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Thanksgiving Favorites They’ll Really Give Thanks For
Thanksgiving conjures up images of weather as crisp and refreshing as a red delicious apple and farmers markets bursting with a colorful cornucopia of squash, pumpkins, corn, and many other fruits of the autumn harvest. Let’s not forget family gatherings, football g |
Healthy Basics Recipes
In PCRM’s proposed improvements to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, participating grocers must supply basic healthful foods, referred to as “Healthy Basics.” Here are delicious recipes prepared from "Healthy Basics." Always Great Brown Rice Makes 6 1/2-cup servings B |
Salmonella and Other Egg Hazards: Cooking Without Eggs
Salmonella and Other Egg Hazards: Cooking Without Eggs Many people choose not to use eggs in their diet. About 70 percent of the calories in eggs are from fat, and a large portion of that fat is saturated. They are also loaded with cholesterol—about 212 milligrams for an average-sized egg. Because eggshells |
Nutrition and Renal Disease
Nutrition and Renal Disease The kidneys’ job is to keep the body’s fluids, electrolytes, and organic solutes in a healthy balance. Their functional units are the million or so nephrons in the renal cortex which filter most constituents of the blood other |
Section One: Preventing and Reversing Heart Disease
What is Heart Disease Risk Factors Different Types of Cholesterol |
Section Five: Foods and Blood Pressure
Reducing Sodium Sodium and Potassium in Foods Reducing or Eliminating Meat |
2006 School Lunch Report Card
2006 School Lunch Report Card A Report by the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine August 2006 background | the criteria | the report card The Report Card School District |
Section Six: Nutrition and Renal Disease
Nephrotic Syndrome Diet for Nephrotic Syndrome Acute Renal Failure Diet in Acute |
National Chimpanzee Call-In Week Resources
It's National Call-In Week for Chimpanzees in Laboratories. Please call your members of Congress today, and ask them to co-sponsor the Great Ape Protection and Cost Savings Act (S. 810/H.R. 1513), which will end painful experiments on chimpanzees. Please use the following re |
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 academic |
Airport Food Has Improved, Survey Shows
WASHINGTON—In time for holiday travel, nutritionists with the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM) surveyed 14 of the nation’s busiest airports for the availability of healthy entrées. The report shows that in 2005, airport food has improved from previous years, with 12 percent mo |
Healthy Grilling Recipes
Barbecue Vegetable Brochettes Makes about 8 brochettes These colorful brochettes can be roasted in the oven, or tossed on the grill for delicious picnic fare. Serve them on a bed of brown rice, pasta, or bulgur. 1 pound very firm tofu (optional) 1 bottle of your favorite barbecue s |
Health and Nutrition
New in Health and Nutrition Food for Life: Unlocking the Power of Plant-based Nutrition DVD $14.95 |
Calcium and Strong Bones
Calcium and Strong Bones Protecting Your Bones The bone-thinning condition called osteoporosis can lead to small and not-so-small fractures. Although many people think of calcium in the diet as good protection for their bones, this is not at all the whole story. In fact, in a 12-year Harvard study of 78,0 |
Vegetarian Diets for Pregnancy
Vegetarian Diets for Pregnancy Pregnancy means eating for two. But it helps to remember that one of you is very small. So while you will need more nutrition, your overall diet will not be dramatically different from your normal eating pattern. Calorie needs increase only modestly during pregnancy. In the first tr |
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