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To provide optimal levels of protective micronutrients, a diet must be vegetable-based, not grain-based.

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Joel Fuhrman
Age: 71
Born: 1953
Born: December 2
Figure Skater
M.D.
Medical Writer
Nutritionist
Physician
New York City
New York
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