Dine with a Doc – Melbourne, 2024
- Rebecca Stonor, Social Media and Events Lead
- 17 Jan 2024
Doctors For Nutrition hosted a ‘Dine with a Doc’ dinner with Prof. Kim Williams, US Cardiologist.
The evening was a huge success and we had an amazing turn-out of DFN supporters, physicians, dietitians, medical students and friends from both Melbourne, and other states of Australia!
Prof Kim Williams launched the event with an insightful and informative presentation, highlighting how diet-related disease, particularly cardiovascular disease, is the biggest killer in the Western world. He then commented on findings of his recent publication ‘What’s on our plate? Healthful vs. Unhealthful Eating Habits of Physicians’, which showed only 4% of physicians were eating a heart-healthy diet and only one of them was vegan.
Williams then invited the audience to comment on Chat GPT’s answers to the question: ‘If plant-based diets are associated with lower death rates and less chronic disease, help sustain the planet and avoid animal cruelty, why are they not widely adopted?’ To view the top 10 AI-generated answers, check out Kim’s slides from the evening.
Prof. Kim Williams is well known for his famous quote: “There are two types of cardiologists, vegans and those who haven’t read the data”. From hearing Prof Kim Williams speak it was clear that there are in fact three types of cardiologists, the third group being those who have read the data but have personal barriers to change!
There are two types of cardiologists, vegans and those who haven’t read the data
A whole food plant-based buffet, full of delicious nutrient-dense dishes, was served and was a great way to complete the evening. People chatted, made connections, and networked over a plate of heart-healthy food!
DFN staff, supporters, and advisory council members then met the following morning to brainstorm future collaborations and how we can raise awareness of whole food plant-based nutrition for preventing and reversing chronic disease so that everyone can thrive and live to their full potential.
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