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Spring 1999 (Volume VIII, Number 2)
In Like a Lion
March Begins with Three PCRM Press Conferences

Anti-Dairy Advertising Campaign Launch
March 2

Nutrition Director Patricia Bertron, R.D.Nutrition Director Patricia Bertron, R.D., (right) fields questions from the press. Staff Nutritionist Lauri Chonko, R.D., (below) explains alternative calcium sources.

Staff Nutritionist Lauri Chonko, R.D.

Click here to read about PCRM’s “Milk Does Not Protect against Bone Breaks” transit ad.

 


A Call to End Racial Bias in Federal Diet Guidelines
March 9

D. Ramkishan Rao, Ph.D.Neal D. Barnard, M.D.Deborah Bernal, M.D.Milton Mills, M.D.

D. Ramkishan Rao, Ph.D.; Neal Barnard, M.D.; Deborah Bernal, M.D.;  and Milton Mills, M.D., (clockwise from upper left) criticize U.S. Dietary Guidelines for ignoring the needs of minority racial and ethnic groups. Speakers cited a failure to address higher rates of chronic, diet-related disease and lactose intolerance. More in next issue.


The Challenge to the March of Dimes and Nicotine Experiments
March 16

Murry Cohen, M.D.Murry Cohen, M.D., points out the absurdity of the March of Dimes supporting a tobacco-funded researcher.

Click here to read about the March of Dimes and Nicotine Experiments.