faster died from Coka Cola or Sprite or food from Macdonald's.
Totally makes you wonder why he's trying to dismiss it obviously they don't want us to cure ourselves
@@kevinandmichelle358 some one must be paid him to say that . Money rules the world. Sad 😢
By the way , my plants like Kombucha 😂!!!
Meanwhile my Kefir grains making sounds : pssss pss ashhhhhh. In my kitchen :)
Water Kefir!
It’s kinda the same thing isn’t it, it’s fermented liquid same as apple vinegar. Maybe the side effects ppl are having is because the amount they are drinking (1 cup with a meal 2-3 times a day). Maybe it’s the way it’s being produced by companies.
@@luvyou-baby Well I am making my Kefir from scratch and using only the best organic stuff to make it. It taste great, strong but it is healthy as f...
@@richardlebeda6363 Can you link a clinical trial that supports your belief?
@@JacobSeifert lol.. Are you serious?? Google it if you really are interested in it :)
I make my own Kombucha so I was very interested in your comments. So I was disappointed with the lack of studies (that's what I got from the Vid) . Later, I thought about deconstructing Kombucha into it's common components and talking about them. (vinegar, black tea, whatever is left)?
Tried kombucha a year ago, worked for me and some mild pain I was having in my gut due to sugar consumption. I've been drinking kombucha regularly since then...
If there is a lack of scientific proof for health benefits of kombucha, there is also a lack of scientific proof of harm by kombucha. Anecdotal case studies is no substitute to vigorous studies as Dr. Gregor preaches… He would not highlight case studies about people getting sick eating plant food, and I think the same standards should apply here.
loooooooove watching this after drinking a glass
Great Report!! I learned again. I would liked to see you comment that with the increased popularity of kombucha that we are undergoing a population scale trial of the effects of consuming it. Are we seeing increased reports of adverse effects?
For real, with it being so popular, it seems bizarre that there would be so little research on it
I'm sure if it's still better for you than pop or soda. So I'm still gonna drink it occasionally. I drink it so rarely cuz it ain't cheap. Great now I'm craving it.
I make my own. It’s pretty easy. There’s a few good video tutorials. Water kefir is also good, and even easier than ‘Buch’ to make.
@Io inthenightsky kombucha has one of the most amazing health benefits and I have personally watched it help numerous people with major gut issues including IBS, the sugar is completely absorbed by the fermentation process the fermentation actually feeds off the sugar and eats it so by the time your kombucha is ready there is barely any sugar you can use organic sugar you can use honey you can use maple syrup, I'm a recovered alcoholic and there is absolutely no alcohol other than a very very small amount that you can't even notice
@@kevinandmichelle358 what provides the health benefits?
Really interesting story.
could you please do à vidéo on nico ( neuralgia inducing cavitational osteonecrosis) and treatments please?
Hi. Please fo a video on the efficacy of Kefir, milk and water based.
Honnestly Kombucha is not sold as a remedy but rather as a fermented drink like root beer here in Canada. Most of them are quite sugary but safe to use. The case reports are mainly falling for the survivor bias, on the million bottles that people drink only few report those issues thus like for peanut allergy, the issue is not in the peanut.
Hahaha, that early 2000s website cited as a source
I enjoy the Kombucha that I make at home (ensuring that the scoby is always kept in liquid).
Hi, I am learning how to make it, my butch came out too sweet I think I added too much sugar if you have any tips thank you 🙏
@@Cochita322 The amount of sugar you can add depends on the size and the number of the scobies you are using.
When I harvest Kombucha (after 7 days) there's no sugar left and so I have to make more sweet tea and then I transfer the scoby directly into the sweet tea (after it has cooled enough that I can comfortable touch the jar).
Since there's no sugar left I add some in the form of juice or berries for the 2nd fermentation.
For me, the trick to avoid mold (or black spots) is to aim to keep the scoby in the tea mixture.
I do this by never letting the scoby sit on a plate.
