Neal Barnard, M. D., a psychiatrist, started a group, Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM), which advocates medicine based on nutritious vegetarian diets and other positive life style changes, rather than reliance on animal experimentation and the use of drugs and surgery. His approach is given in his book, The Power of Your Plate (1990), in which he presents the views of many modern doctors who have practiced wholistic medicine. To counter the negative effects of the old "Basic Four Food Groups", with its heavy reliance on animal products, Dr. Barnard presented the "New Four Food Groups", which puts fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and legumes at the center of the American diet. Dr. Barnard has recently written other nutrition books, including one on weight reduction, based on the use of the "New four food groups".
- Richard Schwartz

• The Medical Costs Attributable to Meat Consumption - Neal Barnard, M.D et al, USA (EVU News 97/1)
  • Deutsch: Die dem Fleischkonsum zuzuschreibenden medizinischen Kosten
  • Français - Le Coût Médical Attribuable à la Consommation de Viande

• The NEW Four Food Groups - PCRM, USA (EVU News 97/1)
  • Deutsch: Die Neuen vier Nahrungsgruppen
  • Français: Les NOUVEAUX Quatre Groupes d'Aliments
  • Italiano - I Quattro NUOVI Gruppi alimentari

• Revolution in Diet and Medicine - Interview with Neal Barnard

• Deutsch - Eisen-Überangebot: Wie Sie Ihren 'Rost' wieder los werden Dr. med. Neal D. Barnard (SVV)

The beef industry has contributed to more American deaths than all the wars of this century, all natural disasters, and all automobile accidents combined. If beef is your idea of `real food for real people,' you'd better live real close to a real good hospital.