University of Melbourne, 44
University of Southern California, 235
University of Texas, 112
University of Utah, 273
University of Washington, 218–19
urate, 311
vagus nerve, 180, 205
Vanilla Sky (film), 23
Varady, Krista, 291
vascular dementia, 59–60, 132
vascular health, 119–42
overview, 120, 142
beliefs in 1980s about harmful foods, 119–20
cholesterol and the brain, 124–30, 132, 134–37
diet-heart debacle, 120–23
increasing blood flow to the brain, 133–34
and LDL oxidation, 132–33
and LDL recycling by the liver, 131–32
and sinus microbiome, 206
statins vs., 137–42
Veech, Richard, 149
vegan and vegetarian diets, 57, 153, 182, 220
vegetable oil, warning about, 37
vegetables
overview, 209
broccoli, 243–44
chemical defenses of, 291–95
Daily “Fatty” Salad, 310–11
and Genius Plan, 301, 303, 304