John A. McDougall

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John A. McDougall (2013)

John A. McDougall (born May 17, 1947 in Detroit , Michigan ) is an American doctor and author of a number of diet books who advocated an all-plant diet . He makes this nutritional program accessible on the Internet and at regular courses.

Initial education and early employment

At the age of 18, McDougall suffered a massive stroke , which he attributes to his high meat consumption at the time. This experience prompted him to study medicine.

McDougall is a graduate of Michigan State University 's College of Human Medicine. He completed his internship at Queen's Medical Center in Honolulu , Hawaii , and his residency at the University of Hawaii .

For three years, McDougall worked as a doctor at the Hamakua sugar plantation in Hawaii . Between 1986 and 2002, he started a vegetarian nutrition program at St. Helena Hospital in Napa Valley , California . During that time he also directed a nutrition program for the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association in Minneapolis , Minnesota. Important preparatory work for his program can be found among others by Russel Henry Chittenden , William Rose , Walter Kempner , Dennis Burkitt and Nathan Pritikin .

Political commitment

McDougall is on the Advisory Board of Naked Food Magazine , where he regularly writes articles advocating a plant-based diet. He is also a member of the advisory board of the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM), an organization founded in the USA in 1985 that combats animal experiments and promotes vegan nutrition . In 2016, McDougall was one of four named plaintiffs in a lawsuit by the PCRM against the US Department of Agriculture and Health, alleging that the " egg industry " was inappropriately influencing dietary recommendations. The background to the lawsuit was that the Advisory Committee on Nutritional Guidelines (DGAC) announced in February 2015 that dietary cholesterol was “not a nutrient of concern” and that there was no connection to blood cholesterol levels.

The McDougall feeding program

In 2002, McDougall began the McDougall program at the Flamingo Resort in Santa Rosa , California. He offers 3-day information programs there. In a 10-day treatment program, participants are introduced to their diet under medical supervision. In addition, he maintains a freely accessible website in which he explains his concepts. There are also recipes that correspond to his nutritional ideas. He also describes his nutritional program in various books, of which only two have been translated into German so far (2019).

The McDougall nutrition program is based on wholesome, starchy plants supplemented with vegetables and fruits. The diet does not contain any animal foods or added vegetable oils. Starchy plants are said to provide the energy needed for daily activities; they are usually low in fat, high in protein, vitamins and minerals, and free from cholesterol. The complex carbohydrates and fiber contained in the plants should ensure permanent satiety. Low-starch vegetables are high in vitamins, minerals, fiber and water. You also contribute essential fats and proteins to the diet. Their calorie content is not sufficient to meet the daily energy needs. Fruit consists mainly of simple sugars with vitamins and minerals. They are a tasty addition to meals. Nuts and fatty vegetables such as avocados should only be consumed in small quantities, unless you want to gain weight. If the portion of the starchy portions is replaced by low-starch vegetables, the diet can also be used as a reduction diet. An adequate supply of vitamin B 12 must be ensured through appropriate preparations. In addition to diet changes, McDougall suggests simple exercise, such as daily walks. Basically, he recommends consulting a professional, trained health care provider who is familiar with the effects of diet on health before making any diet and / or medication changes.

Motivation for a starch-based diet

While practicing a doctor in Hawai, McDougall treated many people from Southeast Asia whose ancestors immigrated to sugar cane plantations in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The first generation would have largely retained their original dietary traditions, eating mostly rice and vegetables. Each subsequent generation would have increasingly adapted to American eating habits. As the consumption of starchy foods decreased and was increasingly replaced by meat and fat, the typical diseases of civilization such as arthritis, diseases of the coronary arteries, certain forms of cancer, diabetes and obesity had increased in this population group.

Animal food problem

McDougall gives various reasons why the modern western diet with a high proportion of animal products is so harmful: the high proportion of proteins damages the kidneys in the long term, in particular too much methionine promotes tumor growth and can lead to arterial circulatory disorders, an oversupply of fat lead to obesity and insulin resistance (diabetes 2), too much cholesterol is associated with diseases of the coronary arteries and animal foods produce too many acidic breakdown products. Another argument for drastically reducing meat consumption is that industrial meat production in particular makes a significant contribution to climate change. It is impossible to feed the entire world population according to the currently Western nutritional standards.

