I

t is an honor to have Dr. David Jenkins write the Foreword to this
book. I have been fortunate enough not only to have read his sci-
entific work but also to have interviewed him on multiple occasions
over the last fifteen years. His credentials and responsibilities speak
for themselves—among them: Canada Research Chair in Nutrition
and Metabolism; Professor of Medicine and Nutritional Sciences,
University of Toronto; Director, Risk Factor Modification Center, St.
Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Canada; and the developer of the Glyce-
mic Index and Dietary Portfolio. That said, what I am most impressed
with, and inspired by, is his commitment to preventing and reversing
chronic disease with a lifestyle approach that protects the environ-
ment and other life forms, utilizing scientific plant-based nutrition.
His thoughtful leadership in this arena will help preserve mankind’s
health and our mutual home, planet Earth, for generations to come.

—Kirk Hamilton