Dr. Oz Whips Chicago Firefighters Into Shape With Vegetarian Food
Written by Vegetarian Star on April 29th, 2010 in Food & Drink, Nutrition-Health-Fitness, TV Hosts.
A couple of months ago, Dr. Oz put three Chicago firefighters on a vegan diet.
Mauricio “Mo” Tirado, Egnechles “Iggy” Brown and Doug Crowley have all since lost 20-30 pounds each, according to an article in the Chicago Sun-Times.
Crowley was able to stop taking cholesterol medication, Brown is excited he can see his abs again and oatmeal is starting to grow on Tirado.
The men plan to stick to their diets as much as possible and say that if they do ever consume meat, it will be in very small amounts.
Dr. Oz enlisted the help of The Engine 2 Diet author Rip Esselstyn, a Texas firefighter who got his team into better shape by convincing them to eat vegan at the firehouse.
“Firehouses are the dumping ground of all of America’s leftovers — you couldn’t create a better atmosphere for unhealthy eating,” Esselstyn said. “It’s such a masculine culture — they think you need to eat dairy, eggs and meat and if you don’t you’re a little sissy girl.”
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