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Neal D. Barnard is an American physician, author, clinical researcher, and president of the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM), a national network of physicians and lay supporters that promote preventive medicine, particularly good nutrition, conduct clinical research, and promote higher standards in research. He is also president of The Cancer Project, an organization promoting cancer prevention, research, and nutritional assistance to patients. He also heads the Washington Center for Clinical Research. |
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'''Neal D. Barnard''' is an American [[physician]], author, clinical researcher, and founding president of the [[Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine]] (PCRM). A vocal advocate of [[veganism]], Barnard has written over a dozen books and published research papers on [[nutrition]] and its impact on human health. He has also conducted research into alternatives to [[animal experimentation]], and is a regular contributor to [[PETA]] publications. Barnard serves as president of The Cancer Project, heads the Washington Center for Clinical Research and is a former board member of the PETA Foundation. |
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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. He has been the principal investigator of several clinical research trials. In 2003, he was awarded a research grant from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases of the National Institutes of Health to study the effect of a low-fat vegan diet on diabetes. The study results were published in Diabetes Care, a journal of the American Diabetes Association. |
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== Background and research career == |
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Barnard grew up in [[Fargo, North Dakota]] in a family of cattle ranchers.<ref name="Nature">Meredith Wadman, Profile:Neal Barnard, ''Nature Medicine'', 12, 602, (2006)</ref><ref name="Salon1">Peter Brandt, [http://archive.salon.com/people/conv/2001/03/12/barnard/index.html A Conversation with Dr. Neal Barnard], Salon.com, March 12, 2001</ref> He received his [[Doctor of Medicine|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]]. <ref name="Bio">[http://www.nealbarnard.org/bio.htm Biographical Sketch], nealbarnard.org, retrieved 16 November, 2007</ref> |
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Barnard's work has also been published in the American Journal of Medicine, Diabetes Care, the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, the Journal of the American Dietetic Association, Scientific American, the American Journal of Cardiology, and Preventive Medicine, among other scientific and medical journals. He has written more than a dozen books about nutrition for lay readers. These include The Power of Your Plate (1990), Food for Life (1993), Eat Right, Live Longer (1995), Foods That Fight Pain (1998), Breaking the Food Seduction (2003), and Dr. Neal Barnard’s Program for Reversing Diabetes (2007), among others. He is also the editor-in-chief of the Nutrition Guide for Clinicians (2007). |
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Barnard trained as a [[psychiatrist]], but no longer practices medicine,<ref name="Salon1"/><ref name="NYT">[[Joe Sharkey]], [http://www.nytimes.com/2004/11/23/business/23road.html Perennial Foes Meet Again in a Battle of the Snack Bar],''New York Times'', November 23, 2004</ref> instead conducting research into the impact of diet on human health, and towards finding alternatives to the use of animals in medical education, testing, and research. In 2003, he was awarded a US$350,000 [[research grant]] from the [[National Institutes of Health]] to study the effect of a low-fat [[vegan]] diet on diabetes. The study results, published in ''Diabetes Care'', found that "both a low-fat vegan diet and a diet based on [[American Diabetes Association]] guidelines improved glycemic and lipid control in [[Type 2 diabetes|type 2 diabetic]] patients." <ref name="Diabetes"> Barnard ND, Cohen J, Jenkins DJ, Turner-McGrievy G, Gloede L, Jaster B, Seidl K, |
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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'', 29(8), (2006), pp1777-83.</ref> In 2006, with colleagues at PCRM, he developed an insulin [[ELISA]] assay that utilizes [[monoclonal antibodies]] from [[hybridoma]]s maintained in [[Growth medium|media]] free of animal products. <ref name="ELISA">Megha S. Even, Chad B. Sandusky, Neal D. Barnard, Jehangir Mistry and Madhur K. Sinha, Development of a novel ELISA for human insulin using monoclonal antibodies produced in serum-free cell culture medium, ''Clinical Biochemistry'', Volume 40, Issues 1-2, (2007), pp98-103. PMID 17123500</ref> The test proved as effective as methods that use animal products, and is now produced commercially by [[Millipore Corporation |Millipore]]. <ref name="Newsguide">[http://www.newsguide.us/education/science/Testing-for-insulin-without-the-pitter-patter-of-little-feet/ Testing for insulin without the pitter-patter of little feet], ''Newsguide'', 31 January, 2007</ref> |
