According to the Forks Over Knives lifestyle , the focus is not just on being "vegan," but on consuming :

: A former surgeon at the Cleveland Clinic who conducted clinical trials demonstrating that severely diseased heart patients could experience significant recovery and even reversal of arterial plaque simply by removing animal products and oils from their diets.

: A nutritional biochemist at Cornell University and lead scientist of The China Study , a massive epidemiological project that linked high animal protein consumption to increased rates of chronic disease.