Diet-related diseases

McDougall sees the solution to most of the health problems caused by modern diets in a return to a starch-based diet. He emphasizes that people consumed starchy foods early on. All ancient civilizations were built on some starch-based food or other. Even the gladiators were largely vegetarian. Genetically, humans are preprogrammed for starch nutrition. McDougall attributes many of the chronic, non-communicable diseases to western lifestyles and related eating habits. McDougall made the experience that with his low-fat, starch-based diet, the course of many of these chronic diseases of civilization can be improved or even cured. Among the diseases that would be positively influenced by his diet, he counts arthritis, high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular diseases, cancer, kidney failure due to protein-rich diet, osteoporosis and obesity.

McDougall was able to prove the effectiveness of his specific diet in various studies. His very low fat diet can reduce the symptoms of arthritis. It is also able to lower cholesterol and blood pressure. He was also able to demonstrate the influence on the development of biomarkers for cardiovascular diseases and type 2 diabetes in a short-term study. The McDougall program is one of a group of high-carb, low-fat ( HCLF - high carbohydrate , low fat ) diets that have been shown to not only prevent cardiovascular disease but also heal damaged blood vessels . It also reduces high blood pressure , obesity and diabetes 2 .

Social impact

McDougall is a prominent figure in promoting a diet high in starchy plants and low in fat in the United States. Caldwell Esselstyn describes McDougall as a role model and collaborator in promoting a heart-healthy diet. In addition to his work with the McDougall program, he wrote several bestselling books and created various videos that can be viewed on YouTube . He wrote articles for the Internet portal Forks Over Knives . He is also interviewed in the film of the same name and the documentary What the Health . In 2018 he received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the American College of Lifestyle Medicine (ACLM). The video of the presentation of this award shows the significant influence of McDougall on many prominent figures in the vegan diet in the USA. In his acceptance speech in this video, McDougall emphasizes the great importance of a vegan diet in solving global warming .

There is now a larger group of people in the United States who advocate a diet of whole, low-fat, plant-based foods who share their ideas on Forks Over Knives. In English, this style is sometimes called Whole Food Plant Based Low Fat (WFPBLF). In addition to John McDougall, prominent representatives of this direction include Neal Barnard , Colin Campbell , Caldwell Esselstyn , Dean Ornish and many others. Many of the authors of the Forks Over Knives website are a regular contributor to McDougall's information and treatment programs. In detail, the dietary regulations differ among the representatives of this direction, but overall they are all very similar. Some operate their own websites in which they advertise their special variants. Because of the similarity of the nutritional programs, scientific studies for one program are applicable to the other with few restrictions.

Fonts

McDougall has published the following books (if there is a German translation, only this is mentioned):

In German

  • John McDougall, Mary McDougall Losing weight has never been so easy: with the vegan McDougall program, achieve your ideal weight quickly, efficiently and effortlessly . Unimedica, Kandern 2018, ISBN 978-3-946566-96-0
  • John McDougall, Mary McDougall The High Carb Diet Lose Weight With The Right Carbohydrates . Riva, Munich 2015, ISBN 978-3-86413-966-6

In English

  • John McDougall, Mary McDougall The Healthiest Diet on the Planet , HarperOne, New York 2016, ISBN 978-0-06-242676-5
  • John McDougall Dr. McDougall's Digestive Tune-Up , Healthy Living Publications, Summertown 2008, ISBN 978-1-57067-184-5
  • John McDougall, Mary McDougall The McDougall Quick & Easy Cookbook , Penguin, New York 1999, ISBN 978-0-452-27696-3
  • John McDougall, Mary McDougall The New McDougall Cookbook , Plume, New York 1997, ISBN 978-0-452-27465-5
  • John McDougall, Mary McDougall The McDougall Program for Maximum Weight loss , Penguin, New York 1995, ISBN 978-1-101-64512-3
  • John McDougall The McDougall Program: 12 Days to Dynamic Health , Penguin, New York 1991, ISBN 978-1-101-64511-6

Publications in scientific journals

The publications are articles, but also letters to the editor of the magazine.

