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 The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM) is a non-profit research and advocacy organization based in Washington, D.C., which promotes a plant-based diet, preventive medicine, and alternatives to animal research, and encourages ...

(PCRM).

Early life and education

Barnard grew up in Fargo, North Dakota. He received his medical training at

George Washington University The George Washington University (GW or GWU) is a Private university, private University charter#Federal, federally chartered research university in Washington, D.C. Chartered in 1821 by the United States Congress, GWU is the largest Higher educat ...

School of Medicine in psychiatry, where he began to explore

vegan Veganism is the practice of abstaining from the use of animal product—particularly in diet—and an associated philosophy that rejects the commodity status of animals. An individual who follows the diet or philosophy is known as a 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 Association.

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 documentaries ''

Forks Over Knives ''Forks Over Knives'' is a 2011 American advocacy film and documentary that advocates a low-fat, whole-food, plant-based diet (that excludes all animal products and processed foods) as a way to avoid or reverse several chronic diseases. The film ...

'' (2011) and ''

What the Health ''What the Health'' is a 2017 documentary film which critiques the health impact of meat, fish, eggs and dairy products consumption, and questions the practices of leading health and pharmaceutical organizations. The film also advocates for a pl ...

'' (2017). Barnard serves as an Adjunct Associate 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 Primary care is the day-to-day healthcare given by a health care provider. Typically this provider acts as the first contact and principal point of continuing care for patients within a healthcare system, and coordinates other specialist care ...

and emphasizes diet and

preventive medicine Preventive healthcare, or prophylaxis, consists of measures taken for the purposes of disease prevention.Hugh R. Leavell and E. Gurney Clark as "the science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life, and promoting physical and mental hea ...

. Barnard is a non-practicing psychiatrist. He plays cello, guitar, and keyboards, and has been a member of the bands Pop Maru, Verdun, and Carbonworks. In 2011, Barnard was inducted into the Vegetarian Hall of Fame of the

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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, 2019Dr. Neal Barnard to be Honored as 2019 Recipient of The Plantrician Project Luminary Award, Cision PRWeb, accessed July 19, 2019
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Published work

Journal publications

*Barnard ND, Willett WC, Ding EL. "The misuse of meta-analysis in nutrition research."
JAMA
'. 2017; 318(15):1435-1436.. *Barnard ND, Katz DL. "Building on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance 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-analysis 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) *Barnard ND. ''A Physician's Slimming Guide'' (1992: Book Publishing Co., Summertown, TN) *Barnard ND. ''Food for Life'' (1993: Harmony/Random House, New York, NY) *Barnard ND. ''Eat Right, Live Longer'' (1995: Harmony/Random House, New York, NY) *Barnard ND. ''Foods that Cause You to Lose Weight'' (1992: The Magni Group, McKinney, TX) Barnard ND. Foods that Cause You to Lose Weight II (1996: The Magni Group, McKinney, TX) *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). *Barnard ND. ''Foods That Fight Pain'' (1998: Harmony/Random House, New York, NY) *Barnard ND. ''Turn off the Fat Genes'' (2001: Harmony/Random House, New York, NY) *Barnard ND. ''Breaking the Food Seduction'' (2003: St. Martin’s Press, New York, NY) *Barnard ND. ''Dr. Neal Barnard's Program for Reversing Diabetes''. (2007, revised edition 2018: Rodale, Emmaus, PA) *Barnard ND, Weissinger R, Jaster BJ, Kahan S, Smyth C. ''A Nutrition Guide for Clinicians''. 1st edition 2007 ; 2nd edition 2009 ; 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) *Barnard ND and Webb R. ''The Get Healthy, Go Vegan Cookbook'' (2010: Da Capo, New York). *Barnard ND. ''21-Day Weight-Loss Kickstart'' (2011: Grand Central, New York). *Barnard ND. ''Power Foods for the Brain'' (2013: Grand Central, New York). *Barnard ND. ''The Cheese Trap'' (2017: Grand Central, New York). *Barnard ND. ''Dr. Neal Barnard's Cookbook for Reversing Diabetes'' (2018: Rodale, Emmaus, PA). *Barnard ND and Nixon LS. ''Your Body in Balance: the New Science of Food, Hormones, and Health'' (2020: Grand Central, New York).

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