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Caldwell Esselstyn
American physician, author and rower.
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American physician, author and rower.
Caldwell Blakeman Esselstyn Jr. (born December 12, 1933) is an American physician, author and former Olympic rowing champion. Esselstyn is director of the Heart Disease Reversal Program at the Cleveland Clinic. He is also the author of Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease (2007), in which he argued for an ultra low-fat whole-food, plant-based diet that recommends excluding all animal protein and byproducts.
Encyclopaedic excerpts from Caldwell Esselstyn; shortened for length and available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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American physician, author and rower.
Career and education
Education
Yale University · Deerfield Academy · Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
Fields of work
cardiology · whole foods
Major competitions and events
rowing at the 1956 Summer Olympics – men's eight · 1956 Summer Olympics
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