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Food is medicine: clinical trials show the health benefits of dietary interventions

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Growing evidence shows that dietary interventions can be effective at treating or delaying some diseases, but further trials are needed for wider adoption.

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Venkatesan, P. Food is medicine: clinical trials show the health benefits of dietary interventions. Nat Med 30, 916–919 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41591-024-02891-1

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