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Food can help control some chronic health conditions, in some cases eliminating the need for drugs - Washington Post
If you have a chronic health condition — and about 60 percent of Americans live with at least one — you can use food to help manage your problem. Yet too many Americans don’t eat with their particular health demands in mind.
Those chronic conditions include hypertension (75 million Americans), high cholesterol (102 million), and diabetes or prediabetes (100 million), according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Each of these conditions can be at least partially managed by good eating habits. Your overall diet matters, though many people pay little heed. Most guidelines say we should eat five or more servings of fruits and vegetables, but only 1 in 4 people actually does.
If you have a chronic health condition — and about 60 percent of Americans live with at least one — you can use food to help manage your problem. Yet too many Americans don’t eat with their particular health demands in mind.
Those chronic conditions include hypertension (75 million Americans), high cholesterol (102 million), and diabetes or prediabetes (100 million), according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Each of these conditions can be at least partially managed by good eating habits. Your overall diet matters, though many people pay little heed. Most guidelines say we should eat five or more servings of fruits and vegetables, but only 1 in 4 people actually does.