What is the evidence that a vegan diet reduces health problems?
In 1990, Dr Dean Ornish of the University of California first demonstrated that it was possible to reverse heart disease through diet change. He found that a change in diet could reduce chest pain in a matter of weeks, and even a reversal of the disease in 12 months. The reason for this is that cholesterol is found only in animal products. When we put heart patients on a vegan diet, we found that in 82 per cent of the cases, the arteries redilated without surgery. We are not talking about people with advanced heart disease. Similarly, even with diabetes, it has been found that most patients who are put on a vegan diet need less medication or, in some cases, are able to come off medication completely. Why do you say milk is harmful? Countries that consume dairy products heavily have higher incidence of prostate and breast cancers. This is partly because of the high fat content in milk, which may stimulate the liver to make more estrogen. In a women’s body, too much of estrogen stimulate
