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‘Think of nutrition as a prescription:’ Vail Health experts share secrets behind healthy eating
Ultraprocessed foods, often a staple of American diet, linked to cardiovascular disease, hypertension, diabetes, dementia
Vail Health on Thursday, April 3, hosted a panel of three health care experts who use their knowledge of nutrition to support the health of their patients.“I like to think of nutrition as a prescription,” said Dr. Susie Vickerman, a family medicine physician at Colorado Mountain Medical.
While medication can treat diabetes, high blood pressure or heart conditions, for many patients, proper nutrition can prevent the conditions from ever developing.
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