Genes Are Not Destiny: What You Eat Matters

How can you make choices today that could help you live longer and feel better? Gordon Saxe, M.D., Ph.D. explores lifestyle choices, including diet, that can prevent, or slow chronic diseases and improve overall health. [Show ID: 40600]

0:00 Coming Up
0:34 Chronic Disease and Healthy Lifestyle Change
0:59 Predisposition to Disease
2:13 Healthspan Rather Than Lifespan
3:44 What Is A Healthy Diet?
4:44 Primary Food Groups
5:22 Secondary Food Groups
6:50 Whole-Food Cuisine is Beautiful
7:45 Program on Integrated Nutrition

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