Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma (OK) County population in 2014: 71,811 (49% urban, 51% rural); it was 65,521 in 2000. County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 10,798. County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 7,617.
The Ornish diet is a low-fat, vegetarian diet with an emphasis on the inclusion of whole grains, beans, fruits, vegetables, (~70%-75% carbs), 15-25g fat (less than 10% of calories from fat), 15-20% protein. No animal products are allowed except egg whites and nonfat dairy products.
Esselstyn began recruiting patients in 1985 and says his diet has worked even on people deemed too sick for surgery. Esselstyn has published results from a small group of patients showing how his diet either halted the progression of heart disease or reduced the blockages in the blood vessels leading to the heart.