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Instead of just giving Americans a list of healthy food choices, the federal government takes a stab at showing us what not to eat. Get the facts here.
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farsidexyz posted:
http://jama.ama-assn.org/content/307/14/1491.full.pdf
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bobby75703 responded:
Very good article farside. I never understood the logic in treating someone for a disease they didn't have.

As the old saying goes, "a good salesman can sell a refrigerator to an Eskimo." Selling statins to perfectly healthy 55 year old without cardiovascular disease is a perfect example.


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