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The President's Obesity is Symptom of National Emergency
Post on by Neal Barnard, MD, FACC
Guest blog by Medical Director James F. Loomis, Jr., MD, MBA, at Physician's Committee for Responsible Medicine. The results of President Trump’s annual physical exam are in: He is obese. He also has elevated cholesterol and evidence of heart disease. Of course, the...... -
How Eating More Plants Can Save Lives and the Planet
Post on by Neal Barnard, MD, FACC
"Because food systems are a major driver of poor health and environmental degradation, global efforts are urgently needed to collectively transform diets and food production." That’s the urgent call from leading scientific researchers in a new report in The Lancet....... -
6 Reasons Athletes Are Running Toward a Plant-Based Diet
Post on by Neal Barnard, MD, FACC
Meat-free athletes – from tennis champion Venus Williams to Formula 1's Lewis Hamilton to Derrick Morgan of the NFL's Tennessee Titans – have already proven the performance-boosting power of a plant-based diet. Now, a...... -
A Plant-Based Diet for Athletes
Post on by Susan Levin, MS, RD, CSSD
A plant-based diet provides all of the nutrients your body needs for training and competition. Because a plant-based diet is high in carbohydrates, low in fat, and rich in vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants, it can support or improve your athletic performance. The emphasis...... -
Nightmare King Burger is Truly a Nightmare
Post on by Neal Barnard, MD, FACC
Burger King just confirmed that meat and cheese don't just cause nightmare diseases – they actually cause nightmares. The fast-food chain just launched its Nightmare King sandwich, which it says is "clinically proven to induce nightmares." The company says it conducted a...... -
CDC Should Prescribe Plant-Based Diet for Middle-Aged Hearts
Post on by Neal Barnard, MD, FACC
Middle-aged adults are being especially hard hit by heart disease, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. So it just launched Million Hearts to help prevent a million heart attacks and strokes by 2022. The initiative encourages people to eat a...... -
Q & A: Actress Mallika Sherawat Says Go Vegan to Fight Diabetes
Post on by Neal Barnard, MD, FACC
“Change happens through education,” says Indian actress Mallika Sherawat, who believes a plant-based diet could help fight India’s diabetes and heart disease epidemics. That’s why she’s supporting a Barnard Medical Center and Physicians Committee tour of 11 medical schools in India, where students...... -
Andrew Freeman, MD: A Cardiologist’s Plant-Based Diet Prescription
Post on by Neal Barnard, MD, FACC
Nutrition was rarely discussed when Andrew Freeman, MD, FACC, FACP, was training in his cardiology fellowship. And his experience is not unique. A recent survey of about 1,000 cardiologists found that 90% received minimal nutrition education. “When I started my practice, I was...... -
Reduce Cancer Risk With Plant-Based Foods
Post on by Neal Barnard, MD, FACC
A new major report from the World Cancer Research Fund and the American Institute for Cancer Research recommends emphasizing plant-based foods to reduce cancer risk. The new report – Diet, Nutrition, Physical Activity and Cancer: a Global Perspective – analyzed data from 51...... -
Could Jack Pearson’s Diet Be to Blame?
Post on by Neal Barnard, MD, FACC
Fans of the hit NBC series This Is Us finally learned how the beloved character Jack Pearson died, but did they get the full story? In a recent episode, after a fire breaks out at the Pearson residence, a doctor explains that excessive......
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