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The idea of preventive health is that we do something now so that nothing bad happens later.
You eat a healthier diet now to avoid disease later.
You have tremendous power over your health destiny. The vast majority of premature deaths can be prevented with simple changes in what you eat and how you live.
In other words, a long and healthy life is largely a matter of choice.

— Michael Greger How Not to Die: Discover the Foods Scientifically Proven to Prevent and Reverse Disease (2025)

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