Kathy Freston, vegan health/nutrition blogger at the Huffington Post, has published her third in a series of interviews with the crème de la crème of M.D.'s who advocate a plant-based (vegan) diet. The first interview was with Dr. Colin Campbell on the subject of cancer; the second was with Dr. Neal Barnard on diabetes.
This third interview is with Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn of the Cleveland Clinic on heart disease. I love this guy! For a taste of where he's coming from here's a snippet from the interview:
KF: Why do you think this information on diet and heart disease is not more widely known? Is someone or something blocking your message?
CE: The government, drug industry, and some of my own profession. The USDA every five years produces a food triangle which promotes the very foods which guarantee that millions of Americans will perish.The drug industry has a $21 billion dollar income from statin drugs alone. The stent manufacturers make billions more. Neither of these industries would want this epidemic resolved. Physicians who perform stents and bypass surgery earn millions and are hardly clamoring for fewer patients.
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