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vegan diet helps obese women with weight, metabolism, glucose
tolerance and insulin sensitivity, Neal D Barnard, MD et al,
American J Medicine 2005 Sept., Physicians for Social
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9/26/2005 - Following a low-fat vegan diet may boost weight
loss by more than a standard cholesterol-control diet
containing meat and animal-derivatives, indicates a new
study - despite the vegan participants upping their
intake of carbohydrates.
In an age where diet choices are influenced by health,
environmental and food safety concerns, vegan and
vegetarianism have been gaining in popularity.
According to a poll sponsored by the Vegetarian Resource
Group, almost one percent of the population of the United
States was vegan in 2000.
The latest study is published in the September issue of The
American Journal of Medicine (vol 118; No 9; 991-97).
In it, researchers from George Washington University School of
Medicine write that vegan diets supplemented with vitamin B12,
can be "nutritionally adequate for long-term use".
Vitamin B12, found in meat, dairy products and eggs, has a
role in the formation of red blood cells and maintenance of a
healthy nervous system.
Despite giving the lifestyle a green-flag, they nonetheless
advocate that anyone following a prescribed diet should
receive counseling as to nutritional adequacy.
The study's lead author, Neal D. Barnard, MD of George
Washington University School of Medicine and the Washington
Center for Clinical Research, is also founder of the
Physicians Council for Responsible Medicine, an organization
that promotes vegetarian and vegan lifestyles and campaigns
against the use of animals in research.
As for the low-carbohydrate approach to weight loss, this has
been immensely popular in recent years but it is now waning
in favor of the low-glycemic approach, whereby foods are
given a rating depending on how fast they are absorbed into
the blood stream.
The 63 participants in the study were postmenopausal women,
all of whom were overweight or obese (BMI of between 26 and
44) and free-living outpatients at the hospital, were randomly
assigned to two groups.
Over a 14-week period, one group followed a low-fat, vegan
intervention diet consisting of vegetables, fruits, grains and
legumes. 10 percent of energy was derived from fat, 15 percent
from protein and 75 percent from carbohydrate. Usually vegans
may also include avocados, olives, nuts, nut butters and seeds
in their diet but they were proscribed for this study, which
was designed to be low in fat.
The other group followed a control diet based on the
National Cholesterol Education Program guidelines, of which
total fat made up 30 percent or less, saturated fat seven
percent or less, protein around 15 percent and carbohydrate
more than 55 percent of energy. Cholesterol intake was less
than 200 mg per day.
There were no limits placed on energy intake for either group,
and they were asked to maintain their usual level of exercise.
The researchers said that this control on exercise and its
possible confounding effects is what sets this study apart
from previous research into the effects of such a diet on
overweight people.
The researchers found that those on the intervention diets
spontaneously decreased their energy intake by more than those
on the control diet - although the difference was not
significant.
However the intervention group's reduction in protein, fat and
cholesterol intake was significant, as was their increase in
fiber intake. Its carbohydrate intake also increased.
When it came to body weight, those on the intervention diet
lost a mean of
10.8 kg, compared to 3.8 kg for the control group - the former
being a loss equivalent to weight loss from a reduced
calorie (eg 1200 kcal per day) diet, according to the
researchers.
BMI and waist circumference reductions were also greater in
the intervention group.
"The consumption of a low-fat, vegan diet was associated with
significant weight reduction, along with improvements in
measures of glucose tolerance and insulin sensitivity,"
concluded the researchers.
They said that the effect of the vegan diet on the thermic
effect of food merits further exploration, and that
longer-term trials are necessary to determine how sustainable
the intervention diet is, and what the longer-term clinical
improvements may be.
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Am J Med. 2005 Sep; 118(9): 991-7. The effects of a
low-fat, plant-based dietary intervention on body weight,
metabolism, and insulin sensitivity. Barnard ND,
drbarnard@pcrm.org Scialli AR,
sciallia@gunet.georgetown.edu Turner-McGrievy G, Lanou
AJ, Glass J. alanou@pcrm.org Department of Medicine,
George Washington University School of Medicine,
Washington, DC, USA.
PURPOSE: This study investigated the effect of a low-fat,
plant-based diet on body weight, metabolism, and insulin
sensitivity, while controlling for exercise in free-living
individuals. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: In an outpatient setting,
64 overweight, postmenopausal women were randomly assigned to
a low-fat, vegan diet or a control diet based on National
Cholesterol Education Program guidelines, without energy
intake limits, and were asked to maintain exercise unchanged.