Thank Brian great tip ❤
@@brianjessen9925 thank you ❤ i used one cup of sugar for less than one gallon I think it was too much and it was fermenting for two weeks
@@Cochita322 Do you have a scoby or are you creating one?
(When I started Kombucha I gave far too little sugar).
The advantage of having too sweet Kombucha is that you can just let it ferment longer.
My guess is that it's best to stick with the leading brands of kombucha, drink no more than a few ounces at a time, and limit total daily consumption to one cup.
That said, it's probably better to just double down on other probiotic foods/drinks, such as kefir, sauerkraut, miso, and yogurt. (If you're vegan, then consume plant-based yogurt.)
Best is drink as much as you want of it. Why limit it if it does nothing bad to you? Just because some guy said "it's not good, because it doesn't treat cancer"??
I drink it all the time. For years. Chem panel perfect and teeth are perfect. A1C perfect. Cholesterol perfect. Vitals perfect.
Great example of anecdotal evidence!
Maybe it's the salad.
@@jonnenne Yeah, just like the studies being cited, "Probably caused by kombucha" "Sporadic cases". Sound pretty anecdotal to me. The truth is that it's just another fermented beverage, It's not magical and it probably won't kill you either, do you know what else is fermented? Wine :O
@@jonnenne Oh right, and what evidence did Dr Greger present against kombucha? All of it was anecdotal evidence of a few isolated cases from long ago. Please use your own brain, don't parrot everything you hear on the internet.
@@cesarg.7364 There is a scale of anecdotal. Correlation to a specific change in diet is more evidence than someone being healthy and looking at a singular point of data from their diet.
I read somewhere that green tea is more beneficial than black tea when brewing kombucha and that the bad cases are usually from the kombucha brewed with black tea. I wonder if they specify which kind of kombucha it was in those case reports.
Black tea is best,
I got what I believe to be alcohol poisoning after 1/2 bottle of kombuchua that had been left out of the refrigerator for a little while and then later a single serving of a rum mixed drink. My skin turned red and I felt extremely sick, FWIW. It was the organic kind that they sell in Costco. Caveat: I may be allergic to rum, or alcohol in general, but I never had that bad a reaction to just alcohol. Now I just avoid it all.
Wait, so you're telling me you're alergic to alcohol, drank rum and then blame it on the kombucha? Kombucha like most fermented foods has a residual amount of alcohol somwhere around but usually lower than 1%. Maybe it enhanced your alergic reaction, just like bread could've done that. But it's kinda weird to drink alcohol and then point at something else as the culprit of your acohol allergy reaction.
Kombucha is one option for those trying not to drink alcohol, if it's potentially dangerous, what other options are there that are not just more water, or something caffeinated and sugary?
Try water kefir.
This video seems ridiculous. There's no apparent danger in drinking kombucha. It's statistically insignificant to say that kombucha is bad. Honestly that steak you ate for dinner has dangerous chemicals. Nutmeg is slightly toxic. Your non-stick pan has horrible chemicals in them. Everything is out to get you. If you enjoy kombucha just enjoy it! It has wonderful capabilities of turning people away from addiction to sodas (Coca-Cola gave my grandfather diabetes he doesn't really eat candy or anything. Soda is a big issue in diabetes). It also has a very very small amount of alcohol which can be healthy for people that wish to abstain from drinking beer or liquor. It's what I use occasionally to help with hangovers. Just take this information from the video and take it all with a grain of salt.
@@annanhildebrand9667 I think the point is to inform people of the risks and let them make their own choice based on personal risk tolerance. Don't shoot the messenger. Yes, there are a lot of unhealthy foods and dangerous chemicals, but wouldnt you rather know about them and then make your own choices? We all need to thank Dr.Gregger and the NutritionFacts.org team for making us aware of the risks. If you choose to eat steak, nutmeg, kombucha, knowing the added risks and weighing them against the benefits that is up to you. It's good to know about it, even if it is not what we want to hear.
Hasn't Kombucha been consumed in China for centuries? Is it possible that the cases cited were due to contamination?
