Exercise and Nutrition Sciences

Research by Neal Barnard, M.D., adjunct associate professor of medicine, and published in Nutrition and Diabetes, found that a plant-based diet reduces the pain of diabetic neuropathy.
An 18-week plant-based dietary intervention program boosts employee productivity, while alleviating symptoms of anxiety, depression, and fatigue, according to a study by Neal Barnard, M.D., adjunct associate professor of medicine, published in the March/April issue of the American Journal of Health…
Adopting a vegetarian diet causes weight loss, even in the absence of exercise or calorie counting, according to a new meta-analysis published in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics and authored by Neal Barnard, M.D., adjunct associate professor of medicine.
Neal Barnard, M.D. '80, adjunct associate professor of medicine, authored a study, published in Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy, showing that a plant-based vegetarian diet accelerates type 2 diabetes treatment by lowering HbA1c levels by 0.4 points.
Neal Barnard, M.D., adjunct associate professor of medicine, was featured in MedPage Today for his recently published dietary guidelines to reduce cancer risk. His guidelines were also featured in Shape and Daily Digest.
Neal Barnard, M.D., adjunct professor of medicine, recently published a paper in the Journal of the American College of Nutrition, outlining six dietary recommendations to reduce risk of several types of cancer.
Neal Barnard, M.D., adjunct professor of medicine, recently published a paper in Neurobiology of Aging, outlining seven dietary and lifestyle guidelines to boost brain health and reduce the risk of Alzheimer's disease.
Neal Barnard, M.D., adjunct associate professor of medicine, was a guest on Aljazeera America to discuss overconsumption of sodium in the U.S.
Neal Barnard, M.D., adjunct associate professor of medicine, wrote an op-ed for The Hill's Congress Blog, calling for support of the EAT for Health and ENRICH Acts to give doctors stronger education in nutrition.
Neal Barnard, M.D., adjunct associate professor of medicine, was interviewed for a Reuters article on a new study finding that Chinese women who ate the most cruciferous vegetables had substantially less inflammation than those who ate the fewest.