Dietary intake, body weight and composition, resting metabolic
rate, thermic effect of food, and insulin sensitivity were
measured at baseline and 14 weeks. RESULTS: Mean +/- standard
deviation intervention-group body weight decreased 5.8 +/- 3.2
kg, compared with 3.8 +/- 2.8 kg in the control group (P =
.012). In a regression model of predictors of weight change,
including diet group and changes in energy intake, thermic
effect of food, resting metabolic rate, and reported energy
expenditure, significant effects were found for diet group (P
< .05), thermic effect of food (P < .05), and resting
metabolic rate (P < .001). An index of insulin sensitivity
increased from 4.6 +/- 2.9 to 5.7 +/- 3.9 (P
= .017) in the intervention group, but the difference between
= groups was not
significant (P = .17). CONCLUSION: Adoption of a
low-fat, vegan diet was associated with significant
weight loss in overweight postmenopausal women, despite
the absence of prescribed limits on portion size or
energy intake. PMID: 16164885
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http://www.vrg.org/ The Vegetarian Resource Group vrg@vrg.org
http://www.vegsource.com extensive vegan information
http://www.drmcdougall.com practical, delicious healthy
diet guidance
http://www.vegsource.com/articles/kradjian_milk.htm Robert
Kradjian MD Discusses Milk
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/message/971 Joel
Fuhrman critique of Atkins diet in "Eat To Live": Murray
2003.03.01 rmforall
http://www.hyp.ac.uk/cash/index.htm Consensus Action on Salt
and Health
What Rich Murray eats:
Avoid all products with aspartame and MSG. Substitute stevia
(at health food stores).
Gradually reduce alcohol, caffeine (coffee, cocoa, and teas),
meat, fish, eggs, milk, butter, and cheese, hydrogenated oils,
trans fats, white bread, food additives and colors, sugar,
high fructose corn syrup, fluoride, city water, salt and
sodium (< 1,000 mg daily).
Enjoy organic rice, potatoes, vegetables, fruits, beans,
garlic, tumeric, with modest use of soy products, nuts, flax
seeds, almond butter, sprouted grain breads, flax seed and
olive oils, chili sauce, vitamins and minerals, 4-8 1,000 mg
fish oil capsules, 4 400 mcg folic acid tablets (antidote to
methanol and formaldehyde), and fill your jugs with deionized
or distilled water.
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http://www.pcrm.org/news/bios/barnard.html
Experts
Neal D. Barnard, M.D.
Neal D. Barnard, M.D., is a nutrition researcher, an author,
and the founder of the Physicians Committee for Responsible
Medicine (PCRM), a nationwide organization of physicians and
laypersons that promotes preventive medicine, especially good
nutrition, and addresses controversies in modern medicine,
including ethical issues in research.
As president of PCRM, Dr. Barnard directs numerous innovative
programs to promote healthy eating. He has conducted numerous
studies of the ability of nutritional interventions to treat
high cholesterol levels, hormone imbalances, diabetes, and
other conditions, and has published groundbreaking findings in
journals such as The American Journal of Cardiology,
Obstetrics & Gynecology, and Preventive Medicine. One recent
study, conducted with a grant from the National Institutes of
Health, shows how a low-fat, vegan diet helps diabetes
patients reduce and even eliminate their medication.
Neal Barnard, M.D., has been instrumental in reforming federal
dietary guidelines. In his published reports, he has shown how
meat-based diets not only cause health problems, but also are
responsible for up to $60 billion every year in health care
costs. In 2000, PCRM won a lawsuit against the U.S. Department
of Agriculture over the influence of the meat and dairy
industries on federal diet guidelines.
Dr. Barnard's interest in healthy eating evolved over many
years. His family background includes both doctors and
cattle ranchers-two groups that often butt heads over
health issues. Before going to medical school, Dr. Barnard
worked as an autopsy assistant, where he observed heart
disease and other deadly effects of a bad diet firsthand.
Neal D. Barnard, M.D., is also a rigorous opponent of
unethical research practices. Since founding PCRM in 1985, he
has spearheaded many successful campaigns to promote
alternatives to the use of animals in medical research and
education. PCRM also promotes higher standards in human
research, and has fought against unethical human experiments,
including a U.S. government study in which healthy short
children were given a genetically engineered growth hormone.
Ds. Barnard is the author of seven books, including Food for
Life; Foods That Fight Pain; Eat Right, Live Longer; and
Turn Off the Fat Genes. He is also the editor-in-chief of
Good Medicine and the author of hundreds of articles in
magazines such as Scientific American and newspapers such
as The New York Times. A regular guest on network talk and
news shows and a busy public speaker, Dr. Barnard lives in
Washington, D.C.
