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Meat Consumption and Cancer Risk
The World Health Organization has determined that dietary factors account for at least 30 percent of all cancers in Western countries and up to 20 percent in developing countries. When cancer researchers started to search for links between diet and cancer, one of the |
The Five Worst Foods to Grill: 2005
A Report by PCRM's Cancer Project August 2005 Three out of four American households own a barbecue grill, according to the Hearth, Patio, & Barbecue Association. Yet many consumers are unaware that |
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 |
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 |
Government Should Stop Providing Hot Dogs to Schools
By Krista L. Haynes, R.D. This op-ed ran in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution on Oct. 23, 2008. What if the federal government purchased surplus cigarettes and delivered them to America’s elementary school students to smoke on the playground? Sounds absurd, right? But the U.S. Department of Agriculture is do |
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 Five Most Unhealthful School Breakfasts
A Report from the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine March 2012 As schools across the country prepared to celebrate National School Breakfast Week, nutrition experts with the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM) evaluated meals offered under the National School Breakfast Program and found t |
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 |
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 |
Red Meat Increases Risk of Dying
Eating red meat increases the risk of dying prematurely, including from heart disease or cancer, according to a new study from the Harvard School of Public Health.1 Among a group of 121,342 individuals followed for up to 28 years, each daily serving of red meat increased the risk of dying by 12 percent. For processed m |
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