  • John McDougall, Laurie E. Thomas, Craig McDougall, Gavin Moloney, Bradley Saul: Erratum to: Effects of 7 days on an ad libitum low-fat vegan diet: the McDougall Program cohort . In: Nutrition Journal . tape 16 , no. 1 , December 2017, ISSN  1475-2891 , p. 12 , doi : 10.1186 / s12937-017-0234-9 ( biomedcentral.com [accessed May 29, 2020]).
  • Vijayshree Yadav, Gail Marracci, Edward Kim, Rebecca Spain, Michelle Cameron: Low-fat, plant-based diet in multiple sclerosis: A randomized controlled trial . In: Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders . tape 9 , September 2016, p. 80–90 , doi : 10.1016 / j.msard.2016.07.001 ( elsevier.com [accessed May 29, 2020]).
  • John McDougall, Laurie E. Thomas, Craig McDougall, Gavin Moloney, Bradley Saul: Effects of 7 days on an ad libitum low-fat vegan diet: the McDougall Program cohort . In: Nutrition Journal . tape 13 , no. 1 , October 14, 2014, ISSN  1475-2891 , p. 99 , doi : 10.1186 / 1475-2891-13-99 , PMID 25311617 , PMC 4209065 (free full text).
  • Craig McDougall: Plant-Based Diets Are Not Nutritionally Deficient . In: The Permanente Journal . October 1, 2013, p. 93-93 , doi : 10.7812 / TPP / 13-111 , PMID 24361028 , PMC 3854817 (free full text) - ( thepermanentejournal.org [accessed May 29, 2020]).
  • John McDougall: Dairy and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: Wrong Conclusions . In: Archives of Internal Medicine . tape 165 , no. 20 , November 14, 2005, ISSN  0003-9926 , p. 2434 , doi : 10.1001 / archinte.165.20.2434-b ( jamanetwork.com [accessed May 29, 2020]).
  • John McDougall: Effects of a Low-Carbohydrate Diet . In: Mayo Clinic Proceedings . tape 79 , no. 3 , March 2004, p. 431 , doi : 10.4065 / 79.3.431-a ( elsevier.com [accessed May 29, 2020]).
  • John McDougall: Optimal Diets to Prevent Heart DiseaseOptimal Diets to Prevent Heart Disease . In: JAMA . tape 289 , no. 12 , March 26, 2003, ISSN  0098-7484 , p. 1509 , doi : 10.1001 / jama.289.12.1509-a ( jamanetwork.com [accessed May 29, 2020]).
  • McDougall John: Misinformation on Plant Proteins . In: Circulation . tape 106 , no. 20 , November 12, 2002, pp. e148 – e148 , doi : 10.1161 / 01.CIR.0000042900.87320.D0 ( ahajournals.org [accessed May 29, 2020]).
  • McDougall John: Plant Foods Have a Complete Amino Acid Composition . In: Circulation . tape 105 , no. 25 , June 25, 2002, pp. e197 – e197 , doi : 10.1161 / 01.CIR.0000018905.97677.1F ( ahajournals.org [accessed May 29, 2020]).
  • John McDougall, Bonnie Bruce, Gene Spiller, John Westerdahl, Mary McDougall: Effects of a Very Low-Fat, Vegan Diet in Subjects with Rheumatoid Arthritis . In: The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine . tape 8 , no. 1 , February 1, 2002, ISSN  1075-5535 , p. 71-75 , doi : 10.1089 / 107555302753507195 ( liebertpub.com [accessed May 29, 2020]).
  • J McDougall, K Litzau, E Haver, V Saunders, GA Spiller: Rapid reduction of serum cholesterol and blood pressure by a twelve-day, very low fat, strictly vegetarian diet. In: Journal of the American College of Nutrition . tape 14 , no. 5 , October 1995, ISSN  0731-5724 , p. 491–496 , doi : 10.1080 / 07315724.1995.10718541 ( tandfonline.com [accessed May 29, 2020]).
  • John McDougall: Deadly dietary deceptions . In: Illinois dental journal . tape 59 , no. 7 , 1990, pp. 577-579 , PMID 2289808 .
  • John McDougall: Deadly dietary deceptions . In: Journal of the California Dental Association . tape 18 , no. 8 , 1990, pp. 21-24 , PMID 1706420 .
  • John McDougall: Preliminary study of diet as an adjunct therapy for breast cancer . In: Breast . tape 10 , no. 18 , 1984.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Dr. McDougall's Health & Medical Center. Retrieved December 21, 2019 .