Neal D. Barnard, M.D., is also an adjunct associate professor
of medicine at George Washington University.
For more information about Neal Barnard, M.D., including a
complete list of his scientific publications, please go to
www.nealbarnard.org .
Neal Barnard, M.D. drbarnard@pcrm.org Physicians Committee for
Responsible Medicine 5100 Wisconsin Ave., N.W., Ste. 400
Washington, DC 20016-4131 202-686-2210, ext. 337
Dt. Barnard's assistant is Daria Karetnikov, dariak@pcrm.org,
202-686-2210, ext. 337. Journalists wishing to arrange an
interview with Dr. Barnard may contact Simon Chaitowitz at
simonc@pcrm.org, 202-686-2210, ext. 309.
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http://www.nealbarnard.org/pubs.htm
Barnard ND, Scialli, Turner-McGrievy GM, Lanou AJ.
Acceptability of a very-low-fat, vegan diet compares favorably
to a more moderate low-fat diet in a randomized, controlled
trial. J Cardiopulm Rehab 2004;24:229-35.
Turner-McGrievy GM, Barnard ND, Scialli AR, Lanou AJ. Effects
of a low-fat, vegan diet and a Step II diet on macro- and
micronutrient intakes in overweight, postmenopausal women.
Nutrition 2004;20:738-46.
Berkow S, Barnard ND. Blood pressure regulation and vegetarian
diets. Nutr Rev 2004, in press.
Lanou A, Barnard ND, Berkow S. Calcium, dairy products, and
bone health in children and young adults: A re-evaluation of
the evidence. Pediatrics 2004, in press.
Jenkins DJA, Kendall CWC, Marchie A, Jenkins AL, Augustin LSA,
Ludwig DS,Barnard ND, Anderson JW. Type 2 diabetes and the
vegetarian diet. Am J Clin Nutr 2003, in press.
Barnard ND, Scialli AR, Turner-McGrievy G, Lanou AJ.
Acceptability of a low-fat, vegan diet compares favorably to a
Step II diet in a randomized, controlled trial. (Abstract)
Diabetes 2003; American Diabetes Association 63rd Scientific
Sessions Abstract Book, in press.
Barnard ND. Toxicity testing in the development of anticancer
drugs. Lancet Oncol 2002;3:440-1.
Keller JL, Lanou AJ, Barnard ND. The consumer cost of calcium
from food and supplements. J Am Dietetic Asso
2002;102:1669-71.
Barnard ND, Scialli AR, Bobela S. The current use of estrogens
for growth-suppressant therapy in adolescent girls. J Ped Adol
Gynecol 2002;15:23-6. Barnard ND, Scialli AR, Hurlock D,
Bertron P. Diet and sex-hormone binding globulin,
dysmenorrhea, and premenstrual symptoms. Obstet Gynecol
2000;95:245-50.
Barnard ND, Scialli AR, Bertron P, Hurlock D, Edmonds K, Talev
L. Effectiveness of a low-fat, vegetarian diet in altering
serum lipids in healthy premenopausal women. Am J Cardiol
2000;85:969-72.
Bertron P, Barnard ND, Mills M. Racial bias in federal
nutrition policy, part II: weak guidelines take a
disproportionate toll. J Natl Med Assoc 1999; 91: 201-08.
Barnard ND. Study design of an investigation of lactose
maldigestion. Am J Clin Nutr 1999, 69: 1287-92.
Nicholson AS, Sklar M, Barnard ND, Gore S, Sullivan R,
Browning S. Toward improved management of NIDDM: a randomized,
controlled, pilot intervention using a low-fat, vegetarian
diet. Prev Med 1999;29:87-91.
Bertron P, Barnard ND, Mills M. Racial bias in federal
nutrition policy, part I: the public health implications of
variations in lactase persistence. J Natl Med Assoc
1999;91:151-157.
Barnard ND, Kaufman SR. Animal research is wasteful and
misleading. Sci Am 1997;276:64-6.
Outwater JL, Nicholson A, Barnard ND. Dairy products and
breast cancer: the IGF-I, estrogen, and bGH hypothesis. Med
Hypoth 1997;48:453-61.
Haapapuro ER, Barnard ND, Simon M. Animal waste used as
livestock feed: dangers to human health. Prev Med
1997;26:599-602.
Barnard ND, Nicholson A. Beliefs about dietary factors in
breast cancer prevention among American women, 1991 to 1995.
Prev Med 1997;26:109-13.
Wolfe M, Barnard ND, McCaffrey SM. Animal laboratory exercises
in medical school curricula. ATLA 1996;24, 953-6.
