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Neal D. Barnard

American physician, author, and clinical researcherNot to be confused with Niel Barnard.

Neal D. Barnard, born 10 July 1953 in Fargo, North Dakota, is an American author, clinical researcher, and founding president of the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM).

Contents

  • 1 Early life and education
  • 2 Career
  • 3 Awards
  • 4 Published work
    • 4.1 Journal publications
    • 4.2 Books
  • 5 See also
  • 6 References
  • 7 External links

Early life and education

Barnard grew up in Fargo, North Dakota. He received his medical training at George Washington University School of Medicine in psychiatry, where he began to explore vegan diets. He is board certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, a fellow of the American College of Cardiology and a lifetime member of the American Medical *ociation.

Career

Barnard founded Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM) in 1985 to promote preventive medicine. By 2016, the Washington D.C.-based PCRM had 150,000 members, including 12,000 physicians and reported revenues of more than $20 million. He appeared in the do*entaries Forks Over Knives (2011) and What the Health (2017).

Barnard serves as an Adjunct *ociate Professor of Medicine at the George Washington University School of Medicine. He founded the Barnard Medical Center in 2015 as part of PCRM, and it opened in 2016 with him as president; the center provides primary care and emphasizes diet and preventive medicine.

Barnard is a non-practicing psychiatrist. He plays cello, guitar, and keyboards, and has been in bands Pop Maru, Verdun, and Carbonworks.

In 2011, Barnard was inducted into the Vegetarian Hall of Fame of the North American Vegetarian Society during its summer conference, where he has occasionally spoken.

Awards

  • Lifestyle Medicine Trailblazer Award, 2016 from The American College of Lifestyle Medicine (ACLM)
  • 6th Plantrician Project Luminary Award, 2019 - from The Plantrician Project

Published work

Journal publications

  • Barnard ND, Willett WC, Ding EL. "The misuse of meta-*ysis in nutrition research." JAMA. 2017; 318(15):1435-1436..
  • Barnard ND, Katz DL. "Building on the Supplemental Nutrition *istance Program’s Success: Conquering Hunger, Improving Health." Am J Prev Med. 2017;52(2S2):S103-S105.
  • Barnard ND, Levin SM, Yokoyama Y. "A systematic review and meta-*ysis of changes in body weight in clinical trials of vegetarian diets." J Acad Nutr Diet. 2015 Jun;115(6):954-69.
  • Barnard ND, Bush AI, Ceccarelli A, de Jager CA, Erickson KI, Fraser G, Kesler S, Levin SM, Lucey B, Morris MC, Squitti R. "Dietary and lifestyle guidelines for the prevention of Alzheimer’s disease." Neurobiol Aging. 2014;35 Suppl 2:S74-8.
  • Barnard ND, Cohen J, Jenkins DJ, Turner-McGrievy G, Gloede L, Green A, Ferdowsian H. "A low-fat vegan diet and a conventional diabetes diet in the treatment of type 2 diabetes: a randomized, controlled, 74-week clinical trial." Am J Clin Nutr 2009;89(suppl):1588S-96S.
  • Barnard ND, Cohen J, Jenkins DJ, Turner-McGrievy G, Gloede L, Jaster B, Seidl K, Green AA, Talpers S. "A low-fat, vegan diet improves glycemic control and cardiovascular risk factors in a randomized clinical trial in individuals with type 2 diabetes." Diabetes Care 2006;29:1777-1783.

Books

  • Barnard ND. The Power of Your Plate (1990: Book Publishing Co., Summertown, TN) ISBN:157067003X
  • Barnard ND. A Physician's Slimming Guide (1992: Book Publishing Co., Summertown, TN) ISBN:0913990914
  • Barnard ND. Food for Life (1993: Harmony/Random House, New York, NY) ISBN:0517882019
  • Barnard ND. Eat Right, Live Longer (1995: Harmony/Random House, New York, NY) ISBN:0517799502
  • Barnard ND. Foods that Cause You to Lose Weight (1992: The Magni Group, McKinney, TX) ISBN:0062570366 Barnard ND. Foods that Cause You to Lose Weight II (1996: The Magni Group, McKinney, TX) ISBN:188233048X
  • Barnard ND (ed.) The Best in the World, volume I (1998), volume II (2000), volume III (2010), and volume IV (2014), (Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, Washington, DC). ISBN:1935535013
  • Barnard ND. Foods That Fight Pain (1998: Harmony/Random House, New York, NY) ISBN:0609600982
  • Barnard ND. Turn off the Fat Genes (2001: Harmony/Random House, New York, NY) ISBN:0609809040
  • Barnard ND. Breaking the Food Seduction (2003: St. Martin’s Press, New York, NY) ISBN:0312314949
  • Barnard ND. Dr. Neal Barnard's Program for Reversing Diabetes. (2007, revised edition 2018: Rodale, Emmaus, PA) ISBN:1594868107
  • Barnard ND, Weissinger R, Jaster BJ, Kahan S, Smyth C. A Nutrition Guide for Clinicians. 1st edition 2007 ISBN:0966408152; 2nd edition 2009 ISBN:0966408179; 3rd edition 2018 (Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, Washington, DC)
  • Barnard ND and Reilly J. The Cancer Survivor's Guide (2008: Healthy Living Publications, Summertown, TN) ISBN:1570672253
  • Barnard ND and Webb R. The Get Healthy, Go Vegan Cookbook (2010: Da Capo, New York). ISBN:0738213586
  • Barnard ND. 21-Day Weight-Loss Kickstart (2011: Grand Central, New York). ISBN:0446583820
  • Barnard ND. Power Foods for the Brain (2013: Grand Central, New York). ISBN:1455512206
  • Barnard ND. The Cheese Trap (2017: Grand Central, New York). ISBN:1455594687
  • Barnard ND. Dr. Neal Barnard's Cookbook for Reversing Diabetes (2018: Rodale, Emmaus, PA).ISBN:1623369290
  • Barnard ND and Nixon LS. Your Body in Balance: the New Science of Food, Hormones, and Health (2020: Grand Central, New York). ISBN:1538747448

