Forks Over Knives (2011)
Caldwell Esselstyn Jr.: Self - Doctor
Quotes
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Narrator : Despite the apparent success of the dietary approach, some critics say eating this way is extreme.
Caldwell Esselstyn Jr. : Now, with the western diet, this guarantees there's going to be what, a half a million people in this country this year who will have to have the front half of their body divided, their heart exposed, then veins will be taken from their leg and sewn on their heart. Some people would call that extreme.
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Caldwell Esselstyn Jr. : Heart disease as far as I'm concerned is an absolutely toothless paper tiger, that need ever ever exist. And if it does exist, it need ever ever progress.
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Caldwell Esselstyn Jr. : Some people think that the plant-based whole foods diet is extreme. Half a million a year will have their chests opened up, a vein taken from their leg and sewn onto their coronary artery. Some people would call that extreme.