Barnard ND, Akhtar A, Nicholson A. Factors that facilitate
compliance to lower fat intake. Arch Fam Med 1995;4:153-8.
Barnard ND, Nicholson A, Howard JL. The medical costs
attributable to meat consumption. Prev Med 1995;24:646-55.
Barnard ND. Human experiments: redrawing ethical boundaries.
Appl Clin Trials 1994;3:34-6.
Butrum R, Barnard ND, Campbell TC, et al. Diet, nutrition and
cancer in health care reform: a position paper of the American
Institute for Cancer Research. American Institute for Cancer
Research, Washington, DC, August 1994.
Barnard ND, Scherwitz LW, Ornish D. Adherence and
acceptability of a low-fat, vegetarian diet among patients
with cardiac disease. J Cardiopulm Rehab 1992;12:423-31.
Barnard ND. Prevention must take priority. Medical World News,
June 27, 1988, p. 60.
Barnard ND, Hou S. Inherent stress: the tough life in lab
routine. Lab Animal, Sept. 1988, 21-7.
Gabel RH, Barnard ND, Norko M, O'Connell RA. AIDS presenting
as mania. Comprehensive Psychiatry 1986;27(3):251-4.
Sotsky SM, Barnard ND, Docherty J. The antidepressant efficacy
of imipramine in outpatient studies. Presented at the World
Congress of Psychiatry, Vienna, Austria, July 11, 1983.
Barnard ND. Prevention must take priority. Medical World News,
June 27, 1988, p. 60.
Barnard ND, Hou S. Inherent stress: the tough life in lab
routine. Lab Animal, Sept. 1988, 21-7.
Gabel RH, Barnard ND, Norko M, O'Connell RA. AIDS presenting
as mania. Comprehensive Psychiatry 1986;27(3):251-4.
Sotsky SM, Barnard ND, Docherty J. The antidepressant efficacy
of imipramine in outpatient studies. Presented at the World
Congress of Psychiatry, Vienna, Austria, July 11, 1983.
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Dark wines and liquors, as well as aspartame, provide similar
levels of methanol, above 100 mg daily, for long-term heavy
users. Methanol is inevitably largely turned into
formaldehyde, and thence largely into formic acid.
Rich Murray, MA Room For All rmforall@comcast.net 505-501-2298
1943 Otowi Road Santa Fe, New Mexico 87505 USA
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/messages group with
148 members, 1,219 posts in a public, searchable archive
http://AspartameNM.blogspot.com http://RoomForAll.blogspot.com
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/message/1217 battle
to ban aspartame heats up in New Mexico Environmental
Improvement Board, 9 AM Tuesday, October 4, NM State Capitol,
Room 317: Fox: Murray
2005.09.23
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/message/1218 James
S. Turner, Esq. letter on improper approval of aspartame by
FDA in 1981, to New Mexico Environmental Improvement Board
2005.09.20, plain text: Murray 2005.09.24
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/message/1106
hangover research relevant to toxicity of 11% methanol in
aspartame (formaldehyde, formic acid): Calder I (full text):
Jones AW: Murray
2005.10.05 2005.09.25
Since no adaquate data has ever been published on the exact
disposition of toxic metabolites in specific tissues in humans
of the 11% methanol component of aspartame, the many studies
on morning-after hangover from the methanol impurity in
alcohol drinks are the main available resource to date.
Jones AW (1987) found next-morning hangover from red wine with
100 to 150 mg methanol
(2006.5% w/v ethanol, 100 mg/l methanol, 0.01%, one part in
ten thousand).
Fully 11% of aspartame is methanol -- 1,120 mg aspartame in
2 L diet soda, almost six 12-oz cans, gives 123 mg methanol
(wood alcohol) -- the same amount that produces hangover
from red wine.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/message/1186
aspartame induces lymphomas and leukaemias in rats, free full
plain text, M Soffritti, F Belpoggi, DD Esposti, L Lambertini,
2005 April, 2005.07.14: main results agree with their previous
methanol and formaldehyde studies, Murray 2005.07.19
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/message/1143
methanol (formaldehyde, formic acid) disposition: Bouchard M
et al, full plain text, 2001: substantial sources are
degradation of fruit pectins, liquors, aspartame, smoke:
Murray 2005.04.02 rmforall
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http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/message/1219 low fat
vegan diet helps obese women with weight, metabolism, glucose
tolerance and insulin sensitivity, Neal D Barnard, MD et al,
American J Medicine 2005 Sept., Physicians for Social
Responsibility, FoodNavigator-USA.com: Murray 2005.09.26
http://www.foodnavigator-usa.com/news/ng.asp?n=62788&m=1FNU92-
6&c=qwefmyelbnwqznt
Homepage > Science & Nutrition > Vegan diet for...