Yes. None of the studies referenced seem to distinguish home-brewed from commercially prepared kombucha. I think contamination is the problem with home brewing.
While I enjoy a bottle of kombucha occasionally, like 3 or 4 times a year, I've never experienced any negative effects. On the other hand, I've not noticed any appreciable positive effects either.
Good info. Thanks!
@Clitckity Clank Fortunately, the FDA has nothing to do with natural supplements because they are not controlled by govt mandates. The only FDA control on nutritional supplements or natural remedies is the following disclaimer: "This statement has not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration." and/or "This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease."
Also, something many of us don't understand is that the FDA was not and is not in order to protect the population but to service industries that are regulated, such as pharmaceutical, which is, IMHO, the enemy of true health care, which is by nature preventative rather than interventional like is promoted by Big Pharma and the allopathic medicine industries.
@Clitckity Clank Technically, kombucha is marketed as a functional food product, which includes supplements, natural remedies, etc. While it is not technically a supplement because of its low nutritional profile, it has been demonstrated to have positive effects in the treatment of several diseases by naturopathic physicians as well as anecdotally.
More research needed type of situation
Well there are lovers and then comes the poeple who are always gonna criticize and try to be the smart one.
Stop scaring people just to get attention.
Everyone is eating fried food and gmo all the time how harmful is that but since a new healthy thing has come up let's target it.
Excellent! Post this far and wide people ...
It benefits my tastebuds when there’s ginger and berries in it. :)
Exactly :) to me it's nothing more than a refreshing non alcoholic beverage to have whenever I'm just lounging around and feel like having a sip of something tasty
It's an offensive taste and smell which leads me to the conclusion that anyone who says they like it are lying and just want to fit in with other bouch boys.
Regardless a qualified authority just explained to you why you shouldn't drink it but here you are🤷♂️🤦♂️🤠🤠🤠
@@Bill365ill I would be cautious about taking the word of a 'qualified authority' over TH-cam if you haven't yourself read the articles and studies he cited. If you had read them you'd note there was MASSIVE cherry picking going on!
I've actually followed the guy for a long time but this is the first time I've seen him cherry pick data in such a blatantly poor manner and I feel inclined to question a lot of his opinions now.
@@19jacobob93 he's a pretty well known physician. You wouldn't consider him a qualified authority to speak about stuff like this?(which he does for a living)
@@Bill365ill again yes, I've followed his lectures for years. However this one was quite an exposé for me as I've actually read one of the mentioned studies and his pickings from it were very biased and the other 70% of the study wasn't even mentioned.
What about WATER KEFIR??
do you see how quickly the medical field dismisses Kombucha. imagine if they applied the same energy to STENTS.
Or back surgeries, knee surgeries, antibiotics, SSRI's, Opiates, the list goes on!
I for one enjoy watching the elderly stretch out their last remaining years being cut to pieves, doused in pharmaceutical chemicals, and having tube and wiring pumping fluids through their bodies surrounded by unhappy and rude nurses!
America's the best country in the world and no billionaire should ever pay taxes!
@@daveyineluctable5525 I don't agree with billionaires not having to pay taxes. Everyone should carry their own load.
I think there is concern because people have a misconception of what it really is. It's just a fermented beverage and like other beverages contain yeast and bacteria some good and some bad. And for some people these yeast strains and bacteria may not be that desirable to consume on a regular bases if it all. I would suspect that Stents though are not related probably pose a greater threat to someones health since it's a foreign object being planted into your artery though they rationalize them because the alternative would be to consume a plant based diet to prevent someone from ever having to get a stent in the first place.
The healthcare system was created for acute care and trying to "fix" things after issues occur, and not as much focused on prevention. It's part of our goal at our clinic - to improve the prevention side of medicine!
@@dnvsrzdnvsrz1152 that was irony
Lack of clinical evidence is not the same as does not benefit. Perhaps there simply haven't been any quality studies?
Well, duh. That is the point of the video. When there is a lack of evidence for positive effects and some evidence of adverse effects, it is only reasonable to be suspicious of whatever is being studied.
