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Waiting Room Materials
 Vegetarian Starter Kit
Learn about the whys and hows of a healthier diet, the New Four Food Groups guidelines, practical tips for beginning a vegan diet, and delicious low-fat, no-cholesterol recipes. The Vegetarian Starter Kit is also available in Spanish: Guía de Iniciación una Dieta Vegetariana.
 Waiting Room Materials
These materials are especially useful in health care professionals' offices and at conferences.
PCRM White Papers and Downloadable Fact Sheets
These materials will keep you informed on nutrition, health, and the ethics and effectiveness of research.
PCRM Clinical Research Abstracts
PCRM's Washington Center for Clinical Research conducts research on the role of nutrition in health.
 Power Plate
The colorful, user-friendly Power Plate graphic is based on current nutrition research showing that a vegan diet is the most nutrient-dense and helps prevent chronic diseases, such as cancer and diabetes. The graphic depicts a plate divided into four new food groups: fruits, grains, legumes, and vegetables. The Power Plate's interactive Web site includes information on disease-fighting vegan diets, and special sections for educators and health professionals.
Advocacy
Legislative Focus
Join PCRM's efforts to shape important public policy reforms in the areas of ethics and health.
Books and DVDs
PCRM Marketplace
Books and DVDs to improve human health and promote alternatives to the use of animals in research and education.
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Physician Profile
A Strong Voice for Children and Animals: Marge Peppercorn, M.D.
In her pediatric practice in Sudbury, Mass., Marge Peppercorn, M.D., helped many children grow into healthy young adults and even went on to care for many of her patients’ children. She is concerned about child nutrition and believes one of the best ways to combat child obesity is to provide more nutrition training for parents, teachers, and health care professionals. Learn more about Dr. Peppercorn >
Get Involved
Breaking Medical News
If there’s a hot nutrition report in the journals tomorrow, we’ll let you know about it today. This free e-mail briefing, but will help you stay abreast of the latest news in nutrition, medical research, and preventive medicine.
Nutrition Resources
NutritionMD.org
Help your patients understand the links between healthy eating and good health. Find information on the risk factors, typical treatments, and nutritional considerations for dozens of medical conditions.
NutritionCME.org
Earn free online continuing education credits. Programs demonstrate how nutrition can be used for health promotion and prevention of cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and other chronic diseases.
 CancerProject.org
The Cancer Project promotes cancer prevention and survival through a better understanding of cancer causes, particularly the links between nutrition and cancer. Food for Life Nutrition and Cooking Classes help cancer survivors take advantage of the healing power of foods.
Nutrition Education Curriculum
This curriculum provides a foundation of clinically-relevant nutrition information and was developed in response to the scores of medical students who contact us with concerns that they do not receive adequate, or even current, training in nutritional issues.
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