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PCRM Online Archive
February 2012: Read this issue> Watch James Franco and Kevin Nealon Pledge to Save Chimpanzees; Paula Deen Has Diabetes, PCRM Offers Help; Bob Barker Asks University of Virginia to End Cruel Use of Live Cats; Chinese-Language 21-Day Healthy Challenge Begins March 5; Cheese Billboards Highlight Obesity Risk; Feb. 10 |
Analysis of Health Problems Associated with High-Protein, High-Fat, Carbohydrate-Restricted Diets Reported via an Online Registry
Analysis of Health Problems Associated with High-Protein, High-Fat, Carbohydrate-Restricted Diets Reported via an Online Registry A Report by the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine May 2004 Methods | Findings | Discussion | Limitations| Literature |
Reports from PCRM's Nutrition Department
Five Amazingly Unhealthy Super Bowl Fast Foods January 2012 The Five Worst Cookbooks of 2011 December 2011 2011 Airport Food Review Winter 2011 The Five Worst Hospital Food Environments Winter 2011 Antibiotic Res |
Fighting for Ethical Research and Better Health: A Review of 1998
RESEARCH REFORM Our program for alternatives to animal laboratories in medical education continues to grow, with ten medical schools receiving a special media/advertising blitz—Boston University, St. Louis Uni |
Fish
Fish A Report by the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine Few food products are as controversial as fish. A leading source of heavy metals and other contaminants, fish is frequently the subject of government health-risk advisories. However, some people promote fish as a source of omega-3 fatty ac |
A Response to Food/Tobacco Industry Attacks
Groups funded by the tobacco, meat, dairy, or chemical industries sometimes attack health advocacy and research organizations, including the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM). Such industry-funded groups include the "Center for Consumer Freedom (CCF)." This background paper describes th |
1999: The Year in Review
The year brought a continuing firestorm of controversy over massive animal testing programs promoted by Vice President Al Gore and the Environmental Protection Agency. The first, called the High Production Volume Challenge, aims to use hundreds of thousands of animals to test industrial chemicals that ar |
PCRM 2010: The Year in Review
It’s been an amazing year at PCRM. We celebrated our 25th anniversary and kicked off our next quarter century with extraordinary accomplishments for people and animals. Here are a few highlights. GOOD NUTRITION Improving School Lunches PCRM experts worked all year to promote better nutrition in schools. In |
2002: The Year in Review
In February, an investigation by researchers at PCRM and Georgetown University School of Medicine exposed the little known practice of prescribing estrogens to tall girls in order to suppress their growth. A full report appeared in the February 2002 Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology. Avon, the largest |
PCRM 2004: The Year in Review
There’s no doubt about it: 2004 was PCRM’s most exciting year since our founding in 1985. Thanks to the support of our generous members and the help of an ever-growing team of staff and volunteers, PCRM accomplished a staggering amount over the past 12 months. |
Food for Life: Healthy Eating and Cooking to Beat Diabetes in Indian Country
Welcome! This is the home of curriculum materials for a unique nutrition education program designed to address the epidemic of type 2 diabetes among Native Americans. Research conducted by the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM) and many other research teams has demonstrated the power of plant-base |
PCRM 2001: The Year in Review
Winter Thanks to the efforts of research coordinator Kathryn Kuhn, PCRM joined other health care organizations to form the Council on Humane Giving, which will issue the Humane Charity Seal of Approval to charities that utilize only nonanimal research methods. PCRM launched the Web site www.HumaneSeal. |
PCRM 2003: The Year in Review
The close of 2003 marks another year of growth and increased effectiveness for PCRM. Remarkable success has been achieved in medical schools, where animal labs are steadily being replaced with better methods. Interest in vegetarian diets on the part of the media, consumer |
2011 Year in Review
GOOD NUTRITION Changing Federal Nutrition Policy When the revised Dietary Guidelines for Americans were unveiled in January 2011, they showed PCRM’s influence with the strongest language yet favoring vegetarian and vegan diets. PCRM first presented the Power Plate to the U.S. Department of Agriculture in 200 |
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Don’t Eat that Royal Wedding Cake! Have this One Instead!!! 4/28/2011 I have an important word of advice for the royal couple: Don’t touch that cake!!!! It will destroy your svelte royal waistlines. Here’s a much better one! This absolutely amazing cake recipe will not go straight to your royal |
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