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He is a proponent of alternatives to the use of animals in medical education, testing, and research. With colleagues at PCRM, he developed an animal-free insulin assay that is now in commercial use. |
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In 2006 he formed The Washington Center For Clinical Research, a privately held company with one employee. <ref name="manta">[http://www.manta.com/coms2/dnbcompany_6qd5wl Washington Center For Clinical Research], manta.com, retrieved November 17, 2007</ref> |
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== Books == |
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Barnard has written more than a dozen books about nutrition that have, collectively, sold over two million copies. <ref name="Nature"/> These include ''The Power of Your Plate'' (1990), ''Food for Life'' (1993), ''Eat Right, Live Longer'' (1995), ''Foods That Fight Pain'' (1998), and ''Dr. Neal Barnard's Program for Reversing Diabetes'' (2007). He is also the editor-in-chief of the ''Nutrition Guide for Clinicians'' (2007). |
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Barnard's nutritional advice is described by ''[[Nature (journal)|Nature]]'' as "not exactly medical gospel," citing as an example his labeling of chocolate, sugar, meat and cheese as "[[addictive]] substances" in ''Breaking the Food Seduction'' (2003).<ref name="Nature"/><ref name="Desert">Lois M. Collins[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4188/is_20030925/ai_n11416668 Gotta have it? Psychiatrist-author believes four types of food are addicative], ''Deseret News'', September 25, 2003</ref> However nutritionist [[Marion Nestle]], while disagreeing with Barnard's vegan principles, noted he raises "provocative questions that deserve serious attention." <ref name="Nature"/> |
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== Activism == |
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In 1985 Barnard founded the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM), which describes itself as a group of "doctors and laypersons working together for compassionate and effective medical practice, research, and health promotion." <ref name="PCRM">[http://www.pcrm.org/about/index.html About PCRM], pcrm.org, retrieved November 16, 2007</ref> Representatives from lobby groups, including the [[Center for Consumer Freedom]], the [[American Council on Science and Health]] and [[Foundation for Biomedical Research]], have accused PCRM of being a [[front organization]] for [[People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals]] (PETA) activism.<ref name="Nature"/><ref name="NYT"/><ref name="Ruth Kava"> Ruth Kava,[http://www.acsh.org/factsfears/newsID.227/news_detail.asp Physicians' Committee for Responsible Medicine: Not So Responsible], ''American Council on Science and Health press release'', February 14, 2005</ref><ref name="ToFF">Anthony J. Nocella, Steven Best, Terrorists Or Freedom Fighters?: Reflections on the Liberation of Animals, Lantern Books, 2004, p321. ISBN 159056054X</ref> ''The Observer'' describes PCRM as a "quasi-scientific organisation part-funded by PETA." <ref name=Doward>Jamie Doward & Mark Townsend. [http://observer.guardian.co.uk/focus/story/0,6903,1273697,00.html Beauty and the beasts], ''The Observer'', August 1, 2004.</ref> |
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Until 2005 Barnard sat on the board of the Foundation to Support Animal Protection (also known as the PETA Foundation), the [[legal entity]] that owns PETA's property. Collectively PETA and the Foundation have given more than $1.3m to PCRM.<ref name="Nature"/><ref name=Doward/> Barnard also writes a column, called "Doctor in the House", for ''Animal Times'', PETA's magazine. <ref name="Nature"/> In a 2005 response to what PCRM called "attacks" by the food and tobacco industry, the group acknowledged PETA's support "in years past" but affirmed itself as an "entirely independent organization." <ref name="response">[http://www.pcrm.org/news/release050628.html A Response to Food/Tobacco Industry Attacks], ''Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine press release'', June 28, 2005</ref> In 2006 Barnard told ''The Columbus Dispatch'' there are no links between PCRM and PETA, though noted "I like the work they do, and I hope they keep doing it". <ref name="Dispatch">Dennis Fiely, [http://www.dispatch.com/live/contentbe/dispatch/2006/11/09/20061109-B1-03.html Activist doctor touts benefits of meatless diet], ''The Columbus Dispatch'', November 9, 2006</ref><ref name="Desert"/> |
