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Enjoy. >> extra source egg -- eggs are a source of 13 vitamins and minerals. >> dairy products are very nutrient-rich. you get a lot of nutrients for every cal ray that you consume. >> a plant-based diet runs up against our meat-loving culture. >> us doctors eat meat because most americans eat meat. if they don't really see for themselves or their own families why it might be a good idea to cut back or even cut meat out of your diet all together then they may not be so inclined to trim for their patients. >> even doctors who do see the benefits of the esselston diet may not recommend it to pat...

Almost disappeared? sharon survived a heart attack a year ago after a coronary artery became completely block. now she's counting on the esselston diet to keep her from having another. >> thankfully your heart muscle function is normal. >> kim's cardiologist says -- so far, so good -- with the diet. >> it is a difficult sell but those who get on to it have benefited from it, without question. >> i asked sharon to meet me here in new york city. cooking at home is one thing, but eating on the road, eating on the run, that's quite another. as the old saying goes, if her diet can make it here, it ...

>> i think it's absolutely faulty thinking. >> here's a picture esselston likes to show of a heart patient with a blocked coronary artery, and here's that same patient after going on a plant-based diet. you see the way the blockage has almost disappeared? sharon survived a heart attack a year ago after a coronary artery became completely block. now she's counting on the esselston diet to keep her from having another. >> thankfully your heart muscle function is normal. >> kim's cardiologist says -- so far, so good -- with the diet. >> it is a difficult sell but those who get on to it have benef...

just in the united states. if you haven't had a heart attack yourself, you likely know someone who has. i've got a secret to share -- with what we know right now? we could see the last heart attack in america. i've been investigating this for over a year. i've got lessons to share, things you need to know, things your doctor may not tell you. i was lucky i didn't die of a heart attack. >> reporter: former president clinton, like too many people, was busy. and for years he ignored warning signs from his heart. but in 2004, during an exhausting book tour, there was something differen...