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In his lectures, videos, and writings about nutrition he tries to persuade people to change their eating habits from a [[Western pattern diet]] to a [[plant-based diet]] and says that such a diet can prevent and reverse many chronic diseases.<ref name=hall/><ref name=HowNot>{{cite book|last1=Greger|first1=Michael|title=How Not to Die: Discover the Foods Scientifically Proven to Prevent and Reverse Disease|date=2015|publisher=Flatiron Books|isbn=9781250066114}}</ref>{{rp|10}} He is critical of other doctors for not challenging their patients to adopt plant-based diets<ref name=HowNot/>{{rp|1-12}} and criticizes the US government for giving watered-down advice about healthy eating in its guidelines in order to protect the economic interests of food producers.<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Gustafson|first1=C|title=Michael Greger, md: Reversing Chronic Disease Through Diet; Addressing the 2015 USDA Dietary Guidelines Committee.|journal=Integrative medicine (Encinitas, Calif.)|date=April 2014|volume=13|issue=2|pages=22-4|pmid=26770088|pmc=4684122}}</ref> |
In his lectures, videos, and writings about nutrition he tries to persuade people to change their eating habits from a [[Western pattern diet]] to a [[plant-based diet]] and says that such a diet can prevent and reverse many chronic diseases.<ref name=hall/><ref name=HowNot>{{cite book|last1=Greger|first1=Michael|title=How Not to Die: Discover the Foods Scientifically Proven to Prevent and Reverse Disease|date=2015|publisher=Flatiron Books|isbn=9781250066114}}</ref>{{rp|10}} He is critical of other doctors for not challenging their patients to adopt plant-based diets<ref name=HowNot/>{{rp|1-12}} and criticizes the US government for giving watered-down advice about healthy eating in its guidelines in order to protect the economic interests of food producers.<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Gustafson|first1=C|title=Michael Greger, md: Reversing Chronic Disease Through Diet; Addressing the 2015 USDA Dietary Guidelines Committee.|journal=Integrative medicine (Encinitas, Calif.)|date=April 2014|volume=13|issue=2|pages=22-4|pmid=26770088|pmc=4684122}}</ref> |
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Physician and skeptic [[Harriet A. Hall]] has written that while it is well accepted that it is more healthy to eat a plant-based diet than a western pattern diet, Greger often overstates the known benefits of such a diet as well as the harm caused by eating animal products (for example, in a talk he claimed that a single meal rich in animal products can "cripple" one's arteries), and he sometimes does not discuss evidence that contradicts his strong claims.<ref name=hall>{{cite web |publisher=Science-based Medicine |url=https://www.sciencebasedmedicine.org/death-as-a-foodborne-illness-curable-by-veganism/ |author=Hall HA |accessdate=December 13, 2015 |date=February 12, 2013 |title=Death as a Foodborne Illness Curable by Veganism}}</ref> |
Physician and skeptic{{VN}} [[Harriet A. Hall]] has written that while it is well accepted that it is more healthy to eat a plant-based diet than a western pattern diet, Greger often overstates the known benefits of such a diet as well as the harm caused by eating animal products (for example, in a talk he claimed that a single meal rich in animal products can "cripple" one's arteries), and he sometimes does not discuss evidence that contradicts his strong claims.<ref name=hall>{{cite web |publisher=Science-based Medicine |url=https://www.sciencebasedmedicine.org/death-as-a-foodborne-illness-curable-by-veganism/ |author=Hall HA |accessdate=December 13, 2015 |date=February 12, 2013 |title=Death as a Foodborne Illness Curable by Veganism}}</ref> |
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==Publications== |
==Publications== |
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Michael Greger | |
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![]() Michael Greger in Israel for the Vegan Friendly conference, April 2016 | |
Born | 1972 (age 51–52) |
Education | Cornell University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Tufts University School of Medicine |
Medical career | |
Profession | General practitioner |
Field | Clinical nutrition |
Website | www |
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Michael Herschel Greger is an American physician, author, and professional speaker on public health issues, particularly the benefits of a plant-based diet and the harms of eating animal products.
