Just like most doctors smoked in the 1950, most physicians today continue to consume foods that are contributing to our epidemics of dietary disease.
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I find this to be such a powerful concept that I have come at it from different angles. For other takes, check out Taking Personal Responsibility for Your Health ( and How Smoking in 1956 is Like Eating in 2017 ( Are the health effects of smoking really comparable to diet, though? Check out Animal Protein Compared to Cigarette Smoking (
The food industry certainly uses the same kind of misinformation tactics to try to confuse consumers. See for example:
• Big Food Using the Tobacco Industry Playbook (
• Collaboration with the New Vectors of Disease (
• Big Food Using the Tobacco Industry Playbook (
• The Healthy Food Movement: Strength in Unity (
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-Michael Greger, MD FACLM
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