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I grew up in Texas, eating meat five times a day, and I liked meat. But I began being a vegetarian when I was 19 because I found that I felt better.
Dean Ornish
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Dean Ornish
Age: 71
Born: 1953
Born: July 16
Nutritionist
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Dallas
Texas
Dean Michael Ornish
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