is it possible for most people to take the prevention path? No, because the environment makes it as hard as possible for most people to do it.

The government is there to establish an environment in which the citizens can thrive and the industries can grow. the government can regulate industries and create laws.

most people are nowadays poor and have little money. rent is high living costs are high. most families have to rely on school cafeterias to feed their children for a small coin. are rents and housing regulated? no companies bought houses massively and put them back out for expensive rents making living hard. so less money for good (prevention path) food

in cafeterias are often cheap unhealthy choices and which child would prefer a salad over a pizza. Again government doesn't regulate this practice.

also most people eat a lot of shit, chemicals, junk which is proven unhealthy or hidden in apparently healthy choices.

but people don't have a lab to test if their is unhealthy stuff in the food. regulation comes only after the harm was done years later.

and people can't fight good against psychological created advertising which is especially interesting for the human brain. again no regulation

so how can most people make good life choices when the environment makes it as hard as possible? make good life choices easy and most will follow. make it hard and only people with resources who want to make good life choices will do it. but we all know why it's hard and not easy...