EXTRA! COLUMNIST ATTEMPTS 'VEGAN' DIET

Although I am too weak-willed so far to go to the extremes of Caldwell Esselstyn's NO OIL plan, I do recognize its health potential. More to the point, I understnad that it's not synonymous with "veganism," a fact you'd think anyone writing yet another "I tried veganism" column would do enough research to nail down, but no:

Animal products: Forget them. Nuts, avocados, oil: Taboo. I gasped, but what about olive oil? Forbidden. In other words, he was asking me to become a vegan.

In other words, your take on Esselstyn's eating plan - or on veganism - is about as valuable as your conception of "vegan" is accurate.