John McDougall, M.D.
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John McDougall, MD is a board-certified internist, author of 11 national best-selling books, the international on-line “McDougall Newsletter,” host of the nationally syndicated television show “McDougall M.D.,” and medical director of the 10-day, live-in McDougall Program in Santa Rosa, CA. He is an Associate Professor at the Touro University College of Osteopathic Medicine, Mare Island,
Vallejo, California. Other McDougall activities include seminars and health-oriented adventure vacations.

Blog Entries by John McDougall, M.D.

Fat or Carbs: Which Is Worse?: A Response

Posted July 8, 2010 | 18:17:00 (EST)

Dr. Andrew Weil's article has led his readers to believe that saturated fats in the diet, which are primarily from meats and dairy products, are better for them to eat than carbohydrates, which are from plant foods. He bases this on a March 2010 analysis that was "published...

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An Invitation for Bill Clinton to Attend the McDougall Program

Posted April 5, 2010 | 13:31:00 (EST)

Dear 42nd President William Jefferson Clinton:

With all their good intentions, and the use of sophisticated, expensive technologies, your doctors are allowing your heart disease to progress as if it were a runaway train destined for a wreck. Your cardiologist, Dr. Allan Schwartz, at New York Presbyterian Hospital is telling...

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ACS Chief Sends Mixed Messages On Mammography

Posted December 7, 2009 | 16:49:12 (EST)

Dr. Otis Brawley, Chief Medical Officer of the American Cancer Society, voiced strong support for annual mammography for women beginning at age 40 in an Op-Ed piece published November 20, 2009, in newspapers nationwide. This position is in sharp contrast to his statement about mammography made in the New York...

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