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Nearly a year since my angioplasty and still on the Caldwell B Esselstyn diet of plant food with only 10% calories from oils. An easy change for me since I've been vegan for about 40 years. It just...

Before the angiograms and medications my total cholesterol was 5.8 LDL 3.5 and HDL 0.8 with triglycerides 3.4
In US terms that is Total 224 LDL 135 and HDL 31

It's all moved in the right...

It's not a problem to include coconut oil within the Esselstyn diet as long as the fats intake is no more than 10-12% of the total energy consumption. Note that the article appears to take 30% as low...

For cooking and on salads, mostly olive oil. I'd bake my own vegan biscuits using vegan margarines or corn oil. They've changed a lot over the decades so it was hard Tomor marg in the 1970s then PURE...

Hi Robin, yes I've had my cholesterol and other tests over the years and they've always been slightly on the high side-- too slight for the doc to warrant any meds for. BP just a tad too high at 145...

There I was, a vegan for 40 years and a keen long-distance cyclist, so my arteries must be clear, right? Nope. Of course I knew all sorts of unhealthy food can be vegan and my parents' families all...