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Americans spend vast sums on health care for the simple reason that as a population, we are terribly unhealthy. Independent science shows the principle cause of the chronic diseases that afflict us, is the food on our fork. We know this. But what people believe about eating healthy is simply to eat a little less of those foods that are killing us with artery disease and obesity. It is time for the public message to be changed from telling people to eat a little less bad food to one of educating us to the best health promoting diet and lifestyle that science has found. Of course, most people would not make the necessary changes, just as few quit smoking when the danger was first revealed. But over time, when given honest scientific based dietary advice, uncorrupted by the food industry or the medical business, people will begin to choose a healthier path. It is not simply adding more fruits and vegetables, and whole grains to an unhealthy diet. A health promoting diet is based on whole, unprocessed plant foods (starches) like whole grains, beans, potatoes and others with the addition of fruits and vegetables and with no added oils. It is that simple. References may be found at www.drmcdougall.com. We are being killed by our addiction to a diet based on animal sourced foods, laden with fat, oil, and sugar, and it is stealing away our health. Eating a health promoting diet and getting a little exercise will do wonders to lower our need for the health care business.

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