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Eating whole foods can help those with a chronic disease manage their condition more effectively.

Many things can explain why a person develops a specific disease, but the scientific evidence points toward eating a whole food diet (including lots of plant foods) as a way of lowering a person’s risk of developing these diseases and conditions:

• diabetes (type 2) • heart disease • obesity • certain cancers • dementia

Chapter 1: Why Eat Whole Foods?

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