Vegan diet for weight-loss hailed by study By Staff Reporter
Related News
Lifestyle, diet may halt prostate cancer progression
Vegan diets fine for infants
Associations at loggerheads over nutrition advice
9/26/2005 - Following a low-fat vegan diet may boost weight
loss by more than a standard cholesterol-control diet
containing meat and animal-derivatives, indicates a new
study - despite the vegan participants upping their
intake of carbohydrates.
In an age where diet choices are influenced by health,
environmental and food safety concerns, vegan and
vegetarianism have been gaining in popularity.
According to a poll sponsored by the Vegetarian Resource
Group, almost one percent of the population of the United
States was vegan in 2000.
The latest study is published in the September issue of The
American Journal of Medicine (vol 118; No 9; 991-97).
In it, researchers from George Washington University School of
Medicine write that vegan diets supplemented with vitamin B12,
can be "nutritionally adequate for long-term use".
Vitamin B12, found in meat, dairy products and eggs, has a
role in the formation of red blood cells and maintenance of a
healthy nervous system.
Despite giving the lifestyle a green-flag, they nonetheless
advocate that anyone following a prescribed diet should
receive counseling as to nutritional adequacy.
The study's lead author, Neal D. Barnard, MD of George
Washington University School of Medicine and the Washington
Center for Clinical Research, is also founder of the
Physicians Council for Responsible Medicine, an organization
that promotes vegetarian and vegan lifestyles and campaigns
against the use of animals in research.
As for the low-carbohydrate approach to weight loss, this has
been immensely popular in recent years but it is now waning
in favor of the low-glycemic approach, whereby foods are
given a rating depending on how fast they are absorbed into
the blood stream.
The 63 participants in the study were postmenopausal women,
all of whom were overweight or obese (BMI of between 26 and
44) and free-living outpatients at the hospital, were randomly
assigned to two groups.
Over a 14-week period, one group followed a low-fat, vegan
intervention diet consisting of vegetables, fruits, grains and
legumes. 10 percent of energy was derived from fat, 15 percent
from protein and 75 percent from carbohydrate. Usually vegans
may also include avocados, olives, nuts, nut butters and seeds
in their diet but they were proscribed for this study, which
was designed to be low in fat.
The other group followed a control diet based on the
National Cholesterol Education Program guidelines, of which
total fat made up 30 percent or less, saturated fat seven
percent or less, protein around 15 percent and carbohydrate
more than 55 percent of energy. Cholesterol intake was less
than 200 mg per day.
There were no limits placed on energy intake for either group,
and they were asked to maintain their usual level of exercise.
The researchers said that this control on exercise and its
possible confounding effects is what sets this study apart
from previous research into the effects of such a diet on
overweight people.
The researchers found that those on the intervention diets
spontaneously decreased their energy intake by more than those
on the control diet - although the difference was not
significant.
However the intervention group's reduction in protein, fat and
cholesterol intake was significant, as was their increase in
fiber intake. Its carbohydrate intake also increased.
When it came to body weight, those on the intervention diet
lost a mean of
10.8 kg, compared to 3.8 kg for the control group - the former
being a loss equivalent to weight loss from a reduced
calorie (eg 1200 kcal per day) diet, according to the
researchers.
BMI and waist circumference reductions were also greater in
the intervention group.
"The consumption of a low-fat, vegan diet was associated with
significant weight reduction, along with improvements in
measures of glucose tolerance and insulin sensitivity,"
concluded the researchers.
They said that the effect of the vegan diet on the thermic
effect of food merits further exploration, and that
longer-term trials are necessary to determine how sustainable
the intervention diet is, and what the longer-term clinical
improvements may be.
Copyright - Unless otherwise stated all contents of this web
site are ©
11/2005 - Decision News Media - All Rights Reserved. For
permission to reproduce any contents of this web site,
please email our Syndication department: Administration &
Finance . Full details for the use of materials on this
site can be found in the Terms & Conditions.
*************************************************************
Am J Med. 2005 Sep; 118(9): 991-7. The effects of a
low-fat, plant-based dietary intervention on body weight,
metabolism, and insulin sensitivity. Barnard ND,
drbarnard@pcrm.org Scialli AR,
sciallia@gunet.georgetown.edu Turner-McGrievy G, Lanou
AJ, Glass J. alanou@pcrm.org Department of Medicine,
George Washington University School of Medicine,
Washington, DC, USA.
