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Health Concerns about Dairy Products
Health Concerns about Dairy Products Many Americans, including some vegetarians, still consume substantial amounts of dairy products—and government policies still promote them—despite scientific evidence that questions their health benefits and indicates their potential health risks. Osteoporosi |
Milk Consumption and Prostate Cancer
Milk Consumption and Prostate Cancer Abstract Prostate cancer is one of the most common malignancies worldwide, with an estimated 400,000 new cases diagnosed annually. Its incidence and mortality have been associated with milk or dairy product consumption in intern |
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 |
Coca-Cola's Project Mother Initiative to Develop Cow's Milk Products Targeting Children
Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine 5100 Wisconsin Ave., N.W. Suite 400 Washington, DC 20016 February 28, 2001 Trey Paris, Manager Issues Communication Global Communications Coca-Cola Company P.O. Box 1734 Atlanta, GA 30301 via facsimile: 404-515-6428 Dear Mr. Paris: I am writing to express the |
Editorial: It Has Something for Everyone to Worry About
As scientific investigators have traced the causes of heart disease, cancer, arthritis, migraines, and digestive problems, the least likely suspect had to be milk. We poured it on our cereal, pushed it on our children, and couldn’t imagine it to be anything |
The Origin of U.S. Dietary Guidelines
Current U.S. dietary policies still reflect the basic design of the food guides from the early part of this century. In 1894, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) developed the first food composition tables and dietary standards for Americans. In 1916, the first daily food guides appeared in U |
Are Federal Dietary Guidelines Racially Biased?
The federal dietary guidelines that form the blueprint for school lunches and virtually all other nutrition programs have evolved only very slowly since the first food guides were published in 1916. In spite of the advances in nutrition knowledge that have occurred over the past eight decades, the g |
What is Lactose Intolerance?
What is Lactose Intolerance? Understanding Lactose Intolerance Lactose intolerance is the inability to digest the milk sugar lactose, causing gastrointestinal symptoms of flatulence, bloating, cramps, and diarrhea in some individuals. This results from a s |
Good Medicine Archive
2011 Issues Ivy League Animal Cruelty: PCRM Uncovers Shocking Animal Cruelty at Nation's Top Schools Good Medicine Autumn 2011 Vol. XX, No. 3 |
D.C. Mayor Gets a Crash Course in Good Medicine
Singers, skaters, dancers, actors, and other celebrities are probably not our best health advisors, but that hasn't stopped dozens of them from appearing in slick milk-mustache ads promoting dairy as nature's good-for-what-ails-you beverage. In April, Washington Mayor Anthony Williams announced he |
Vegetarian Starter Kit
What About Milk? Calcium: Green vegetables, such as kale and broccoli, are better than milk as calcium sources. Fat Content*: Dairy products—other than skim varieties—are high in fat, as a percentage of total calories. Iron-Deficiency: M |
Milk and Prostate Cancer: The Evidence Mounts
Milk and Prostate Cancer: The Evidence Mounts Could milk cause prostate cancer? Here are the facts: Major studies suggesting a link between milk and prostate cancer have appeared in medical journals since the 1970s. Two of six cohort studies (research studies following groups |
USDA Panel Backs Doctors' Complaints against Milk Ads
WASHINGTON—A newly released U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) expert panel report largely supports complaints raised by a physicians' organization that many "milk mustache" and "got milk?" advertisements make untruthful health claims. The panel was convened in response to a |
Milk and Cancer Risk?: PCRM's IGF-I Study
Many of the connections between diet and cancer are not yet understood. One link may be insulin-like growth factor, or IGF-I, a peptide that circulates in the blood, influencing growth and other biological functions. While a certain amount of IGF-I is normally found in the blood, at higher levels it |
Just the Facts
FDA: Milk Cannot Be Labeled “Hormone-Free” ’Cause There Ain’t No Such Animal Milk producers have been warned. Letters from the FDA instructed four milk manufacturers to remove labels implying their products are free of hormones. Milk, |
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