"Thousands upon thousands of persons have studied disease. Almost no one has studied health."

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Source: Adelle Davis (1970). “Let's Eat Right To Keep FIt”

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Adelle Davis

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Adelle Davis was a pioneering nutritionist known for her advocacy of whole foods and their role in health, influencing dietary practices in the 20th century.

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