#story time: I once had a patient who kept putting off starting a medication until she could change her diet, promising me she was motivated to do so. Months went by - no progress. Finally, she disclosed that she was unhoused, living in a shelter & had to eat what was served, which was often high carb high fat fare. She thought she’d be out of there in a few months but she wasn’t. This is why “lifestyle medicine” won’t give us a healthy nation. We have to fix #poverty
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