I think we have to do everything that's useful. We're doctors. Our job is to tell the truth. And it doesn't have to be embellished in any way. Neal Barnard More Quotes by Neal Barnard More Quotes From Neal Barnard 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 native-american animal war If beef is your idea of 'real food for real people,' you'd better live real close to a real good hospital. Neal Barnard real rights animal I am always struck by how difficult it is for people to see how much cruelty they are bringing not only upon animals but upon themselves and their loved ones and other people, how much we are screwing up the planet, how much we are hurting our own health, how hard it is to change all that, how eager people are to make a buck at everybody else's expense - all those things are discouraging. Neal Barnard hurt animal people To give a child animal products is a form of child abuse. Neal Barnard animal giving children The thinnest people on the planet are those who eat the most carbohydrates. Neal Barnard carbohydrates planets people While it's certainly true that many people think that dairy doesn't have a cost to the animal, it's because they never went to a dairy farm. Neal Barnard animal people thinking 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 fuel food giving 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 meat-consumption use hands The important thing is that while heroin and cocaine and tobacco and every drug and junk food cause dopamine release, there are healthier ways that you can put this into your life. And the three big ones are intimacy ... physical activity ... and the third thing is music. Neal Barnard cocaine drug important It doesn't do a lot of good for your health to move from red meat to white meat, but it gets you further down the road towards making more substantial changes later. Neal Barnard meat white moving 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 eggs meat school Another advantage of avoiding sodas is that you will avoid the caffeine that is in many of them. Caffeine is a weak diuretic that causes calcium loss via the kidneys. Neal Barnard kidneys soda loss Music is the exact opposite of anxiety. It's there to relieve anxiety, to calm you down. And to just get the noise out of your biological system. So that, it's not going to make your immune system stronger than normal. What it does, in my view, is allow your immune system to work with the full force of normality. Neal Barnard calm anxiety stronger Overall, our population is in the worst shape it's ever been. Children are in terrible shape. We have absolutely unprecedented numbers of obese and overweight children - one in three now. A generation ago it was something like one in ten. Neal Barnard population numbers children If a dog happens to catch a rabbit or another animal, it can very easily remove the hide. If a cat catches a squirrel, they have no trouble with that. But if a person does that, they will work all day and all night to get the skin off of an animal, because they don't have long canine teeth anymore. Neal Barnard cat dog animal The dangers of eating animal products occur after the age of reproduction. If people developed cardiovascular disease that was fatal by the age of twelve or thirteen, eating animals would have died out long ago. You get it after you've already reproduced. Neal Barnard long-ago animal people 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 oil heart animal People have to know that if they've wanted to lose weight, if they've wanted to get their diabetes better and get their cholesterol down, here is how it works. Beyond that point, you can't force people into changes, you have to guide them. Neal Barnard guides weight people A vegan diet takes care of most of what we need to do. Neal Barnard olive-oil care needs If some people think, "Why am I eating a dead bird soaked in poop?" I think if some people get disgusted by that, it's all to the good. Their coronary arteries will be healthier. Neal Barnard bird people thinking
