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MAHA Myths: Why Nutrition Alone Won’t Save You
Make America Healthy Again? Hyman’s Half-Truths Exposed
Mark Hyman loves a soundbite. One of his favorites is:
“If doctors were trained in nutrition, we could prevent 90% of heart disease and type 2 diabetes.”
It sounds inspiring. Unfortunately, it isn’t true.
Nutrition Is Powerful — But It’s Not Magic
I’m certified in culinary medicine, and I live the Mediterranean diet. Good nutrition matters. It lowers risk. It supports treatment. However, it cannot replace medicine for people with established disease.
The DASH trial (Sacks et al., NEJM 2001) proved that eating more fruits and vegetables…
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