8 Quotes & Sayings By Neal Barnard

Neal Barnard is the founder and president of the nonprofit nutrition education organization the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine. He received his medical degree at Georgetown University School of Medicine in Washington, D.C. Dr. Barnard completed his internship in internal medicine at the University of Louisville School of Medicine in Kentucky and was board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine Read more

He completed his residency in hospital medicine at UCLA's Ronald Reagan Medical Center in Los Angeles.

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Chicken fat, beef fat, fish fat, fried foods - these are the foods that fuel our fat genes by giving them raw materials for building body fat. Neal Barnard
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I have been following a vegan diet now since the 1980s, and find it not only healthier, but also much more attractive than the chunks of meat that were on my plate as a child. Neal Barnard
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A vegan diet takes care of most of what we need to do. But you'll also want to minimize the use of oils generally, because while olive oil and other vegetable oils are better for your heart than chicken fat, they are as fattening as animal fats. Neal Barnard
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In my own life, I decided to leave meat off my plate in medical school, but was a bit slow to realise that dairy products and eggs are not health foods either. Neal Barnard
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Meat consumption is just as dangerous to public health as tobacco use... It's time we looked into holding the meat producers and fast-food outlets legally accountable. Neal Barnard
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The beef industry has contributed to more American deaths than all the wars of this century, all natural disasters, and all automobile accidents combined. Neal Barnard
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We help people to begin truly healthful diets, and it is absolutely wonderful to see, not only their success, but also their delight at their ability to break old habits and feel really healthy for a change. Neal Barnard