Brenda Davis is a well known nutrionist (RD; Registered Dietitian in Canada) who has written a series of great books explaiing vegetarian, vegan & Whole Food Plant-Based (WFPB) diets. In early 2000s, she conducted a field study where WFPB guidelines were introduced in Marshall Islands. That led to a research paper, talks and books by Brenda Davis, which I find helpful; I'd encourage my friends to browse through these.

Brenda Davis led an interesting study for diabetes reversal in Marshall Islands in 2000s. About 60 years ago (in 1940s), these islands had virtually no diabetes at all! By 2000s, the incidence of diabetes was staggering: 50% of those above 35 years of age had T2D (Type 2 Diabetes). About 90% of individuals above 35 years of age had either T2D or prediabetes. In the video below, Brenda Davis explains why. In conjunction with the Ministry of Health at Marshall Islands, an intensive 12-week program centered around WFPB-NO was developed. About ten years later, her team published the results in a research paper in April 2019.

Talk: Lessons from the Marshall Islands. (59 mins, YouTube)

Slides: here (these are used in the video — quite informative).

Research Paper: An Intensive Lifestyle Intervention to Treat Type 2 Diabetes in the Republic of the Marshall Islands: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial, Front. Nutr., 05 June 2019. Paper is available for free.

Book: Kick Diabetes Essentials (285 pages, 2019) by Brenda Davis.

Cookbook: Kick Diabetes Cookbook (192 pages, 2018) by Brenda Davis & Vesanto Melina.