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Farm Bill 2008: Childhood Obesity, Health Disparities, and Federal Nutrition Policy
Childhood Obesity, Health Disparities, and Federal Nutrition Policy Neal D. Barnard, M.D. Childhood obesity and the adult diseases with which it is associated are major threats to Americans. Overweight and obesity now affect the majority of the U.S. population, increasing the risk of diabetes, hypertension, and h |
Agricultural Subsidies' Impact on Health Emphasized in New Institute of Medicine Report
Federal agricultural subsidies impact public health. That’s according to a report the Institute of Medicine Committee on Public Health Strategies to Improve Health released this week. The report states that federal agriculture subsidies are enacted mainly with agricultural, economic, and trade objectives in mind, |
Agriculture and Health Policies in Conflict: How Subsidies Tax our Health: Agricultural Policies Versus Health Policies
Agricultural Policies Versus Health Policies One way to evaluate how agricultural support programs affect consumption and thus health is to evaluate their impact on price and food availability. However, the relationship between federal subsidies and retail prices of commodity products is complex, in part |
Agriculture and Health Policies in Conflict: How Subsidies Tax our Health: Government Support for Unhealthful Foods
Government Support for Unhealthful Foods Agricultural Subsidy Programs The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) supports agricultural producers through a variety of programs29 that tend to favor, either directly or indirectly, the production of unhealthful foods. These are the same foods that are implica |
Farm Bill Should Encourage Healthier Diets
By Caroline Trapp, M.S.N., C.D.E. This opinion piece was printed in the Detroit News on June 1, 2011 The term “specialty crop” sounds like it might refer to starfruit, pumello, or another exotic fruit that looks alien next to the more mainstream grocery store produce offerings. You wouldn’t think |
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Increased Calcium Intake Does Not Reduce Bone Fractures or Osteoporosis 5/27/2011 A new study published in the British Medical Journal1 found that people who consumed the highest amounts of calcium did not have a reduction in bone fractures or osteoporosis. In fact, those who consumed the most calcium (more t |
Put Agricultural Subsidies on a Diet
Last week, just days after the marriage of his son, Prince Charles was in Washington, D.C., delivering an important warning against destructive agricultural policies. The Prince’s speech echoed that PCRM and others have voiced for years. A recent article in theNew York Timesshowed that Capitol Hill is finally r |
Taxing America’s Health: Subsidies for Meat and Dairy Products
As Americans filed their taxes in April, PCRM launched a new campaign against the government’s spending of billions of those taxpayer dollars on subsidies that support the production of unhealthy meat and dairy products. The campaign was launched in conjunction with the release of a new PCRM report that expo |
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A Proposal for Improved Healthfulness in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
Many Americans are in less than optimal health. Approximately two-thirds are overweight, half of whom are obese. Diabetes prevalence continues to climb with 25.8 million Americans suffering from the disease and an estimated 79 million more with prediabetes (CDC Diabetes 2011). Economically disadvantaged people are at |
Agriculture and Health Policies in Conflict: How Subsidies Tax our Health: Conclusion and References
Conclusion Current programs that subsidize feed grains or provide direct subsidies and other supports for meat or dairy production are at odds with federal health recommendations. From a public health perspective, altering federal agricultural policies is a key part of addressing the epidemics of obesity |
Breaking News! USDA Replaces Food Pyramid with MyPlate
Earlier this year, PCRM urged the U.S. Department of Agriculture to replace the Food Pyramid with PCRM’s Power Plate. Today, the USDA unveiled its new MyPlate icon that recommends Americans fill half their plates with fruits and vegetables. But it’s at odds with agriculture subsidies that promote high-fat, |
Agriculture and Health Policies in Conflict How Subsidies Tax our Health: News and Media
News and Media If you are a journalist seeking more information or an interview with a PCRM expert, please contact Jeanne S. McVey at 202-527-7316 or jeannem@pcrm.org. News Releases Doctors Urge Congress to Shut Down Federal Programs Providing Subsidies for Unhealthy Foods April 15, 2011 Commentary A |
Doctors Urge Congress to Shut Down Federal Programs Providing Subsidies for Unhealthy Foods
Billions of Dollars Pumped into Subsidies for Meat and Other Unhealthy Foods Fueling Health Problems That Kill and Disable Millions WASHINGTON—The U.S. Department of Agriculture is heavily subsidizing the very foods it wants Americans to eat less of, according to a new report from the nonprofit Physicians |
USDA’s New MyPlate Icon At Odds With Federal Subsidies for Meat, Dairy
Physicians Urge Congress to Reform Farm Bill to End Support for Foods That Make Americans Fat WASHINGTON—The new federal MyPlate food icon that recommends Americans fill half their plates with fruits and vegetables is completely at odds with federal agriculture subsidies that promote production of high-fat, h |
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