Caldwell Esselstyn Quotes

United States, Nutritionist
December 12, 1933

Caldwell Blakeman Esselstyn Jr. is an American physician, author and former Olympic rowing champion. Esselstyn is the author of the award-winning Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease, in which he argued for a low-fat, whole foods, plant-based diet that avoids all animal products and oils, as well as reducing or avoiding soybeans, nuts and avocados. The diet has been advocated by former U.S. President Bill Clinton.

Also known as Rower, Dietitian, Surgeon, Scientist

Genetics loads the gun, lifestyle pulls the trigger.

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- Lifestyle
- Load
Collectively the media; the meat, oil, and dairy industries; most prominent chefs and cookbook authors; and our own government are not presenting accurate advice about the healthiest way to eat.

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- Advice
- Vegan

Having the USDA design your food pyramid is like having Al Capone do your taxes.

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- Taxes
- Vegetarian
Some people think plant-based diet, whole foods diet is extreme. Half a million people a year will have their chests opened up and a vein taken from their leg and sewn onto their coronary artery. Some people would call that extreme.

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- Plant
I'll remind you one more time, I've treated a lot of vegans for heart disease.

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- Disease
Heart disease is a foodborne illness.

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- Disease
- Illness
As a physician, I am embarrassed by my profession's lack of interest in healthier lifestyles. We need to change the way we approach chronic disease.

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