Even the relatively small amount of trans fats are likely to be causing around 7,000 premature deaths from heart disease per year.

- Walter Willett

Trans fats really are a metabolic poison.

- Walter Willett

A diet rich in fruits and vegetables plays a role in reducing the risk of all the major causes of illness and death

- Walter Willett

The evidence that folic acid reduces the risk of heart disease is pretty strong. [...] And fruits and vegetables are a major source of folic acid.

- Walter Willett

With breast cancer, nothing is straightforward. It makes sense for most people to make their dietary decisions based on what it does for heart diseas…

- Walter Willett

We see clear evidence repeated in many studies that higher intake of trans fats is associated with higher risk of heart disease, and with many other …

- Walter Willett

No single food will make or break good health. But the kinds of food you choose day in and day out have a major impact.

- Walter Willett

If you step back and look at the data, the optimum amount of red meat you eat should be zero.

- Walter Willett

There's a lot of evidence that fruits and vegetables are beneficial for reducing the risk of stroke.

- Walter Willett