PURPOSE: This study investigated the effect of a low-fat,
plant-based diet on body weight, metabolism, and insulin
sensitivity, while controlling for exercise in free-living
individuals. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: In an outpatient setting,
64 overweight, postmenopausal women were randomly assigned to
a low-fat, vegan diet or a control diet based on National
Cholesterol Education Program guidelines, without energy
intake limits, and were asked to maintain exercise unchanged.
Dietary intake, body weight and composition, resting metabolic
rate, thermic effect of food, and insulin sensitivity were
measured at baseline and 14 weeks. RESULTS: Mean +/- standard
deviation intervention-group body weight decreased 5.8 +/- 3.2
kg, compared with 3.8 +/- 2.8 kg in the control group (P =
.012). In a regression model of predictors of weight change,
including diet group and changes in energy intake, thermic
effect of food, resting metabolic rate, and reported energy
expenditure, significant effects were found for diet group (P
< .05), thermic effect of food (P < .05), and resting
metabolic rate (P < .001). An index of insulin sensitivity
increased from 4.6 +/- 2.9 to 5.7 +/- 3.9 (P
= .017) in the intervention group, but the difference between
= groups was not
significant (P = .17). CONCLUSION: Adoption of a
low-fat, vegan diet was associated with significant
weight loss in overweight postmenopausal women, despite
the absence of prescribed limits on portion size or
energy intake. PMID: 16164885
*************************************************************
http://www.vrg.org/ The Vegetarian Resource Group vrg@vrg.org
http://www.vegsource.com extensive vegan information
http://www.drmcdougall.com practical, delicious healthy
diet guidance
http://www.vegsource.com/articles/kradjian_milk.htm Robert
Kradjian MD Discusses Milk
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/message/971 Joel
Fuhrman critique of Atkins diet in "Eat To Live": Murray
2003.03.01 rmforall
http://www.hyp.ac.uk/cash/index.htm Consensus Action on Salt
and Health
What Rich Murray eats:
Avoid all products with aspartame and MSG. Substitute stevia
(at health food stores).
Gradually reduce alcohol, caffeine (coffee, cocoa, and teas),
meat, fish, eggs, milk, butter, and cheese, hydrogenated oils,
trans fats, white bread, food additives and colors, sugar,
high fructose corn syrup, fluoride, city water, salt and
sodium (< 1,000 mg daily).
Enjoy organic rice, potatoes, vegetables, fruits, beans,
garlic, tumeric, with modest use of soy products, nuts, flax
seeds, almond butter, sprouted grain breads, flax seed and
olive oils, chili sauce, vitamins and minerals, 4-8 1,000 mg
fish oil capsules, 4 400 mcg folic acid tablets (antidote to
methanol and formaldehyde), and fill your jugs with deionized
or distilled water.
*************************************************************
http://www.pcrm.org/news/bios/barnard.html
Experts
Neal D. Barnard, M.D.
Neal D. Barnard, M.D., is a nutrition researcher, an author,
and the founder of the Physicians Committee for Responsible
Medicine (PCRM), a nationwide organization of physicians and
laypersons that promotes preventive medicine, especially good
nutrition, and addresses controversies in modern medicine,
including ethical issues in research.
As president of PCRM, Dr. Barnard directs numerous innovative
programs to promote healthy eating. He has conducted numerous
studies of the ability of nutritional interventions to treat
high cholesterol levels, hormone imbalances, diabetes, and
other conditions, and has published groundbreaking findings in
journals such as The American Journal of Cardiology,
Obstetrics & Gynecology, and Preventive Medicine. One recent
study, conducted with a grant from the National Institutes of
Health, shows how a low-fat, vegan diet helps diabetes
patients reduce and even eliminate their medication.
Neal Barnard, M.D., has been instrumental in reforming federal
dietary guidelines. In his published reports, he has shown how
meat-based diets not only cause health problems, but also are
responsible for up to $60 billion every year in health care
costs. In 2000, PCRM won a lawsuit against the U.S. Department
of Agriculture over the influence of the meat and dairy
industries on federal diet guidelines.
Dr. Barnard's interest in healthy eating evolved over many
years. His family background includes both doctors and
cattle ranchers-two groups that often butt heads over
health issues. Before going to medical school, Dr. Barnard
worked as an autopsy assistant, where he observed heart
disease and other deadly effects of a bad diet firsthand.
Neal D. Barnard, M.D., is also a rigorous opponent of
unethical research practices. Since founding PCRM in 1985, he
has spearheaded many successful campaigns to promote
alternatives to the use of animals in medical research and
education. PCRM also promotes higher standards in human
research, and has fought against unethical human experiments,
including a U.S. government study in which healthy short
children were given a genetically engineered growth hormone.