  2. ↑ a b c d e John A. McDougall: The high-carb diet Lose weight with the right carbohydrates . Riva, 2015, ISBN 978-3-86413-966-6 .
  3. ↑ John A. McDougall: Protein Overload. In: The McDougall Newsletter. The McDougall Research & Educational Foundation, January 2003, accessed May 21, 2020 .
  4. ^ John A. McDougall: Is There a Battle Brewing between the American Heart Association's Nutrition Committee and McDougall? In: The McDougall Newsletter. The McDougall Research & Educational Foundation, July 2002, accessed May 21, 2020 .
  5. ^ Walter Kempner, MD - Founder of the Rice Diet | Dr. McDougall's Health & Medical Center. Retrieved December 15, 2019 .
  6. ↑ Kempner's rice diet. Retrieved December 15, 2019 .
  7. ↑ John A. McDougall: Denis Burkitt, MD Opened McDougall's Eyes to Diet and Disease. In: The McDougall Newsletter. The McDougall Research & Educational Foundation, January 2013, accessed May 18, 2020 .
  8. ↑ John a. McDougall: Nathan Pritikin - McDougall's Most Important Mentor. In: The McDougall Newsletter. Dr. McDougall's Health & Medical Center, February 2013, accessed May 18, 2020 .
  9. ↑ Our Advisory Board. In: Naked Food Magazine. Retrieved December 15, 2019 (American English).
  10. ↑ Ruth Kava: Good Stories, Bad Science: A Guide for Journalists to the Health Claims of Consumer Activists Groups , American Council on Science and Health (ACSH), June 2005; P. 18.
  11. ^ Tanya Lewis: A lawsuit claims government guidelines on cholesterol were tainted by the egg industry. Retrieved December 15, 2019 .
  12. ^ The Physicians Committee Sues USDA and DHHS, Exposing Industry Corruption in Dietary Guidelines Decision on Cholesterol. Retrieved December 15, 2019 .
  13. ↑ Dr. McDougall's Health & Medical Center. Retrieved December 15, 2019 .
  14. ↑ McDougall Recipes | Dr. McDougall's Health & Medical Center. Retrieved December 15, 2019 .
  15. ↑ a b John McDougall, Mary McDougall: Losing weight has never been so easy: With the vegan McDougall program, the ideal weight is achieved quickly, efficiently and effortlessly . 2nd German edition. Unimedica, Kandern 2018, ISBN 978-3-946566-96-0 .
  16. ↑ RJ Stubbs, CG Harbron, PR Murgatroyd, AM Prentice: Covert manipulation of dietary fat and energy density: effect on substrate flux and food intake in men eating ad libitum . In: The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition . tape 62 , no. 2 , August 1, 1995, ISSN  0002-9165 , p. 316–329 , doi : 10.1093 / ajcn / 62.2.316 ( oup.com [accessed May 17, 2020]).
  17. ↑ AM Prentice: Manipulation of dietary fat and energy density and subsequent effects on substrate flux and food intake . In: The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition . tape 67 , no. 3 , March 1, 1998, ISSN  0002-9165 , p. 535S – 541S , doi : 10.1093 / ajcn / 67.3.535S ( oup.com [accessed May 17, 2020]).
  18. ↑ John A. McDougall: The High Carb Diet Lose Weight with the Right Carbohydrates . Riva, 2015, ISBN 978-3-86413-966-6 , pp. 214-217 .
  19. ↑ a b c d John A. McDougall: Poisoning by food. (PDF) In: https://www.drmcdougall.com/ . John A. McDougall, accessed December 15, 2019 .
  20. ↑ John A. McDougall: The High Carb Diet Lose Weight with the Right Carbohydrates . Riva, 2015, ISBN 978-3-86413-966-6 , pp. 172, 191-192 .
  21. ↑ Hot Topics: Supplements | Dr. McDougall's Health & Medical Center. Retrieved January 4, 2020 (American English).
  22. ^ John McDougall: Free McDougall Program: Achieve 100% health with exercise | Dr. McDougall's Health and Medical Center. In: Health and Medical Center. The McDougall Research & Educational Foundation, accessed May 30, 2020 .
  23. ↑ John A. McDougall: The High Carb Diet Lose Weight with the Right Carbohydrates . Riva, 2015, ISBN 978-3-86413-966-6 , pp. 17th f .
