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> what most primary care physicians will do with patients to help them avoid heart disease is not enough. The status quo simply does not work

The reason the status quo doesn't work is that people don't actually follow the guidelines set

Barely anyone (like 10% last I saw) meets the recommended amounts of fruit and vegetable intake or exercise. We're all addicted to terrible foods, are sedentary, have high blood pressure and are overweight

Before you start micro optimizing everything just fix your diet, avoid saturated fat and sodium and get enough moderate intensity or better exercise every week

The 95/5 of it is just basic stuff everyone knows and yet barely anyone does



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