Champions of plant-based eating check the evidence and ‘walk the walk’

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Champions of plant-based eating check the evidence and ‘walk the walk’

Keira Louise
Stephenson
Fruit and veg
Evidence is growing on the importance of fruit and vegetables for people with heart disease, obesity, diabetes, autoimmune disease and arthritis, and in helping to prevent common cancers

Keira Stephenson delves into a diet that some doctors are advocating for both prevention and therapy

Which is more extreme? Having medi­cation, a bypass, a stent, or eating a plant-based, whole-foods diet? I’d argue medical treatment is more extreme, , Martyn Williamson, Alexandra GP Martyn Williamson went for plant-based, whole foods and quickly lost the desire to eat junk food