@@jonnenne but maybe the positive benefits haven't been adequately * put to the test * ? RCT's are expensive. Measuring the effects of probiotics on the microbiome is a relatively new area of academic interest.
Kombucha does not make me feel good. Apparently, perhaps it is the natural nitrates in Kombucha and I am sensitive to them. There are also small amounts of ETOH alcohol in Kombucha. But without studies who knows. People love fizzy drinks so it is a way of turning tea into a "healthy" soda....
Now, I no longer feel I am missing anything by not having any kombucha.
Lol, thank you! I have a friend who thinks I’m stuck in the dark ages for never picking up on the kombucha craze, she drinks it like water but continues to have serious intestinal issues for which she thinks more kombucha is the answer
The problem with reportings like these is they never mention or study the overall health of the individuals. These people could already be morbidly obese or suffer from pre existing conditions. 🙄
While I enjoy a bottle of kombucha occasionally, like 3 or 4 times a year, I've never experienced any negative effects. On the other hand, I've not noticed any appreciable positive effects either. This is good info.
You can have another alcoholic beverage, although, you will have to find a new rationalization.
Although I’m sure there’s plenty more science needs to be done im curious as to how superior kombucha with a good level of pre-biotics would preform against a control!
Eh if I die I die
I drink kombucha just to flex on my peers, 10/10 worth it
Chad
I make my own kombucha, and I like it very strong, practically vinegar, does that make it more or less safe?
That's definitely not good.
few extra sea monkeys never hurt no body
There's absolutely nothing wrong with kombucha if yours is starting to go vinegary you just left your fermentation for a bit long but as long as it's not a pure vinegar then it is still consumable even if it was a vinegar it would still be consumable this guy is cherry picking a few bad cases of people who probably drink kombucha that was not brewed properly and went back if it smells good and it tastes good then it is good normally a regular fermentation can go from 5 days to 2 weeks so after 5 days start tasting your bootch and see the flavor that you like the best . The more vinegary that it gets means that the sugar in it has all been eaten up it can be quite sour and still be good it depends on your taste levels.
It's better, the scoby eats the sugar mine came out too sweet still learning I guess needed more fermentation 😁
The premise is that vinigary would be safer because its more acidic.
I thought I might die after drinking two Kombuchas at a Santa Barbara restaurant.
Sauerkraut and kimchi definitely keep me regular.
What about water kefir?
is causing me lots of joint pain.... quit drinking it...subsided a little.......going to doctor on friday
What about apple vinegar? Does have the same side effects
it’s also a fermented food, it helps digestion and acid reflux issues.
He's a big fan of vinegary, recommends it for all meals
@@ludicrousone8706 by the tablespoon though, not the bottle
@@JimEatsPlants Right, who consumes a full bottle in a day?
If you thirst, just drink water 💦
every time i drank Kombucha I got headaches. I wanted to like it but it never agreed with my body.
Me too!
I still enjoy making my own kombucha if only because of my enjoyment of the cartoon adventure time, but I will be more careful with the scobi.
My grandpa in Japan used to drink kombu cha, which is KOMBU kelp seaweed and green tea (CHA means tea in Japanese). Drink my grandpa kombu cha instead!
He does actually specifically recommend against kelp because of its potentially very high iodine content. I still eat it occasionally cause it's tasty.
@@JosiahMcCarthy everything in moderation.. I whack it in stew and soup sometimes, and really like wakame with edamame and sesame seeds. Dr Greger also suggests not eating hibiscus flowers (although he used to blend it into smoothies) but recommends a cold steeped drink or teas made from it. I’m now going to try dashi kombu chai - and why not? 🙃
@@PhilWhelanNow he's totally ok with wakame and some other seaweeds, it's kelp that he has iodine concerns about, but yeah, i think sometimes is ok.
