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Rip Esselstyn
American health activist / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Rip Esselstyn (born February 16, 1963) is an American health activist, food writer, and former firefighter and triathlete. He is known as an advocate of low-fat, whole-food, plant-based diet that excludes all animal products and processed foods.[1] He calls it a "plant strong" diet, a term he has trademarked.[2] He has appeared in two documentaries about plant-based nutrition: Forks Over Knives (2011) and The Game Changers (2018). He is the author of The Engine 2 Diet (2009), My Beef With Meat (2013), Plant-Strong (2016), and The Engine 2 Seven-Day Rescue Diet (2017).
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![]() Esselstyn in June 2013 | |
Born | (1963-02-16) February 16, 1963 (age 61) Upstate New York, U.S. |
Occupation | Health activist, food writer |
Alma mater | University of Texas, Austin |
Subject | Low-fat diets, whole-food diets, plant-based diets |
Spouse | Jill Kolasinski |
Children | 3 |
Relatives | Caldwell Esselstyn (father) Jane Esselstyn (sister) George Crile, Jr. (grandfather) George Washington Crile (great-grandfather) George Crile III (uncle) |
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