Science will progress one funeral at a time. Dr. Ornish's heyday was 15 years ago and he is still fighting with a dead man (Atkins). Yes, he showed that the Ornish diet & exercise can reverse heart disease. High fat diets will too.
The problem with Ornish's diet is that people who try it can't sustain it (high carb with calorie restriction). Further more, his assertion that complex carbs don't spike your blood sugar is bogus. Just get a glucose meter two slices of whole-wheat toast and give it a go. For most people, two slices of healthy-whole-wheat bread will spike their blood sugar more than a can of high-fructose corn syrup soda. A typical candy bar is better for controlling blood sugar. So why does he say these things?
Fixing the current dietary mess is definitely going to need a grassroots effort because there is an entire population of government officials, scientists, nutritionists, physicians and pharmaceutical companies that have made a living espousing incorrect advice. They will not go down without a (face-saving) fight.
The problem with Ornish's diet is that people who try it can't sustain it (high carb with calorie restriction). Further more, his assertion that complex carbs don't spike your blood sugar is bogus. Just get a glucose meter two slices of whole-wheat toast and give it a go. For most people, two slices of healthy-whole-wheat bread will spike their blood sugar more than a can of high-fructose corn syrup soda. A typical candy bar is better for controlling blood sugar. So why does he say these things?
Fixing the current dietary mess is definitely going to need a grassroots effort because there is an entire population of government officials, scientists, nutritionists, physicians and pharmaceutical companies that have made a living espousing incorrect advice. They will not go down without a (face-saving) fight.