I believe the dose makes the poison. A single fast food meal does not cause cancer, same way that a single ‘healthy’ meal does not cause me to have a six pack (as much as I’d hope that be the case!!).

There are many factors to these complex and intricate disease states, an unhealthy diet definitely being a common denominator. However there are factors such as genetics, the microbiome, environmental factors, that have a huge play into the development of the these diseases.

I hope that people really embrace the practice of prevention, sooner rather than later! You are so correct that it is better than the cure! Education is key and once the public truly understands their physiology, we will be one step closer to a preventive style of care.