For today, a letter by Molly Rosenberg of St. Paul in today's Star Tribune:
A Cure for Diabetes: Why Not Also Focus Dollars on Prevention?
I admire the doctors and researchers who are working to find answers and cures for diabetes ("Diabetes cure may be homegrown," Jan. 25). But why don't we hear more about the link between our culture's overprocessed, high-sugar diet and the soaring rates of diabetes?
What if we spent even a fraction of the amount being spent to raise biosecure pigs for transplants and other high-tech projects on nutrition education and helping people access and afford the whole, natural foods that might keep us healthy in the first place? Our health care system should put some focus on prevention, too!
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