Angelina Jolie is just one of many celebrity patients of Dr. Funk (Photo: Facebook)

Surgeon to

the stars, Dr. Kristi Funk, has gone on record saying that nutrition is the

number one contributor to breast cancer risk - and that meat and dairy are among

the top culprits.

Breast

health expert

In a recent

interview with The Sunday Times, Dr. Funk - whose popularity skyrocketed when actor

Angelina Jolie credited her for her decision to get a double mastectomy -

explained what she's learned about cancer risk in her decades of work in breast

health.

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While Dr.

Funk said that obesity, alcohol, exercise, hormone replacement therapy, and

stress can all impact a woman’s risk - she told reporter Helen Rumbelow that

the biggest factor is 'definitely nutrition'.

Dr. Funk is also the author of Breasts, An Owner's Manual (Photo: Facebook)

Breasts, An

Owner's Manual

It wasn't

until the medical expert endeavoured to write her own book on the topic - Breasts,

An Owner's Manual - that she realised how crucial a role nutrition plays in

breast health.

Having not

received any nutritional information in medical school, as is the case for most

doctors, Dr. Funk said she 'felt betrayed' by her medical education.

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Later she appeared on American television show The Doctors to share what she'd learned with other medical professionals.

'Crystal

clear'

The surgeon

told Rumbelow: "It is crystal clear that the body’s cellular response to animal

protein and fat is nothing but dangerous.”

After

learning the truth behind diet and cancer, Dr. Funk immediately changed her

families diet, and inspired such famous patients as actor Ellen Pompeo to do

the same.

Dr. Funk says she also inspired Grey's Anatomy star Ellen Pompeo to go plant based (Photo: Facebook)

'100

percent vegan'

According

to Dr. Funk the evidence is clear cut - so she avoids the 'everything in

moderation' slogan used by a lot of doctors when it comes to controversial

subjects such as dairy and meat.

She said: "If

I had a big salad I used to dump a bunch of feta on top. My breakfast was a big

plop of Greek yoghurt. I thought that was healthy.

"But I

became so overwhelmed by the rock-solid evidence that my three sons, my husband

and I all became 100 percent vegan and never looked back."