Vegan for Health
The most obvious benefit of a vegan diet is to the animals. There is also abundant evidence that we can protect our personal health and the health of our planet by leaving animal products off our plates.
Since 2019, the Fund has been a sponsor of the The Exam Room™ podcast of the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM) -- helping to spread the latest news about vegan nutrition on the PCRM website; on iTunes and Spotify; and also via Facebook Live and Youtube. The podcast has recorded over 600 episodes, downloaded some 20 million times in 150+ countries -- while companion videos have been viewed over 100 million times.
The Exam Room has also hosted live in-person events with leading experts on nutrition in medicine -- each event attended by hundreds. Video recordings of these events can be found on Youtube. See the Power Foods Revolution (Washington DC, March 2024); and Exam Room Live Los Angeles (March 2023), New York City (July 2023), and Washington D.C. (November 2023).
Here's the complete list of sponsored podcast episodes:
2025 - Dr. Neal Barnard Interviews
- Best and Worst Foods for Sleep (7/2/25)
- Processed Food: Everything You Need to Know (2/5/25)
- Alzheimer’s Research: Brain Microbiome Breakthrough? (1/15/25)
- How Many Calories Should You Eat? (1/6/25)
- How to Lose Weight (1/2/25)
2024 - Dr. Neal Barnard Interviews
- Pain Relief Foods (12/5/24)
- Flu Symptoms and Treatments (11/20/24)
- 10 Foods That Scare Doctors (10/30/24)
- More Flavonoids Means Less Dementia (10/16/24)
- Foods for Happiness (9/26/24)
- Multivitamins May Not Be as Healthy as You Think (9/4/24)
- This Food Causes Cancer and We Eat a Lot of It (8/21/24)
- Olive Oil: New Health Concerns (8/6/24)
- Hydrating Foods (7/24/24)
- What Is A Processed Food? (6/26/24)
- Best Foods for Kidney Health (5/30/24)
- Bird Flu: Is Your Milk Safe? (5/15/24)
- Autoimmune Diseases: Foods That Help (5/1/24)
- True or False: Vegan Diet Fact Check (4/25/24)
- Metabolism Destroyed? Get it Back (3/27/24)
- Weight Loss Made Easy (3/20/24)
- Coconut Confusion (2/28/24)
- Is Your Love Making You Sick? (2/14/24)
- Foods for a Healthy Thyroid (1/24/24)
- Headache Help: Foods For Relief and Foods That Trigger (1/10/24)
- Five Foods to Eat for Weight Loss (1/1/24)
2023 - Dr. Neal Barnard Interviews
- Eggs and Your Health: What You Need to Know (12/20/23)
- Vegan with High Cholesterol? (12/5/23)
- New Prevention Options for Alzheimer's Disease: Are They Effective? (11/15/23)
- Diet Comparison: Mediterranean vs. Plant-Based — Which Is Healthier? (10/25/23) - Award-winning research published in the Journal of the American Nutrition Association.
- Broken Bones and Being Vegan: Should You Worry? (9/20/23)
- DASH vs. Mediterranean Diet: Which Is Best for High Blood Pressure? (8/30/23)
- Eating to Save Your Life: High-Risk Heart Disease (8/2/23)
- 5 Foods that Help Prevent Alzheimer's Disease (7/19/23)
- Fat: What's Healthy? What's Bad? How Much? (7/5/23)
- Weight Loss Drugs: Side Effects, Risks, Alternatives (6/21/23)
- Which Foods Help Prevent Cancer? (5/31/23)
- Doctor's Best Diets for Heart Health (5/17/23)
- Is Chicken Better Than Beef? + Dr. Neal Barnard and CarbonWorks' World Premiere of "Nemesis" Music Video (4/26/23)
- 5 Healthy Salt Substitutes (4/19/23)
- 5 Foods for Strong Bones (4/6/23)
- Low-Carb Means High Risk of Heart Attack (3/22/23)
- Artificial Sweeteners: Which Are Healthy, Which Are Deadly? (3/2/23)
- Eggs Exposed: Serious Health Concerns Ignored (2/16/23)
- How to Live Longer: Foods that Add Years to Your Life (2/2/23)
2022 - Dr. Neal Barnard Interviews
- You're Eating Parasites if You're Eating Fish (12/20/22)
- Health Benefits of Whole Grains (12/1/22)
- Natural Help for Gout (11/17/22)
- Expert Advice for Preventing Alzheimer's and Dementia (11/3/22)
- Nuts: How Much Should You Eat? What Type? (10/13/22)
- 30 Years of Diets: Are We Any Healthier? (9/27/22)
- Fit After 40: Feel 20 Years Younger Inside and Out (9/1/22)
- Speeding Up Metabolism After 40 (8/18/22)
- Foods that Improve Memory Naturally (7/20/22)
- Foods that Prevent Hair Loss Naturally (6/30/22)
- Healthy Fat: How Much Is Too Much and Other Fat Facts (5/12/22)
- Eating to Age Well: Nutrient Needs (5/5/22)
- Eating for 8 Billion: Your Dinner Impacts the Entire World (4/21/22)
- Foods That Help Diabetes Naturally (3/31/22)
- Foods That Lower Cholesterol Naturally (3/17/22)
- Foods That Can Make You Happy and Fight Depression | Dr. Neal Barnard & Dr. Josh Cullimore (3/10/22)
- Dairy is Unhealthy? Convince Me (3/1/22)
- Rethinking Olive Oil (Again) - Fatty but Healthy? (1/20/22)
2021 - Dr. Neal Barnard Interviews
- Can Exercise Alone Keep Your Heart Healthy? (12/15/21)
- Foods that Lower Blood Pressure (12/2/21)
- What Foods Help You Sleep? (11/17/21)
- Foods that Help Hormones (11/4/21)
- Is Olive Oil Healthy? (10/20/21)
- Foods That Help Fight Depression (9/16/21)
- Food, Fat, and Your Immune System (9/1/21)
- Best Foods for a Healthy Thyroid (8/19/21)
- Oh My Cholesterol! Eggs! (6/30/21)
- Best Way to Lower Cholesterol (6/16/21)
- What Supplements do Vegans Need? (5/19/21)
2020
- Top Turkey Alternatives for Vegan Thanksgiving (11/24/20)
- What Will Your Legacy Be? with Alysoun Mahoney (10/22/20)
- From CNN Anchor to Plant-Based Advocate: Jane Velez Mitchell (6/23/20)
- Does Your Blood Type Put You At Risk For COVID-19? (6/19/20)
- Change Your Diet, Change Your Risk of Having a Stroke (5/28/20)
2019
- A Major Victory for Animals (9/27/19)
- Plants or Meat: Which Is Really More Likely To Cause A Stroke? (9/25/19)
- Dr. Dean Ornish Live Q&A: Reversing Disease and Living Longer (7/31/19)
- Why Your Gut and Brain Can’t Stop Talking to Each Other (8/27/19)
- Healthiest 3 Days Ever (7/10/19)
- Is Fish Really Healthy (7/2/19)
- Protecting Your Heart with Plants (6/5/19)