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Concerns about Growth Hormone Experiments in Short Children
Concerns about Growth Hormone Experiments in Short Children Beginning in 1958, human growth hormone (hGH) was extracted from cadavers for use in children who do not produce normal amounts. The hormone increases the height of hormone-deficient short children, although t |
The Five Worst Children’s Hospital Food Environments
A Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine Report Autumn 2012 Children’s hospitals are supposed to help fight disease. But many also host fast-food restaurants and cafeterias that seem to go against the hospital’s mission to keep kids healthy. Patient menus feature high-fat, meat-heavy items that p |
Vegetarian Diets for Children: Right from the Start
Vegetarian Diets for Children: Right from the Start Eating habits are set in early childhood. Choosing a vegetarian diet can give your child—and your whole family—the opportunity to learn to enjoy a variety of wonderful, nutritious foods. Children raised on fruits, ve |
Weight Control and Obesity Prevention in Children
Weight Control and Obesity Prevention in Children People who maintain a healthy weight throughout life stay healthier and live longer than those who are overweight. The lifestyle habits that help keep us slim—exercise and a healthy diet—also cut our risk of d |
2004 School Lunch Report Card
2004 School Lunch Report Card A Report by the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine August 2004 background | the criteria | the report card | As elementary school students return to the classroom this fall, many face more than acade |
2004 School Lunch Report Card: Background
background | the criteria | the report card | As elementary school students return to the classroom this fall, many face more than academic challenges. These children stand on the threshold of obesity, diabetes, and other health problems tied to unhealthful |
Good Nutrition for Kids
By Benjamin Spock, M.D. Dr. Benjamin Spock never lost the enormous compassion that marked his work for children and for the adults they become. His book Dr. Spock’s Baby and Child Care has been a key reference for parents since it first appeared in 1946. With nearly 50 million copies in print, it |
2001 School Lunch Report Card: Introduction
introduction | districts surveyed | key findings School Lunch Program Fails to Make the Grade Children in the United States have serious health issues. Today, close to 5 million of them, aged 6 to 17, are seriously overweight—a number that has more than doubled in t |
Pediatricians vs. Junk Food Giants: PCRM Doctors Report from Front Lines of Obesity Battle
Jack is a typical child in Dr. Rina Shah’s practice. Except that at 6 years old he weighs 100 pounds. “The average child his age should be closer to 50 pounds,” says Dr. Shah, a pediatrician in Vallejo, Calif. “Jack is one of the many children in my practice who struggles with eating healthy |
Human Experiments: Redrawing the Ethical Boundaries
Human Experiments: Redrawing the Ethical Boundaries Late 1993 was marked by revelations that hundreds of nonconsenting Americans had been used in radiation tests that began in the 1940s and continued much longer. The full facts of these experiments are not yet known. Earlier in the year, the National Academy of Sc |
Survey of Animal Use Pediatrics Training
In 2008, PCRM began a survey of pediatric residency programs in the United States. Because of the large number of facilities involved, the survey is ongoing, but so far the results have been encouraging. See the current results below. Animal Use for the Teaching of Endotracheal Intubation in Pediatric Residency Pro |
The Five Most Unhealthful Fast-Food Kids Meals
The Five Most Unhealthful Fast-Food Kids Meals A Report by the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine August 2010 As Burger King and other fast-food companies unveil new menu items marketed to children, there is growing controversy over the link between high-fat fast food and childhood obesity. One |
Human Experimentation: An Introduction to the Ethical Issues
The Scandal Unfolds Tuskegee Studies Unnecessary Drugs Mean Unnecessary Experiments |
Protecting Children from Human Growth Hormone Risks
Human Growth Hormone Since 1959, human growth hormone has been used to promote growth in children who do not produce growth hormone naturally or who have one of several conditions that impair growth. Because the hormone was derived from human cadavers, it was in short supply. In 1985, however, the availability of |
Vegetarian Starter Kit
What type of diet is best for disease prevention and to maintain a healthy weight? The best diet is one that you can stick with for life. A healthy diet is a lifestyle, not a fad that is dangerous or difficult to maintain. Abundant evidence suggests that the most healthful diets set aside animal products and also |
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