Career
Greger was raised in Arizona; when his parents divorced he moved with his mother and brother to Binghamton, NY. [1]
He went to college at Cornell University School of Agriculture, where as a junior he wrote informally about the dangers of mad cow disease on a website he published in 1994.[2][3][4] In the same year he was hired to work on mad cow issues for Farm Sanctuary, near Cornell, and became a vegan after touring a stockyard as part of his work with Farm Sanctuary.[2] In 1998 he appeared as an expert witness testifying about mad cow disease when cattle producers unsuccessfully sued Oprah Winfrey for libel over statements she made about the safety of meat in 1996.[2][5]
He went to Tufts University School of Medicine, originally for its MD/PhD program, but he withdrew from the dual degree program and only pursued the medical degree.[6] He graduated in 1999 as a general practitioner specializing in clinical nutrition.[2] In 2001 he joined Organic Consumers Association to work on mad cow issues and spoke widely on the issue as cases of mad cow appeared in the US and Canada,[2][7][8][9] calling mad cow "The Plague of the 21st Century."[1][10][11]
In 2004 he launched a website and published a book critical of the Atkins Diet and other low carb diets.[2]
In 2004, the American College Of Lifestyle Medicine was formed in Loma Linda,[12] and Greger was a founding member[2] as one of the first hundred people to join the organization.[13]
In 2005 he joined the farm animal welfare division of the Humane Society as director of public health and animal agriculture.[2] In 2008 he testified before Congress[14] after the Humane Society released its undercover video of the Westland Meat Packing Company that showed downer animals entering the meat supply, which led to the USDA forcing the recall of 143 million pounds of beef, some of which had been routed into the nation's school lunch program.[15]
In 2011, he founded the website NutritionFacts.org[16] with funding from the Jesse & Julie Rasch Foundation.[17]
In his lectures, videos, and writings about nutrition he tries to persuade people to change their eating habits from a Western pattern diet to a plant-based diet and says that such a diet can prevent and reverse many chronic diseases.[18][19]: 10 He is critical of other doctors for not challenging their patients to adopt plant-based diets[19]: 1–12 and criticizes the US government for giving watered-down advice about healthy eating in its guidelines in order to protect the economic interests of food producers.[20]
Physician and skeptic[verification needed] Harriet A. Hall has written that while it is well accepted that it is more healthy to eat a plant-based diet than a western pattern diet, Greger often overstates the known benefits of such a diet as well as the harm caused by eating animal products (for example, in a talk he claimed that a single meal rich in animal products can "cripple" one's arteries), and he sometimes does not discuss evidence that contradicts his strong claims.[18]
Publications
- Heart Failure: Diary of a Third-Year Medical Student (2000)
- Carbophobia: The Scary Truth Behind America's Low Carb Craze (2005).
- Bird Flu: A Virus of Our Own Hatching (2007)
- How Not To Die: Discover the Foods Scientifically Proven to Prevent and Reverse Disease (2015) (with Gene Stone)
Bird Flu: A Virus of Our Own Hatching received a favorable review which said it was "interesting and informative to both scientists and lay persons",[21] but public health expert David Sencer was critical of the book, writing that it "focuses heavily on doomsday scenarios and offers little in terms of practical advice to the public" and that "a professional audience would quickly put [the book] aside for more factually correct sources of information".[22]
How Not to Die made the New York Times Advice, How-to, and Miscellaneous best seller list for December 27, 2015, appearing at #6;[23] for January 3, 2016, appearing at #11;[24] and for January 10, 2016, appearing at #15.[25]
References
- ^ a b Davidson, S. (2004, Jan 29). MIT to hold forum on mad cow disease; local physician to give keynote address. Jewish Advocate Retrieved from Proquest. Quote: "Consumers concerned about mad cow disease and other issues about safeguarding the food supply may want to attend the Jan. 29 lecture at MIT by Michael Greger, M.D., entitled "Mad Cow Disease: Plague of the 21st Century?" ...Greger was raised in a small Arizona town, "the only Jewish family within 30 miles." His parents were New York natives; his mother taught Biblical Hebrew at the community college. Following his parents' divorce, he moved with his mother and brother to Binghamton, N.Y., where she taught Hebrew school at the orthodox Beth Israel synagogue."
