Joel Fuhrman, MD Biography

Joel Fuhrman, M.D. is a board-certified family physician and nutritional researcher who specializes in using nutritional and natural techniques to prevent and reverse disease. He is the author of seven books, including the New York Times best-selling Eat to Live: The Amazing Nutrient-Rich Program for Fast and Sustained Weight Loss and his most recent release, Super Immunity: The Essential Nutrition Guide for Boosting Your Body's Defenses to Live Longer, Stronger, and Disease-Free. Dr. Fuhrman's papers, case studies, and recommendations have appeared in a variety of media, ranging from medical journals such as the University of Pennsylvania Journal of Orthopedics and Nutrition Journal to consumer magazines such as Mothering Magazine and Health Science. On ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX, CNN, Today, Good Morning America, the Discovery Channel, TV Food Network, and the Dr. Oz Show, he has been on hundreds of radio and television shows. His own television show, 3 Steps to Incredible Health!, tackles the obesity and chronic illness epidemic affecting America while also supporting PBS stations around the country. Dr. Fuhrman has published in numerous peer-reviewed scientific publications and is actively interested in scientific research on human nutrition. In November 2010, a study titled ‘Changing perceptions of hunger on a high nutrient density diet' was published in Nutrition Journal, detailing his findings on food addiction and human hunger. Working with experts at the National Institutes of Health on dietary treatments for particular autoimmune disorders is one of his current research projects. Dr. Fuhrman is the Research Director of the Nutritional Research Initiative (a National Health Association project), as well as a founding member of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine and a member of its board of directors. Dr. Fuhrman is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, and he has been honored with the St. Joseph's Family Practice Resident Teaching Award for his contributions to resident teaching. Dr. Fuhrman also gives talks to other doctors at hospital grand rounds and gives nutritional education to doctors for CME credit. His lectures have been recognized by the American Academy of Family Physicians for continuing medical education, and many professionals from many specialties have attended his conferences. He finished second in the 1973 U.S. National Pairs Championships and third in the 1976 World Professional Pairs Skating Championship in Jaca, Spain, as a former world-class figure skater and member of the United States World Figure Skating Team. He now participates in a variety of sports and is a health and fitness fanatic. His lifetime interests include sports medicine, foot and body alignment, injury prevention, human performance, and longevity. In addition to his nutritional knowledge, Dr. Fuhrman has worked on sports medical committees, counseled professional and Olympic athletes, and taught athletic trainers and world-class athletes how to maximize performance and avoid injury. Dr. Fuhrman reviewed options for meeting caloric demands and the performance benefits of a high-nutrient, plant-based diet for athletes in an invited review published in Current Sports Medicine Reports in July 2010.

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