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BOROUGH PRESIDENT ENCOURAGES MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS AND HEALTH-CONSCIOUS NEIGHBORS ALIKE TO ATTEND TALK ON ROLE OF DIET IN PREVENTING, STOPPING, AND REVERSING CHRONIC DISEASE
BROOKLYN, NY, August 24, 2017: Today, Brooklyn Borough President Eric L. Adams extended an invitation to all New Yorkers, especially medical industry professionals and his health-conscious neighbors, to attend a public conversation he is hosting with influential physician Michael Greger, MD, the New York Times best-selling author of “How Not to Die;” Borough President Adams has credited his book, which focuses on the role of diet in preventing, stopping, and reversing chronic disease, as a catalyst in successfully turning around his Type 2 diabetes diagnosis last year. He will present the talk in the Courtroom of Brooklyn Borough Hall on Friday, September 8th at 6:00 PM in partnership with the Coalition for Healthy School Food, a nonprofit organization he is working with to help introduce and promote plant-based nutrition in the borough’s school cafeterias. Borough President Adams highlighted the impact that Dr. Greger’s work has had on his life, and what he believes his message on preventive health care can help all Brooklynites.
“This is an incredible opportunity for the residents of our region to hear from one of the leading voices in clinical nutrition, a voice that frankly helped save my life,” said Borough President Adams. “Nutrition education is nowhere near prioritized enough in our doctors’ offices, hospitals, and schools, leaving people without a vitally important tool in their battles against chronic diseases. I have recommended Dr. Greger’s book to everyone I have met in the last year, and I am thrilled that he can share his knowledge in person to our borough. It is my mission to show my fellow Brooklynites that food can be our medicine.”
“The good news is that we have tremendous power over our health destiny and longevity,” said Dr. Greger. “The vast majority of premature death and disability is preventable with a plant-based diet and other healthy lifestyle behaviors.”
“We are excited that Borough President Adams is such an amazing role model, and is using his position to spread the word about the incredible role that a plant-based diet can play on preventing and reversing many of the diseases that afflict many Americans, in schools and other areas of the community,” noted Amie Hamlin, executive director of the Coalition for Healthy School Food.
Additional partners on this educational event include the Brownsville Multi-Service Family Health and Wellness Centers, NYC Health + Hospitals/Kings County, Perelandra Natural Foods, as well as NutritionFacts.org, Dr. Greger’s non-profit organization.
