Dr. Sofia Pineda Ochoa meeting Dr. Kim A. Williams, President of the American College of Cardiology

Click here to watch our interview with Dr. Kim Williams

This is Dr. Kim A. Williams, the president of the American College of Cardiology. Our co-founder, Dr. Sofia Pineda Ochoa, had the pleasure of meeting him this weekend in Chicago at the International Cardiovascular Nutrition Summit.

Dr. Williams is both a vegan himself and promotes a vegan diet.  In this link, he explains why he became vegan and how eating what he once thought was a healthy diet – including chicken and fish – resulted in him having high levels of cholesterol, which quickly normalized after adopting a vegan diet.

The fact of the matter is:

• Cholesterol is only found in animal foods, not in plant foods;
• Our bodies produce all the cholesterol we need, and we do not need to obtain it from any external source;
• The number one killer in the U.S. is cardiovascular disease (which includes heart attacks and strokes), and cholesterol in our diet from animal foods substantially increases that risk; and
• The only diet shown to actually reverse atherosclerosis lesions is a plant-based vegan diet.

The ethical and environmental reasons are compelling enough to go vegan, but it’s also important to know that we’re not just helping save animals and our planet – we are also saving ourselves.