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Dr. Joel Fuhrman M.D.
Joel Fuhrman M.D. is a board-certified family physician, nutrition researcher, best-selling author, and one of the country's leading nutritional medicine experts.
Dr. Fuhrman is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and he is presently involved in research trials of his high micronutrient, plant-based diet with physicians and scientists at the University of Pennsylvania health system as well as other researchers.
Dr. Fuhrman created the Aggregate Nutrient Density Index (ANDI) scoring system that evaluates the levels of micronutrients and antioxidants in food to aid people in making healthier food choices. Dr. Fuhrman is on the medical advisory board of Whole Foods Market.
Dr. Fuhrman is the author of six books, including Disease-Proof Your Child and his best-selling book, Eat To Live which has gone through 18 printings and several foreign language translations. His most recent book, Eat For Health was published in April 2008.
Dr. Fuhrman teaches nutrition excellence is not only preventative, but is also the safest and most effective therapeutic interventions for most chronic medical conditions. Dr. Fuhrman is on the board of directors of the American Academy of Lifestyle Medicine and active in educating physicians and health professionals on nutritional medicine. His lectures have been approved for CME credit by the American Academy of Family Physicians.
To learn more about Dr. Fuhrman, visit his website at
DrFuhrman.com and blog at
Diseaseproof.com.
Articles by Dr. Fuhrman
March 9, 2010 - Diet Can Promote or Prevent Colon Cancer
March 22, 2010 - Protective effects of dietary flavonoids against colon cancer
April 15, 2010 - Vitamin D may protect against colon cancer
May 9, 2010 - Connections Between Diabetes and Colorectal Cancer
July 21, 2010 - Beans, Butyrate and Colon Cancer Prevention
September 7, 2010 - Exercise and Colon Cancer
October 15, 2010 - Excess weight means poorer prognosis for colon cancer patients
January 4, 2011 - Healthy lifestyle habits prevent colon cancer, but most people don’t follow lifestyle recommendations
May 5,2011 - Cholesterol, plant sterols, and colon cancer
July 1,2011 - The evidence becomes even stronger: meat, fiber-rich foods, and colon cancer
August 30, 2011 - Which Foods Are Most Protective Against Colon Cancer
November 29, 2011 - Whole grains, fiber, and colon cancer: some grains are more whole than others
January 31, 2012 - Flavonoids, Insulin-like Growth Factor, and Colon Cancer
March 1, 2012 - GOMBBS: Greens, Onions, Mushrooms, Berries, Beans, and Seeds
April 1, 2012 - Refined carbohydrates and excess fats may drive the insulin gene in colon cells to promote cancer