- ^ a b c d e f g h Mandy Van Deven (2010). "Greger, Michael 1972-". In Margaret Puskar-Pasewicz (ed.). Cultural Encyclopedia of Vegetarianism. Santa Barbara, CA: Greenwood. p. 123. ISBN 9780313375569.
- ^ Greger, Michael (1994). "Mad Cow Disease - Much More Serious Than AIDS". Envirolink. Archived from the original on December 24, 1996.
- ^ "1996 Interview with Michael Greger". www.mad-cow.org.
- ^ Usborne, David (February 26, 1998). "Oprah triumphs over the Texas cattle ranchers". The Independent.
- ^ Greger, M (1999). "About the Author". United Progressive Alumni. Archived from the original on March 2, 2000.
- ^ "The odds against finding mad cow disease: North America's meat inspection rules leave a lot to be desired,a U.S. expert says". The Vancouver Sun via Lexis-Nexus. June 7, 2003.
- ^ Parker-Pope, Tara (May 27, 2003). "Beef Industry's Dirty Secret:U.S. Lags on Safety Standards". Wall Street Journal.
- ^ "Mad cow disease; USDA misleads public on beef safety." Washington Times [Washington, DC] 2 Jan. 2004: A17. Infotrac Newsstand. Web. 1 Sept. 2016.
- ^ "Confused About Mad Cow? New Ad Exposes Scaremongers and Dispels Myths." PR Newswire 5 Jan. 2004. Academic OneFile. Web. 1 Sept. 2016.
- ^ Greger, Michael (Winter 2004). "The killer among us: Could mad cow disease already be killing thousands of Americans every year?" (PDF). EarthSave News Vol 15 No. 1. p. 5.
- ^ "American College Of Lifestyle Medicine". California Explore. Retrieved September 1, 2016.
- ^ "Joining the American Academy of Lifestyle Medicine (AALM)". American Academy of Lifestyle Medicine. Retrieved December 19, 2003.
- ^ Schmit, Julie (March 5, 2008). "Meat plant concerns raised for years". USA Today.
- ^ Kesmodel, David (February 25, 2008). "Meatpacker in Cow-Abuse Scandal May Shut as Congress Turns Up Heat – The Wall Street Journal". Online.wsj.com. Retrieved March 30, 2011.
- ^ Greger, Michael (April 15, 2011). "Welcome to NutritionFacts.org!". NutritionFacts.org.
- ^ "Featured Projects". The Jesse and Julie Rasch Foundation.
- ^ a b Hall HA (February 12, 2013). "Death as a Foodborne Illness Curable by Veganism". Science-based Medicine. Retrieved December 13, 2015.
- ^ a b Greger, Michael (2015). How Not to Die: Discover the Foods Scientifically Proven to Prevent and Reverse Disease. Flatiron Books. ISBN 9781250066114.
- ^ Gustafson, C (April 2014). "Michael Greger, md: Reversing Chronic Disease Through Diet; Addressing the 2015 USDA Dietary Guidelines Committee". Integrative medicine (Encinitas, Calif.). 13 (2): 22–4. PMC 4684122. PMID 26770088.
- ^ Pekosz, Andrew (September 4, 2007). "Book Review. Bird flu: A virus of our own hatching". J Clin Invest. 117 (9): 2350–2350. doi:10.1172/JCI33078. Retrieved August 17, 2014.
- ^ Sencer DJ (2007). "Bird Flu: A Virus of Our Own Hatching". Emerging Infection Diseases (Book review). 13 (11): 1802–1803.
- ^ New York Times Best Seller List - Advice, How-to, and Miscellaneous for December 27, 2015
- ^ "Advice, How-To & Miscellaneous Books - Best Sellers - January 3, 2016 - The New York Times". Retrieved June 26, 2016.
- ^ "Advice, How-To & Miscellaneous Books - Best Sellers - January 10, 2016 - The New York Times". Retrieved June 26, 2016.