Neal Barnard, M.D., is a clinical researcher, author, and health advocate. He has been the lead investigator on several research studies on diet and health, including a recent major study on a new dietary approach to diabetes, funded by the National Institutes of Health. He is the author of many publications in scientific journals and more than a dozen books for lay readers. Dr. Barnard is an Adjunct Associate Professor of Medicine at the George Washington University School of Medicine, a Life Member of the American Medical Association, and a member of the American Diabetes Association.