  24. ↑ John A. McDougall: The High Carb Diet Lose Weight with the Right Carbohydrates . Riva, 2015, ISBN 978-3-86413-966-6 , pp. 61-63 .
  25. ↑ John A. McDougall: The High Carb Diet Lose Weight with the Right Carbohydrates . Riva, 2015, ISBN 978-3-86413-966-6 , pp. 90-99 .
  26. ↑ John A. McDougall: The High Carb Diet Lose Weight with the Right Carbohydrates . Riva, 2015, ISBN 978-3-86413-966-6 , pp. 27 ff .
  27. ^ John A. McDougall: Diet Therapy: The Prevention and Cure of Common Diseases. In: The McDougall Newsletter. Dr. McDougall's Health & Medical Center, February 2017, accessed June 14, 2020 (American English).
  28. ↑ John A. McDougall: The High Carb Diet Lose Weight with the Right Carbohydrates . Riva, 2015, ISBN 978-3-86413-966-6 , pp. 30-36 .
  29. ↑ John A. McDougall: The High Carb Diet Lose Weight with the Right Carbohydrates . Riva, 2015, ISBN 978-3-86413-966-6 , pp. 40 .
  30. ↑ John A. McDougall: Star McDougallers - Video Interviews. Dr. McDougall's Health and Medical Center, accessed June 14, 2020 (American English).
  31. ↑ Star McDougallers - Written Stories. Dr. McDougall's Health and Medical Center, accessed June 14, 2020 (American English).
  32. ↑ John A. McDougall: The High Carb Diet Lose Weight with the Right Carbohydrates . Riva, 2015, ISBN 978-3-86413-966-6 , pp. 74 f .
  33. ↑ John A. McDougall: The High Carb Diet Lose Weight with the Right Carbohydrates . Riva, 2015, ISBN 978-3-86413-966-6 , pp. 158 .
  34. ↑ John A. McDougall: The High Carb Diet Lose Weight with the Right Carbohydrates . Riva, 2015, ISBN 978-3-86413-966-6 , pp. 61, 201-207 .
  35. ↑ John A. McDougall: The High Carb Diet Lose Weight with the Right Carbohydrates . Riva, 2015, ISBN 978-3-86413-966-6 , pp. 148-151, 158 .
  36. ↑ John A. McDougall: The High Carb Diet Lose Weight with the Right Carbohydrates . Riva, 2015, ISBN 978-3-86413-966-6 , pp. 75 .
  37. ↑ John A. McDougall: The High Carb Diet Lose Weight with the Right Carbohydrates . Riva, 2015, ISBN 978-3-86413-966-6 , pp. 61 .
  38. ↑ John A. McDougall: The High Carb Diet Lose Weight with the Right Carbohydrates . Riva, 2015, ISBN 978-3-86413-966-6 , pp. 132-133 .
  39. ↑ John A. McDougall: The High Carb Diet Lose Weight with the Right Carbohydrates . Riva, 2015, ISBN 978-3-86413-966-6 , pp. 44-47 .
  40. ↑ John McDougall, Bonnie Bruce, Gene Spiller, John Westerdahl, Mary McDougall: Effects of a Very Low-Fat, Vegan Diet in Subjects with Rheumatoid Arthritis . In: The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine . tape 8 , no. 1 , February 1, 2002, ISSN  1075-5535 , p. 71-75 , doi : 10.1089 / 107555302753507195 ( liebertpub.com [accessed February 2, 2020]).
  41. ^ J. McDougall, K. Litzau, E. Haver, V. Saunders, GA Spiller: Rapid reduction of serum cholesterol and blood pressure by a twelve-day, very low fat, strictly vegetarian diet. In: Journal of the American College of Nutrition . tape 14 , no. 5 , October 1, 1995, ISSN  0731-5724 , p. 491-496 , doi : 10.1080 / 07315724.1995.10718541 .
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  46. ^ Contributions by John McDougall, MD. Forks Over Knives, accessed January 31, 2020 (American English).
  47. ↑ Distinguished Lifestyle Medicine Awards Recipients. The American College of Lifestyle Medicine (ACLM), accessed January 31, 2020 .
  48. ↑ 284 Reception & Awards Banquet Lifetime Achievement Award Honoring John McDougall, MD. The American College of Lifestyle Medicine (ACLM), accessed January 31, 2020 (American English).
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SURNAME McDougall, John A.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American medic
DATE OF BIRTH May 17, 1947
PLACE OF BIRTH Detroit , Michigan