See also

  • List of animal rights advocates
  • List of vegans

References

    External links

    • Official website
    • Neal D. Barnard at IMDb
    EthicsFood
    and drink
    • Agave nectar
    • Chicken fillet roll
    • Coconut burger
    • Coconut milk
    • Fruits
    • Grains
      • cereals
      • legumes
    • Gelatin subs*utes
      • Agar
      • Carrageenan
      • Gulaman
      • Konjac jelly
      • Microbial cellulose
    • Jambon
    • Meat *ogue
      • List of meat subs*utes
    • Miso
    • Mochi
    • Mock duck
    • Nutritional yeast
    • Plant cream
    • Plant milk
    • Quinoa
    • Quorn
    • Seitan
    • Soy yogurt
    • Tempeh
    • Tofu
    • Tofurkey
    • Cheese
    • Vegepet
    • Vegetables
    • Hot dog
    • Vegetarian mark
    • Sausage
    • Sausage roll
    • Beer
    • Wine
    • Veggie burger
    Groups
    and eventsCompanies
    • List of vegetarian and vegan companies
    Books,
    reports,
    journals
    • An Essay on Abstinence from Animal Food, as a Moral Duty (1802)
    • Vegetable Cookery (1812)
    • A Vindication of Natural Diet (1813)
    • Reasons for not Eating Animal Food (1814)
    • Moral Inquiries on the Situation of Man and of Brutes (1824)
    • Nature's Own Book (1835)
    • Fruits and Farinacea (1845)
    • The Pleasure Boat (1845)
    • The Ethics of Diet (1883)
    • What is Vegetarianism? (1886)
    • Shelley's Vegetarianism (1891)
    • Behind the Scenes in Slaughter-Houses (1892)
    • Why I Am a Vegetarian (1895)
    • Figs or Pigs? (1896)
    • Thirty-nine Reasons Why I Am a Vegetarian (1903)
    • The Meat Fetish (1904)
    • The New Ethics (1907)
    • A Fleshless Diet (1910)
    • The Benefits of Vegetarianism (1927)
    • Ten Talents (1968)
    • Diet for a Small Planet (1971)
    • The Farm Vegetarian Cookbook (1975)
    • Laurel's Kitchen (1976)
    • Moosewood Cookbook (1977)
    • Fit for Life (1985)
    • Diet for a New America (1987)
    • The Sexual Politics of Meat (1990)
    • Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone (1997)
    • The China Study (2004)
    • Skinny * (2005)
    • Livestock's Long Shadow (2006)
    • The Bloodless Revolution (2006)
    • Eating Animals (2009)
    • Why We Love Dogs, Eat Pigs, and Wear Cows (2009)
    • Animal (De)liberation (2016)
    • The End of Animal Farming (2018)
    • Vegetable Kingdom (2020)
    • Meat Atlas (annual)
    Films
    • The Animals Film (1981)
    • A Cow at My Table (1998)
    • Meet Your Meat (2002)
    • Peaceable Kingdom (2004)
    • Earthlings (2005)
    • A Sacred Duty (2007)
    • Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead (2010)
    • Planeat (2010)
    • Forks Over Knives (2011)
    • Vegucated (2011)
    • Live and Let Live (2013)
    • Cowspiracy (2014)
    • What the Health (2017)
    • Carnage (2017)
    • Dominion (2018)
    • Eating You Alive (2018)
    • The Game Changers (2018)
    Magazines
    • Naked Food
    • Satya
    • Vegetarian Times
    • VegNews
    • The Animals' Agenda
    Academics,
    authors,
    physiciansRelated
    • Vegetarian and vegan symbolism
    • Vegetarian characters in fiction
    • List of vegan media
    • Juice fasting
    • Vegetarian and vegan dog diet
    • Vegaphobia
    • Plant-based diet
    • Sustainable diet
      • Low-carbon
      • Planetary health
    • Semi-vegetarianism
      • Pescetarianism
      • Pollotarianism

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