[jimbo2012]

Originally Posted by Villages PL

The above statement makes a lot of assumptions. It assumes that everyone has "a cauldron of oxidated inflammation". I don't. It assumes that everyone consumes "the standard American diet". I don't. I don't eat meat, dairy and refined foods. Your opening post suggests that everyone needs to reverse some arterial buildup of plaque. I don't.

How do you know that for certain?

My father ate the standard American diet of meat, dairy and refined foods. In his late seventies (79?) he had an MRI to determine whether or not he had hardening of the arteries. And his doctors were surprised that he had no buildup of plaque whatsoever.

Again how do you know that?

I'm not recommending the standard American diet, I'm just illustrating the fact that it doesn't always lead to coronary artery disease. And, certainly, one teaspoon of olive oil, by itself, is not going to bring it on.

one teaspoon in life time is not what happens in reality is it?

However, I can understand if someone has heart disease, or a family history of heart disease, they might want to restrict added fats in their diet. I don't object to that.

Can Esselstyn explain why some people, like my father, can eat the standard American diet for 79 years and have no arterial plaque?

Look simple fact all oils inflame the endothelial lining,
I really don't believe your father was without plaque, upon someones autopsy they are not analyzing the plaques or percentage within the blood vessels.

The way folks eat dictates the amount of buildup the get, the good news which Dr E is stating here is the soft plaque buildup can be eliminated on oil free plant based diet.

To clarify hard calcified plaque is another issue.