The only reason why any of these people got sick from kombucha was because it obviously was not brewed properly and it had contamination. Kombucha is an amazing health drink that our bodies need, I highly advise learning to make your own getting your own scoby and treating your guts to some wonderful probiotics and gut Flora that our bodies so desperately need in today's age of processed food and antibiotics.
noooooooooooooooo
I will not stop making and drinking my kombucha!!
This guy is cherry picking a few negative cases of people who have had contaminated kombucha. I personally know many people who have cured very serious gut problems including IBS from consuming a glass of kombucha a day. You can Brew your own and it is completely affordable and amazing for your gut health especially if you've taken antibiotics or have eaten processed food GMO food kills your gut microbes it's important for you to eat fermented food it's something that we have lost but something that our bodies need and have always had in centuries before we had refrigeration. Anything that you are fermenting needs to be done properly but that does not mean that he should be dismissing the amazing health benefits and cherry picking a couple of cases where someone obviously had contaminated kombucha.
Me too😁 my last butch was to sweet though 😕
I feel my teeth dissolving when I drink the booch. Also I get a headache. Ugh. It's so tempting to taste but not worth the pain.
Rinse your mouth after drinking it and with meals try synergy kombucha
@@Cochita322 rinsing my mouth doesnt take my headache away but I could see the tooth dissolving help. Good idea!
@@robynlatham6451 I am sorry
I drank store bought kombucha from a reputable brand and I had the WORST diahrrea ever
Same here. Suffering for days because I tried it.
Its free though lol its made from organic black tea and sugar! That just sits and scoby develops.
I was legit addicted to kombucha for years. So expensive! And I felt awfully elitist given the price. But I literally had a hard time stopping. Seems that low level of sugar and alcohol create cravings- shocker!
shouldn't an addiction also create harmful effects?
I made my own kombucha based on the ravings of a close friend. I developed a lop sided gut flora, lol. then, I thought, hummmm, maybe something unhealthy is also growing in it. After all, Momma always told me not to eat spoiled food, lol.
How do you know your gut flora is lopsided???
@@johnsully3209 It is what my gastroenterologist told me after a colonoscopy.
What even is lopsided gut flora? That seems like a vague unmedical term to me. Did you're momma also tell you to put down the cheese, bread, wine, yoghurt, ..?
@@KnobbyWobby Good point.
So you're saying kombucha is no more toxic than Chipotle? 😂
I lost weight and did not feel nothing wrong in my body
fizzy sugar water, not health food
Aw, but I enjoy kombucha :(
yes and it's much better on the body than alcohol....Even when I drink hard cider, the effect is much heavier than drinking kombucha. Kombucha is also one of the least sweetened beverage.
@@isabellezablocki7447 it seems like the studies are from home brewed Kombucha - while the one's in stores aren't regulated by the FDA, I'm sure they're okay. We need more clinical studies!! Hahha
@@anew5118 Yes agreed.
@@anew5118 I think you're right about contamination risk in the home brew stuff.
But the metabolic acidosis correlation is also worrying . Kombucha is basically flavored acid water -- the same acetic acid as vinegar. Probably no concern on occasion, but the dose may make the poison here since your kidneys need time to clear excess acids from your body. Enjoy in moderation?
@@Firebuck Absolutely!!
Alright, what about HARD kombucha?
Why doesn’t someone do the trials?
Maybe ppl are having side effects cause they are drinking the whole bottle ( 1 cup) with every meal. It might be to much, and should be taken in small amounts like apple vinegar.
Isn’t this a drink that has been used in Asia )China , Japan etc for hundreds of years, seems weird that it’s being considered as dangerous now
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No one is trying to prove the "health risks" of yogurt, kimchi, miso, tempeh, sauerkraut or sourdough, other cultured acidic foods like kombucha that have been safely consumed for thousands of years and have clear dietary benefits!
👏👏👏, He may be Vegan but he's getting lost in the weeds and becoming a hack
"Clear health benefits" -> Citation needed.
Moreover, you completely missed the point of the video probably due to feeling attacked. Alcohol has been consumed for thousands of years. Please stop watching scientific videos when you are searching for confirmation to your biases.
