Neal D. Barnard
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Neal D. Barnard is an American psychiatrist, author, clinical researcher, and president of the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM), a national network of physicians and lay supporters that seek to promote a vegan lifestyle. He is also a medical consultant for the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) and initiated the Cancer Project, a program for cancer prevention, research, and nutritional assistance to patients. Barnard is an outspoken advocate of low-fat, vegetarian diets.
Barnard grew up in Fargo, North Dakota He received his M.D. from George Washington University School of Medicine in Washington, D.C. He is now an adjunct associate professor of medicine at GWU and is also a life member of the American Medical Association.
Barnard's work has been published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, JAMA, and the Journal of the American Dietetic Association, among other scientific and medical journals. He has written numerous books about nutrition for lay readers. These include The Power of Your Plate (1990), Eat Right, Live Longer (1995), and Breaking the Food Seduction (2003).
One of Barnard's most high-profile causes is his opposition to low-carb diets. In media interviews, books, and on the web, he has expressed the opinion that low-carb diets pose a serious threat to public health.[citation needed] For example, he has written that low carb diets have "convinced millions of people to buy into two dangerous notions: that avoiding carbohydrates is the key to weight loss, and that high-fat, high-cholesterol foods pose essentially no risk."
He is also a musician (he plays the electric guitar and sings) and has released a CD with his eclectic solo project, called Verdun.
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[edit] Criticism
Dr Barnard appears on the Quackwatch list of Promoters of Questionable Methods.
[edit] References
- Barnard, Neal D. (2004). The controversy over Dr. Atkins' health. Good Medicine, XIII (2–3), pp. 6–8.
[edit] See also
- Atkins Diet
- Animal rights
- List of vegans
- Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine
- Veganism
- Vegetarianism
[edit] External links
- Neal D. Barnard, M.D.
- Interview with Dr. Neal Barnard by Salon.com
- Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine
- The Cancer Project
- Atkins Diet Alert
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