Prevention & the Healthcare Crisis
October 4,2004

Walter C. Willet, M.D., M.P.H.
Professor of Medicine
Chairman of the Department of Nutrition
Harvard

Moderately easily achieved lifestyle intervention* results in 82% reduction risk of coronary artery disease . . . . This is much more important than Statins

*No cigarette smoking, moderate physical activity and easy diet changes

Reducing health care costs by reducing the need and demand for medical services:

• Widespread implementation of preventive strategies requires a collaboration among business, labor, the insurance industry, government and universities
• Reducing the need and demand for medical services is a positive solution bringing better health for the individual and ultimately lowering health care costs

>> Fries, James F., et al, The New England Journal of
Medicine, July 29, 1993:329(5):321-325.