A case report of massive hepatic necrosis (healthy Asian woman) allegedly associated with kombucha ingestion, is what got my attention. I haven’t seen anything like it associated with kimchi etc., and I do make and consume both
@@jonnennewatch the video, he’s making that very point.
i'm guessing a lot of the problems come from people making their own. However, it's a shame it hasn't been studied.
Is there a single thing this guy doesn't believe kills you I seriously can't tell
YOWCH!!! I'm sure the Kombutie industry LOVES you now......however, I never did like the taste of this stuff and never bought into its supposed health benefits....although, as you say, its fermented, so surely it has some kind of positive effect on our healthy bacteria in the lower gut???? Anyway, so glad I never got addicted to this stuff and I actually didn't realize some people have died from drinking it....very scary.....Thanx as alway Professor Greger!
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I like cherry coke
Greger has no sacred cows. goes where the science leads. Respect
Noooo my ferment is almost ready
Don't listen to him he is cherry picking a few bad cases of contaminated kombucha
Is the video AI generated? (Or just a weird green screen effect?)
Hi, @roohocking4052! The video is not AI-generated. I'm not sure what you are asking about, but my guess is that it is "...just a weird green screen effect..."
I hope that helps!
-Christine Kestner, MS, CNS, LDN, MPH, NutritionFacts.org Health Support Volunteer
Dr Greger , you're not leaving cited sources on screen long enough for people to actually read them. Your previous format videos of a voice over with cited sources is much more easy to follow and assimilate. It is distracting to try and watch you and the sources cited at the same time. Thanks
There's a pause button that's great for taking screenshots!
@@karenmatzke It would need to be paused too many times and take more time than needed . People watch him to disseminate information quickly with a final conclusion thought . His previous voice over format was fine .
He loses me when when says fluoride in water is good for your teeth…really?
I tend to occasionally get kombucha to mix with other drinks like a kind of non alcoholic cocktail haha. Find it can make juice drinks a lot more fun due to its sour/carbonated flavor.
Don't personally find much out of it in terms of healthiness since it seems not much different than a more acidic(?) sweet tea. Imagine just drinking straight tea without the added sugars would be better personally. But, I like mixing it up with the stuff occasionally.
I thought it was just a source of probiotics for vegans not a miracle cure all. Is it not a good source of probiotics??
It's absolutely amazing for you I know multiple people who have cured their IBS with kombucha and other gut related problems as well as it helps my gut issues, he's cherry-picking a few cases of people who drink contaminated kombucha and there is absolutely no science-based evidence that kombucha is bad for you and it said that science has not explored the wonderful benefits of this absolute miracle health drink that you can make yourself and you don't need to pay into some big corporation or big Pharma poisoning you with pills.
This is really disappointing. I've given so much up (meat, dairy, alcohol, most flour and sugar), kombucha (although grossly over priced) was a real treat. They ferment it at the micro-breweries in my neighbourhood and it was a great swap for beer. I'm having a little pity party for myself today. 😥🙁
I mean, he didn't say it's terrible, it's just been identified as the cause of some problems, rarely, and it's not been tested for benefits. It's just like a million other foods out there. You should probably not drink a whole lot of it, but occasionally would be fine. For him, he's making recommendations to thousands or millions of people, so he's not going to recommend it, but what he just went over was NOT damning evidence, it was basically just, "this hasn't really been studied at all, so hold your horses on health claims."
Maybe don't be a pussy?
The video concluded that there is no hard evidence for or against; only very specific case studies.
don't let this guy scare you, absence of evidence is not evidence.
I was never that into the taste, I just drank it when friends offered it because I thought I was drinking an elixir of hipsters.
I love your phrase "elixir of hipsters" I might have to steal that.
@@krisevans5022 help yourself!
dang, oh well :) tastes kinda gross anyways.
*Rusty's Tip Of The Day:*
If you can't pronounce it, don't eat it.
Surely nutrition facts could do their own study?
Kombucha: ‘A lawful overpriced resident of hype-city”