Not exactly. It was my heart calcium score that tripled on the Esselstyn diet. It started at a 600 and increased to over 1800 while being vegan with no oils. The triglycerides remained in the upper 200’s to 300’s during that time. My triglycerides are now under 50 with no grains and niacin.

I followed Caldwell Esselstyn's diet to the letter for 3 years. My heart disease tripled. He is not concerned with triglycerides. Mine where sky high on his diet (spoke to him on the phone many times about this). I am pretty convinced that the high trigs caused my plaques to increase rapidly, even i...