Ds. Barnard is the author of seven books, including Food for
Life; Foods That Fight Pain; Eat Right, Live Longer; and
Turn Off the Fat Genes. He is also the editor-in-chief of
Good Medicine and the author of hundreds of articles in
magazines such as Scientific American and newspapers such
as The New York Times. A regular guest on network talk and
news shows and a busy public speaker, Dr. Barnard lives in
Washington, D.C.
Neal D. Barnard, M.D., is also an adjunct associate professor
of medicine at George Washington University.
For more information about Neal Barnard, M.D., including a
complete list of his scientific publications, please go to
www.nealbarnard.org .
Neal Barnard, M.D. drbarnard@pcrm.org Physicians Committee for
Responsible Medicine 5100 Wisconsin Ave., N.W., Ste. 400
Washington, DC 20016-4131 202-686-2210, ext. 337
Dt. Barnard's assistant is Daria Karetnikov, dariak@pcrm.org,
202-686-2210, ext. 337. Journalists wishing to arrange an
interview with Dr. Barnard may contact Simon Chaitowitz at
simonc@pcrm.org, 202-686-2210, ext. 309.
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http://www.nealbarnard.org/pubs.htm
Barnard ND, Scialli, Turner-McGrievy GM, Lanou AJ.
Acceptability of a very-low-fat, vegan diet compares favorably
to a more moderate low-fat diet in a randomized, controlled
trial. J Cardiopulm Rehab 2004;24:229-35.
Turner-McGrievy GM, Barnard ND, Scialli AR, Lanou AJ. Effects
of a low-fat, vegan diet and a Step II diet on macro- and
micronutrient intakes in overweight, postmenopausal women.
Nutrition 2004;20:738-46.
Berkow S, Barnard ND. Blood pressure regulation and vegetarian
diets. Nutr Rev 2004, in press.
Lanou A, Barnard ND, Berkow S. Calcium, dairy products, and
bone health in children and young adults: A re-evaluation of
the evidence. Pediatrics 2004, in press.
Jenkins DJA, Kendall CWC, Marchie A, Jenkins AL, Augustin LSA,
Ludwig DS,Barnard ND, Anderson JW. Type 2 diabetes and the
vegetarian diet. Am J Clin Nutr 2003, in press.
Barnard ND, Scialli AR, Turner-McGrievy G, Lanou AJ.
Acceptability of a low-fat, vegan diet compares favorably to a
Step II diet in a randomized, controlled trial. (Abstract)
Diabetes 2003; American Diabetes Association 63rd Scientific
Sessions Abstract Book, in press.
Barnard ND. Toxicity testing in the development of anticancer
drugs. Lancet Oncol 2002;3:440-1.
Keller JL, Lanou AJ, Barnard ND. The consumer cost of calcium
from food and supplements. J Am Dietetic Asso
2002;102:1669-71.
Barnard ND, Scialli AR, Bobela S. The current use of estrogens
for growth-suppressant therapy in adolescent girls. J Ped Adol
Gynecol 2002;15:23-6. Barnard ND, Scialli AR, Hurlock D,
Bertron P. Diet and sex-hormone binding globulin,
dysmenorrhea, and premenstrual symptoms. Obstet Gynecol
2000;95:245-50.
Barnard ND, Scialli AR, Bertron P, Hurlock D, Edmonds K, Talev
L. Effectiveness of a low-fat, vegetarian diet in altering
serum lipids in healthy premenopausal women. Am J Cardiol
2000;85:969-72.
Bertron P, Barnard ND, Mills M. Racial bias in federal
nutrition policy, part II: weak guidelines take a
disproportionate toll. J Natl Med Assoc 1999; 91: 201-08.
Barnard ND. Study design of an investigation of lactose
maldigestion. Am J Clin Nutr 1999, 69: 1287-92.
Nicholson AS, Sklar M, Barnard ND, Gore S, Sullivan R,
Browning S. Toward improved management of NIDDM: a randomized,
controlled, pilot intervention using a low-fat, vegetarian
diet. Prev Med 1999;29:87-91.
Bertron P, Barnard ND, Mills M. Racial bias in federal
nutrition policy, part I: the public health implications of
variations in lactase persistence. J Natl Med Assoc
1999;91:151-157.
Barnard ND, Kaufman SR. Animal research is wasteful and
misleading. Sci Am 1997;276:64-6.
Outwater JL, Nicholson A, Barnard ND. Dairy products and
breast cancer: the IGF-I, estrogen, and bGH hypothesis. Med
Hypoth 1997;48:453-61.
Haapapuro ER, Barnard ND, Simon M. Animal waste used as
livestock feed: dangers to human health. Prev Med
1997;26:599-602.
