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> [I was aware of what animals go through because I had driven animals to slaughter and I'd killed animals. And I was aware that there were certain ethical issues, but they weren't preying on my mind very heavily.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neal-barnard/i-was-aware-of-what-animals-go-through-because-i-had-driven-animals/)

[Neal Barnard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neal-barnard/)

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## More by Neal Barnard

> [If we studied human beings which can include human genes, human blood samples, and human behavior, then you can leave the animals out of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neal-barnard/if-we-studied-human-beings-which-can-include-human-genes-human-blood/)

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> [If some people think, "Why am I eating a dead bird soaked in poop?" I think if some people get disgusted by that, it's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neal-barnard/if-some-people-think-why-am-i-eating-a-dead-bird-soaked-in-poop-i/)

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> [Medicine is often conservative and slow to incorporate something that wasn't there before and that we're afraid people are going to laugh at us…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neal-barnard/medicine-is-often-conservative-and-slow-to-incorporate-something-that/)

[Neal Barnard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neal-barnard/)

> [It's much better to say, "If the herd is running, I'm running with those guys." And humans have herd mentality.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neal-barnard/it-s-much-better-to-say-if-the-herd-is-running-i-m-running-with-those/)

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> [The thinnest people on the planet are those who eat the most carbohydrates.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neal-barnard/the-thinnest-people-on-the-planet-are-those-who-eat-the-most/)

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> [People do lose weight on an Atkins diet. The reason they lose weight is because of calorie reduction. If a person's caloric intake has…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neal-barnard/people-do-lose-weight-on-an-atkins-diet-the-reason-they-lose-weight/)

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> [Overall, our population is in the worst shape it's ever been. Children are in terrible shape. We have absolutely unprecedented numbers of obese and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neal-barnard/overall-our-population-is-in-the-worst-shape-it-s-ever-been-children/)

[Neal Barnard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neal-barnard/)

> [Dogs have a sense of smell much greater than ours and they're much faster than we are. We have fairly dull senses, fairly slow…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neal-barnard/dogs-have-a-sense-of-smell-much-greater-than-ours-and-they-re-much/)

[Neal Barnard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neal-barnard/)

> [The Stone Age gave us arrow heads and eventually knives, and that allowed us to kill animals in ways you couldn't before, and once…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neal-barnard/the-stone-age-gave-us-arrow-heads-and-eventually-knives-and-that/)

[Neal Barnard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neal-barnard/)

> [I thought - being a musician doesn't help your medical credibility really. Although I started to rethink that when I learned that Albert Einstein…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neal-barnard/i-thought-being-a-musician-doesn-t-help-your-medical-credibility/)

[Neal Barnard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neal-barnard/)

> [It doesn't do a lot of good for your health to move from red meat to white meat, but it gets you further down…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neal-barnard/it-doesn-t-do-a-lot-of-good-for-your-health-to-move-from-red-meat-to/)

[Neal Barnard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neal-barnard/)

> [I think we have to do everything that's useful. We're doctors. Our job is to tell the truth. And it doesn't have to be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neal-barnard/i-think-we-have-to-do-everything-that-s-useful-we-re-doctors-our-job/)

[Neal Barnard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neal-barnard/)

> [I was aware of what animals go through because I had driven animals to slaughter and I'd killed animals. And I was aware that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neal-barnard/i-was-aware-of-what-animals-go-through-because-i-had-driven-animals/)

[Neal Barnard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neal-barnard/)

> [A vegan diet takes care of most of what we need to do.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neal-barnard/a-vegan-diet-takes-care-of-most-of-what-we-need-to-do/)

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> [I have been following a vegan diet now since the 1980s, and find it not only healthier, but also much more attractive than the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neal-barnard/i-have-been-following-a-vegan-diet-now-since-the-1980s-and-find-it/)

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