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Rip Esselstyn (born 1963), a former firefighter and triathlete, is an American health activist and food writer. He is the author of ''The Engine 2 Diet'' (2009) and ''My Beef With Meat'' (2013). Esselstyn is known as an advocate of a whole-foods, plant-based diet, one that avoids meat, fish, eggs, dairy and processed foods, and is nutrient-dense.〔Deborah Blumenthal, ("Firefighters Gone Vegan? Even Austin Is Impressed" ), ''The New York Times'', March 26, 2006: "The five firefighters of Team C at Firehouse 2 — Rip Esselstyn, James Rae, Matt Moore, Derick Zwerneman and Scott Walters — now eat vegan". *("Vegan firefighter on his 'Beef With Meat'" ), CBS ''This Morning'': "Rip Esselstyn, a firefighter in Austin, Texas, convinced his firehouse to switch to a vegan diet." *Roseann Marulli Rodriguez, (Interview with Rip Esselstyn ), ''Super Vegan'', August 16, 2010.〕 He calls it a "plant strong" diet, a term he has trademarked.〔 He appeared in the 2011 documentary about plant-based nutrition, ''Forks Over Knives''. ==Background and early career== Esselstyn was born in Upstate New York, named after Rip Van Winkle, and grew up in Cleveland, Ohio.〔(Rip Esselstyn biography ), engine2diet.com.〕〔Howard Lyman, (Mad Cowboy Interview 07: Rip Esselstyn (Part 2) ), ''The Mad Cowboy'', undated.〕 He is the great-grandson of George Washington Crile and the grandson of George Crile, Jr. His father, surgeon Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn, is one of the early promoters of a whole foods, plant-based diet in the prevention and reversal of heart disease.〔Spector, Kaye. "(Great-grandson of Cleveland Clinic founder offers his own advice for healthy living ),'' The Plain Dealer'', May 5, 2009.〕 Esselstyn attended the University of Texas at Austin on a swimming scholarship from 1982-1986.〔(INTERVIEW: "The Engine 2 Diet" author and "Forks Over Knives" star Rip Esselstyn ), ''Philadelphia City Paper'', May 19, 2011〕 During that time he was an All-American swimmer.〔(Author/Firefighter Rip Esselstyn ’82 Promotes Health, Wellness )〕 After college, he became a triathlete and competed for approximately ten years.〔 In 1997, he retired from being a pro-triathlete and turned his attention towards becoming a firefighter and Emergency medical technician, joining the Engine 2 of the Austin Fire Department.〔〔 Esselstyn eventually retired from firefighting to focus on becoming an advocate for plant-based nutrition.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Rip Esselstyn」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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