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''The Observer'' reports that Barnard also has connections with [[Stop Huntingdon Animal Cruelty]], an animal rights campaign to close down [[Huntingdon Life Sciences]] (HLS). In 2001 he co-signed hundreds of letters with Kevin Kjonaas, then president of Stop Huntingdon Animal Cruelty USA. The letters were sent to companies that conduct business with HLS, urging them to break their links with the company.<ref name=Doward/> Kjonaas has since been jailed for a separate incident, when he used a website to "incite attacks" on those who did business with HLS. <ref name="NYT2"> David Kocieniewski, [http://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/03/nyregion/03animals.html Six Animal Rights Advocates Are Convicted of Terrorism], ''The New York Times'', March 3, 2006</ref> PCRM acknowledges Barnard co-wrote a "a polite and informative letter" at Kjonaas' request but denied any further interaction with SHAC, stating the group does not tolerate illegal activity from its members.<ref name="response"/> |
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In 1991 Barnard founded The Cancer Project, originally as a PCRM program. In 2004 it became independently incorporated organization, with Barnard as president, aiming to educate the public on "diet’s role in cancer prevention and survival." <ref name="Cancer">[http://www.cancerproject.org/ask/bios/barnard.php Ask the expert, Neal Barnard, M.D.], The Cancer Project, retrieved Novemver 17, 2007</ref> |
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==References== |
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==See also== |
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*[[Atkins Nutritional Approach|Atkins Diet]] |
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*[[Animal rights]] |
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*[[Jerry Vlasak]] |
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*[[List of vegans]] |
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*[[Vegetarianism]] |
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==External links== |
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*[http://www.nealbarnard.org/ Neal D. Barnard, M.D.] |
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*[http://www.pcrm.org/ Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine] |
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*[http://www.cancerproject.org/ The Cancer Project] |
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*[http://www.atkinsdietalert.org/ Atkins Diet Alert] |
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Revision as of 22:02, 17 November 2007
Neal D. Barnard is an American physician, author, clinical researcher, and president of the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM), a national network of physicians and lay supporters that promote preventive medicine, particularly good nutrition, conduct clinical research, and promote higher standards in research. He is also president of The Cancer Project, an organization promoting cancer prevention, research, and nutritional assistance to patients. He also heads the Washington Center for Clinical Research.
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. He has been the principal investigator of several clinical research trials. In 2003, he was awarded a research grant from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases of the National Institutes of Health to study the effect of a low-fat vegan diet on diabetes. The study results were published in Diabetes Care, a journal of the American Diabetes Association.
Barnard's work has also been published in the American Journal of Medicine, Diabetes Care, the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, the Journal of the American Dietetic Association, Scientific American, the American Journal of Cardiology, and Preventive Medicine, among other scientific and medical journals. He has written more than a dozen books about nutrition for lay readers. These include The Power of Your Plate (1990), Food for Life (1993), Eat Right, Live Longer (1995), Foods That Fight Pain (1998), Breaking the Food Seduction (2003), and Dr. Neal Barnard’s Program for Reversing Diabetes (2007), among others. He is also the editor-in-chief of the Nutrition Guide for Clinicians (2007).
He is a proponent of alternatives to the use of animals in medical education, testing, and research. With colleagues at PCRM, he developed an animal-free insulin assay that is now in commercial use.
He is also a musician (he plays the electric guitar and keyboards) and has released several recordings, including a CD with American and Vietnamese musicians, called Verdun (2004).