Barnard ND, Nicholson A. Beliefs about dietary factors in
breast cancer prevention among American women, 1991 to 1995.
Prev Med 1997;26:109-13.
Wolfe M, Barnard ND, McCaffrey SM. Animal laboratory exercises
in medical school curricula. ATLA 1996;24, 953-6.
Barnard ND, Akhtar A, Nicholson A. Factors that facilitate
compliance to lower fat intake. Arch Fam Med 1995;4:153-8.
Barnard ND, Nicholson A, Howard JL. The medical costs
attributable to meat consumption. Prev Med 1995;24:646-55.
Barnard ND. Human experiments: redrawing ethical boundaries.
Appl Clin Trials 1994;3:34-6.
Butrum R, Barnard ND, Campbell TC, et al. Diet, nutrition and
cancer in health care reform: a position paper of the American
Institute for Cancer Research. American Institute for Cancer
Research, Washington, DC, August 1994.
Barnard ND, Scherwitz LW, Ornish D. Adherence and
acceptability of a low-fat, vegetarian diet among patients
with cardiac disease. J Cardiopulm Rehab 1992;12:423-31.
Barnard ND. Prevention must take priority. Medical World News,
June 27, 1988, p. 60.
Barnard ND, Hou S. Inherent stress: the tough life in lab
routine. Lab Animal, Sept. 1988, 21-7.
Gabel RH, Barnard ND, Norko M, O'Connell RA. AIDS presenting
as mania. Comprehensive Psychiatry 1986;27(3):251-4.
Sotsky SM, Barnard ND, Docherty J. The antidepressant efficacy
of imipramine in outpatient studies. Presented at the World
Congress of Psychiatry, Vienna, Austria, July 11, 1983.
Barnard ND. Prevention must take priority. Medical World News,
June 27, 1988, p. 60.
Barnard ND, Hou S. Inherent stress: the tough life in lab
routine. Lab Animal, Sept. 1988, 21-7.
Gabel RH, Barnard ND, Norko M, O'Connell RA. AIDS presenting
as mania. Comprehensive Psychiatry 1986;27(3):251-4.
Sotsky SM, Barnard ND, Docherty J. The antidepressant efficacy
of imipramine in outpatient studies. Presented at the World
Congress of Psychiatry, Vienna, Austria, July 11, 1983.
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Dark wines and liquors, as well as aspartame, provide similar
levels of methanol, above 100 mg daily, for long-term heavy
users. Methanol is inevitably largely turned into
formaldehyde, and thence largely into formic acid.
Rich Murray, MA Room For All rmforall@comcast.net 505-501-2298
1943 Otowi Road Santa Fe, New Mexico 87505 USA
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/messages group with
148 members, 1,219 posts in a public, searchable archive
http://AspartameNM.blogspot.com http://RoomForAll.blogspot.com
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/message/1217 battle
to ban aspartame heats up in New Mexico Environmental
Improvement Board, 9 AM Tuesday, October 4, NM State Capitol,
Room 317: Fox: Murray
2005.09.23
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/message/1218 James
S. Turner, Esq. letter on improper approval of aspartame by
FDA in 1981, to New Mexico Environmental Improvement Board
2005.09.20, plain text: Murray 2005.09.24
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/message/1106
hangover research relevant to toxicity of 11% methanol in
aspartame (formaldehyde, formic acid): Calder I (full text):
Jones AW: Murray
2005.10.05 2005.09.25
Since no adaquate data has ever been published on the exact
disposition of toxic metabolites in specific tissues in humans
of the 11% methanol component of aspartame, the many studies
on morning-after hangover from the methanol impurity in
alcohol drinks are the main available resource to date.
Jones AW (1987) found next-morning hangover from red wine with
100 to 150 mg methanol
(2006.5% w/v ethanol, 100 mg/l methanol, 0.01%, one part in
ten thousand).
Fully 11% of aspartame is methanol -- 1,120 mg aspartame in
2 L diet soda, almost six 12-oz cans, gives 123 mg methanol
(wood alcohol) -- the same amount that produces hangover
from red wine.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/message/1186
aspartame induces lymphomas and leukaemias in rats, free full
plain text, M Soffritti, F Belpoggi, DD Esposti, L Lambertini,
2005 April, 2005.07.14: main results agree with their previous
methanol and formaldehyde studies, Murray 2005.07.19
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/message/1143
methanol (formaldehyde, formic acid) disposition: Bouchard M
et al, full plain text, 2001: substantial sources are
degradation of fruit pectins, liquors, aspartame, smoke:
Murray 2005.04.02 rmforall
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