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Docs Are Penalized for Positive Outcomes From Lifestyle Change

Great article, slightly edited. Just when we are learning the power of positive life style changes, docs that recommend them are being penalized. In comparison to docs that prescribe more meds.

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Oct 17, 2023
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By Padmaja Patel, MD - President-Elect, American College of Lifestyle Medicine

Lifestyle First

Clinical practice guidelines for many chronic diseases recommend lifestyle intervention as the first and optimal treatment.

A growing body of evidence supports lifestyle behavior interventions to treat and, when used intensively, even reverse common chronic cond…

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