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The Five Worst Foods to Grill
The Five Worst Foods to Grill A Report by the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine August 2005 Three out of four American households own a barbecue grill, according to the Hearth, Patio, & Barbecue Association. |
Foodborne Illness
Foodborne Illness Foodborne diseases are a serious and growing problem. Foodborne diseases cause an estimated 76 million illnesses, 325,000 hospitalizations, and 5,000 deaths in the United States each year. Experts estimate that the yearly cost of all foodborne diseases |
Prevent E. Coli by Changing Your Diet
By Susan Levin, R.D. This opinion piece was published Oct. 5, 2007, in The South Florida Sun-Sentinel. Worried about beef? If the Topps Meat recall made you think twice about biting into a burger, you aren't alone. The company recently recalled almost 22 million pounds of frozen hamburger because of possible E |
The Origin of U.S. Dietary Guidelines
Current U.S. dietary policies still reflect the basic design of the food guides from the early part of this century. In 1894, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) developed the first food composition tables and dietary standards for Americans. In 1916, the first daily food guides appeared in U |
Organic Meats Are Not Health Foods
Organic Meats Are Not Health Foods So-called organic meats are sold as a means for people to reduce their exposure to hormones and chemical toxins. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) states that animals raised on an organic operation must be fed organic feed and given access to the outdoors. They a |
Physicians' Group Responds to Smear Tactics by American Meat Institute and Tobacco/Meat Industry Front Group
Washington—The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM) responds to news releases published recently by the “Center for Consumer Freedom” (CCF), a group funded by the tobacco, meat, and junk food industries, and the American Meat Institute (AMI), a meat-industry organization that prom |
Vegetarian Foods: Powerful for Health
Vegetarian Foods: Powerful for Health World-renowned figures as diverse as philosophers Plato and Nietzsche, political leaders Benjamin Franklin and Gandhi, and pop icons Paul McCartney and Bob Marley have all advocated a vegetarian diet. Science is also on the side of v |
Good Medicine Archive
2011 Issues Ivy League Animal Cruelty: PCRM Uncovers Shocking Animal Cruelty at Nation's Top Schools Good Medicine Autumn 2011 Vol. XX, No. 3 |
Banning Processed Meats in Schools
Hot dogs, bacon, and other processed meats are strongly linked to colorectal cancer. The scientific evidence is so convincing that the American Institute for Cancer Research and the World Cancer Research Fund urge consumers to avoid processed meats completely. Yet hot dogs are still widely consumed—and made a |
New National TV Ad Calls for a Hot Dog Ban in Schools
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Schools should stop serving hot dogs and other processed meats because even small amounts increase the risk of adult cancer, says a provocative new commercial airing on TV stations around the country. The spot is produced by the Cancer Project, an affiliate of the Physicians Committee for Res |
Physicians' Group Responds to Smear Tactics by Tobacco/Meat Industry Front Group
Washington—The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM) responds to news releases published by the “Center for Consumer Freedom” (CCF), a group funded by the tobacco, meat, and junk food industries. The organization, which is funded by the meat industry, aims to confuse consumers abo |
The Best and Worst Cookbooks of the Decade
A Report from the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine January 2010 As record obesity rates underscore the need for Americans to adopt more healthful eating patterns, many cookbooks encourage readers to follow exactly the opposite trajectory—with high-fat, meat-heavy meals. Dietitians from the Physi |
Anti-Hot Dog Commercial Backed by Solid Science
By Susan Levin, M.S., R.D. It’s one of the more hard-hitting attack ads on television, even by the standards of this bruising political season. But this commercial isn’t going after John McCain or Barack Obama. Hot dogs are the target of “Protect Our Kids,” a new TV spot created by our orga |
The Real Weinergate: Carcinogenic Hot Dogs in School Lunches
Weiner campaign signs have become collector’s items in Nashville, Tenn. But the signs don’t even belong to former U.S. Rep. Anthony Weiner—they’re signs promoting a city council candidate with the same last name. That’s how obsessed America has become with this scandal. I wish peopl |
The Cancer Project Launches Major Processed Meat Campaign
As Americans barbecue their way through summer, PCRM affiliate The Cancer Project is launching a major campaign to educate the public about the cancer risk found in hot dogs and other processed meats. The campaign includes a provocative new national TV commercial, a survey of processed meat found in the National Sch |
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