13 Facts About Joel Fuhrman

Joel Fuhrman was born on December 2,1953 and is an American celebrity doctor who advocates a plant-based diet termed the "nutritarian" diet which emphasizes nutrient-dense foods.

Joel Fuhrman's practice is based on his nutrition-based approach to obesity and chronic disease, as well as promoting his products and books.

Joel Fuhrman has written books promoting his dietary approaches including the bestsellers Eat to Live, Super Immunity, The Eat to Live Cookbook, The End of Dieting and The End of Heart Disease.

Joel Fuhrman was a competitor in the amateur figure skating circuit.

Joel Fuhrman was a member of the US World Figure Skating Team and placed second in the US National Pairs Championship in 1973.

Joel Fuhrman came in 3rd place at the 1976 World Professional Pairs Skating Championship in Jaca, Spain, skating with his sister, Gale Fuhrman, but due to short-term massive muscle loss from fasting was unable to make the Olympic team.

Joel Fuhrman is a board-certified family physician and serves as Director of Research for the Nutritional Research Foundation.

Joel Fuhrman has advocated eating at least one pound of raw vegetables and another pound of cooked vegetables each day with an emphasis on green vegetables along with beans, onions, mushrooms, berries, nuts and seeds.

Joel Fuhrman recommends eating at least one cup of beans a day to benefit from the resistant starch and increased satiety.

Joel Fuhrman allows a limited amount of low-fat dairy products, olive oil and refined carbohydrates on the diet after six weeks.

Joel Fuhrman created what he calls the "Aggregate Nutrient Density Index" or ANDI, a ranking of foods based on his claims of micronutrient concentration and kale is at the top of this list.

Adams reported that Joel Fuhrman believes that the flu vaccine "isn't effective at all".

David Gorski has commented that Joel Fuhrman has promoted a vitalistic view of food and the pseudoscientific idea of detoxification.