In 1985, Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn embarked on a 12 year study involving patients with coronary artery disease so SEVERE that standard treatments like bypass grafts or angioplasty were not an option. At the onset, all 24 patients adopted a low fat, whole food, plant-based diet. Within 18 months, 6 patients dropped out, returned to standard care and suffered 13 NEW cardiac events. After 12 years, of the 18 who remained plant-strong, one left briefly, only to suffer a SEVERE angina attack and choosin