How Diet, Lifestyle Could End 80 Percent of Diabetes, Cancer, Other Disease

“Avoid tobacco, eat optimally, and be physically active,” says Dr. David L. Katz MD – referencing the “Actual Causes of Death in the U.S.” study that have influenced his career focus for over thirty years.

Do those things “and we could eliminate 80% of chronic disease,” he adds.

A graduate of Yale University, Dr. Katz specializations include internal and preventive medicine, with a distinct grounding in nutrition. His talent for putting the research into simple, digestible terms has made him an international voice on diet and lifestyle.

Before we began measuring blood pressure ‘we only knew it was “broken” when someone had a heart attack or stroke – that’s where we are right now with diet,’ says Dr. Katz.

“Diet quality is the single leading predictor variable for all cause mortality, and total chronic disease risk in the United States today,” he adds.

Dr. Katz joins Vital Signs with Brendon Fallon to highlight what a research-based good diet looks like and to dispel the common misconceptions on weight-loss diets, the “right” and “wrong” fats and carbs, and the perceived time and cost challenges to eating healthier.

What do the world’s healthiest locales tell us about what we should eat?

Are carbs really the enemy of weight loss?

Which meats are healthiest and how do we avoid toxicity?

Tune in to Vital Signs’ first ever live webinar – probing how better diet can cut through chronic disease – including, cancer, diabetes, and heart disease with leading health expert, Dr. Katz.