Neal D. Barnard

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Template:Short description Template:Distinguish Template:Infobox person Neal D. Barnard (born 10 July 1953) is an American physician, animal rights activist, and founding president of the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM).<ref name="Wadman 2006">Template:Cite journal</ref> Barnard has authored books advocating a whole food plant-based dietary eating pattern.<ref name="Science Media Centre">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Early life and education

Barnard was born and raised in Fargo, North Dakota.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> He received his medical degree from George Washington University School of Medicine,<ref>Faculty profile on George Washington University Website</ref> where he began exploring vegan diets.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> He is board-certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology,<ref>The American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology database, accessed 21 November 2017.</ref> a fellow of the American College of Cardiology<ref>"American College of Lifestyle Medicine, "Distinguished Lifestyle Medicine Awards Recipients, accessed 21 November 2017.</ref> and a lifetime member of the American Medical Association.<ref>"American College of Lifestyle Medicine,"Distinguished Lifestyle Medicine Awards Recipients, accessed 21 November 2017.</ref>

Barnard is an activist for animal rights.<ref name="Wadman 2006"/> He is associated with People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) and has contributed to their magazine, Animal Times.<ref name="Wadman 2006"/>

Career

Barnard founded Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM) in 1985 to promote preventive medicine.<ref>Evelyn Theiss,"Author Dr. Neal Barnard encourages plant-based, vegan diet," The Plain Dealer, 19 April 2011.</ref> By 2016, the Washington D.C.–based PCRM had 150,000 members, including 12,000 physicians, and reported revenues of more than $20 million.<ref>Helen Mondloch, "Living Well with Dr. Neal Barnard," Northern Virginia," 20 October 2017</ref><ref>"Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine," Charity Navigator, accessed 13 November 2017.</ref> He appeared in the documentaries Super Size Me (2004),<ref name=ssm>Template:Cite news</ref> Forks Over Knives (2011),<ref name=changed/><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> PlantPure Nation (2015),<ref name=ppn>Template:Cite news</ref> and What the Health (2017).<ref name=changed>Template:Cite news</ref> Since 2003,<ref name=CourierJournal03>Template:Cite news</ref> Barnard has served as an adjunct professor of medicine at George Washington University School of Medicine.<ref name=WaPoBarnAdjunct22>Template:Cite news</ref> In January 2016,<ref name="HighPlains16">Template:Cite news</ref> Barnard founded the Barnard Medical Center in Washington, D.C.,<ref name=PressHerald17>Template:Cite news</ref> which provides primary care with a focus on nutrition guidance.<ref name=LouisvilleCour16>Template:Cite news</ref>

In 2006,<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref> Barnard completed a National Institutes of Health-funded trial to test the impact of diet on blood sugar control in individuals with type 2 diabetes.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

In his active practice, Barnard works with patients with diabetes, obesity, and other conditions in clinical research protocols.

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.<ref>Inductees, Vegetarian Hall of Fame, North American Vegetarian Society website</ref>

In February 2013, Barnard's self-help book Power Foods for the Brain: An Effective 3-Step Plan to Protect Your Mind and Strengthen Your Memory was published. Reviewing it, biological psychologist David O Kennedy said that while it contained dietary advice which could be helpful, or at least harmless, its "all-or-nothing, hard-core vegan remedy" risked doing little more than raising readers' anxiety levels.<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>

By 2019, Barnard had authored 20 books, including The Vegan Starter Kit: Everything You Need to Know about Plant-based Eating.<ref name="wgn">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

He has hosted four PBS television programs on nutrition and health.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Diabetes

Barnard has led many studies assessing the role of diet in diabetes and other health conditions.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Barnard authored the 2009 book Dr Neal Barnard's Program for Reversing Diabetes.<ref name="Science Media Centre"/> It argues that a low-fat vegan diet can stabilize blood sugar and insulin function and minimize medication within weeks.<ref name="Science Media Centre"/> Jim Mann has commented that although a low-fat vegan diet can help to promote weight loss to manage diabetes "some of the claims made by the author are overrated; in particular, to imply that Type 1 diabetes can be reversed is mischievous".<ref name="Science Media Centre"/>

Elaine Rush stated that although the book does include some sound advice, "not all diabetes can be reversed and therefore the title of this book is misleading." She also suggested that Barnard's low-fat vegan diet would not be suitable for children or pregnant women without expert support.<ref name="Science Media Centre"/> Peter Lipson of Science-Based Medicine has criticized Barnard's views on low-fat vegan diets reversing type 2 diabetes as based on only one study, commenting "This is not a study on which to hang an entire medical philosophy".<ref name="Lipson">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> According to Lipson, weight loss is more important than a specific type of diet in determining diabetes improvement and the idea that a particular diet is a panacea is untrue.<ref name="Lipson"/>

Selected publications

Books
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  • The Cheese Trap: How Breaking a Surprising Addiction Will Help You Lose Weight, Gain Energy, and Get Healthy (Grand Central Publishing, 2017)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Your Body in Balance: The New Science of Food, Hormones, and Health (Grand Central Publishing, 2020)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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Awards

Personal life

Barnard plays cello, guitar, and keyboards. He has been a member of the bands Pop Maru, Verdun, and Carbonworks.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Alec Baldwin once called Barnard "Eddie Van Halen with a medical degree".<ref>Editorial. Living well with Dr. Neal Barnard: A pioneer and iconoclast of startling dimensions, Dr. Neal Barnard is breaking health boundaries. Northern Virginia Magazine. October 20, 2017.</ref>

See also

References

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