A couple of weeks ago, I had the pleasure of attending the three-day Global Economics Conference, hosted by economic research powerhouse, the Milken Institute. Because one of the main themes of the conference was on health, healthcare, and the aging population, several of the seminars featured physicians (and authors who write about "diets!"). One of the panel discussions was called Nutrition and Health, Separating Fact from Fiction, with cardiologist Caldwell Esselstyn from the Cleveland Clinic, Francine Kaufman from USC's Department of Pediatrics and Children's Hospital of LA, Samuel Klein from the Washington University School of Medicine, Dean Ornish, from the University of California, San Francisco Medical School, and Harold Schmitz, Chief Science Officer, Mars Inc..
The biggest take away from that discussion was that the American diet is toxic, and that going toward an 80% plant-based diet will save your cardiovascular system in the long run. Of course, Harold Schmitz from Mars, Inc. was very heartily promoting the cardiovascular benefits of chocolate.
Check out the notes from the panel discussion at Blogging Milken.
Chocolate-stuffed bananas on the grill
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Beware kids' menus!
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5-07-2006 @ 7:26PM
Bestvnteas said...
Hmmmmmm, an 80% plant-based diet. That is a challenge but certainly doable. I have nothing but great admiration for vegetarians who must be gentle people with a tremendously strong will power.
Although not mandatory, my religion strongly encourages a plant-based diet. If you haven't already cut back on your meat consumption for any reason, then do it for YOU, for your health.
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5-08-2006 @ 12:14AM
medicow said...
Well, full marks to vegans but I feel those who eat non-veg specially on lean meat like chicken and fish which is extremely good for our brain ,skin does wonders too.Fish oil is good in every way which gives us omega-3 fatty acids which is good for heart and body.Nevertheless, those who are on veg diet, high proteins specifically having soy protein isolates do benefit tremendously.
Veg diet is indeed good and if the doc's say you need it, then one must go by it.
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