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11 Doctors Reveal the Foods They'd Never Touch

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One thing all doctors can agree on — whether they're trained to cure skin diseases or specialized in treating conditions of the heart — is that healthy eating is the key to a long and fulfilling life. As the old adage goes, we are what we eat. Doctors know this to be especially true, as they see first-hand the extent of physical, mental and emotional damage a poor diet can wreak on the lives of their patients.

In fact, many doctors credit their patients for reminding them what kinds of foods to avoid and which they should be piling up on their plate — and, in turn, they provide their patients with healthy eating pointers they've discovered to be beneficial in their own life. "For me, avoiding animal fat and protein altogether has give me energy and vitality, so I recommend it to all my patients," says Adam Gropper, M.D., board-certified diagnostic and interventional radiologist and owner of VIVIDVascular.

What other foods have learned doctors sworn off their plates? Here, 11 doctors get real about the food items they'll never eat again.

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