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title: How Smoking in 1956 is Like Eating in 2016 — HIGH T3CH
url: https://hight3ch.com/how-smoking-in-1956-is-like-eating-in-2016/
date: 2016-11-03
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# How Smoking in 1956 is Like Eating in 2016

Given that our diet is the #1 cause of death and disability, surely nutrition is the #1 thing doctors learn in medical school, right? Surely it’s the #1 your doctor talks to you about. How could there be such a disconnect between the available evidence and the practice of medicine? Let’s do a thought experiment…