'Evidence suggests that a plant-based diet is beneficial for
preventing and treating a variety of chronic diseases. In
addition to the effects of a plant-based diet on hypercholesterolemia,
these include coronary artery disease, diabetes,
hypertension, obesity, prostate cancer, breast cancer, and
other conditions. In other words, it is not 1 diet for heart
disease, another for diabetes, and another for hypercholesterolemia.
A reason that these conditions are often associated
is that they often share common diet and lifestyle
origins." Dean Ornish
