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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 |
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 |
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 |
Section Two: Cancer Prevention
Breast Cancer Fat Increases Estrogens How Much Fat is Too Much? Fiber Reduces Est |
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 Six: Nutrition and Renal Disease
Nephrotic Syndrome Diet for Nephrotic Syndrome Acute Renal Failure Diet in Acute |
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 |
Got Facts? Dairy Doesn't Reduce PMS Symptoms
“I apologize for not reading between the RIGHT lines.” This is one of the headlines in a new advertisement campaign launched by the California Milk Processor Board. The images show guilty-looking men offering multiple cartons of cow’s milk to their wives, with the text, “Milk can help reduce |
Section Five: Foods and Blood Pressure
Reducing Sodium Sodium and Potassium in Foods Reducing or Eliminating Meat |
Hypertension Risk Influenced Before Birth?
Today's New England Journal of Medicine reports autopsy findings suggesting that hypertensive adults have fewer glomeruli (filter units) in their kidneys, compared to those without hypertension. The median numbers of glomeruli per kidney were 702,379 and 1,429,200, respectively. While hypertension can lead to kid |
Soy and Your Health
Soy and Your Health Soy foods have recently enjoyed increasing popularity. Soy foods include soybeans (also called edamame) and any other foods made from soybeans, including soymilk, tofu, tempeh, miso, and vegetarian meat and dairy substitutes, like soy meats and soy cheeses. Like most other plant foods, the most |
Using Foods Against Menstrual Pain
Using Foods Against Menstrual Pain What Causes the Pain? Most women experience some menstrual pain, For up to 15 percent, it is severe enough to interfere with work and other activities for one or more days every month.1 Sometimes the paindiminishes after childbirth, but for many women it continues.2 In th |
Cholesterol and Heart Disease
Cholesterol and Heart Disease Every day, nearly 2,600 Americans die of some type of cardiovascular disease, an average of one death every 34 seconds, and 7.1 million Americans have had a heart attack during their lifetimes.1 Those who survive often go on to have another heart |
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 |
High Blood Pressure (Hypertension)
High Blood Pressure (Hypertension) What Is High Blood Pressure? High blood pressure (hypertension) increases the risk of dangerous health problems, such as heart attacks and strokes. Doctors measure blood pressure using two numbers, such as 120/80. The first number shows the surge of pressure in the arter |
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