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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 |
Study Finds Soymilk Is a Hit with Schoolchildren
Schoolchildren in Florida showed that they like to have choices when it comes to where they get their calcium. In a study published this month in the Journal of the American Dietetic Association, PCRM researchers found that when offered soymilk as a choice in |
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 |
Vegetarian Starter Kit
Vegetarian Diets for Children: Right from the Start Eating habits are set in early childhood. Vegetarian diets give your child the chance to learn to enjoy a variety of wonderful, nutritious foods. They provide excellent nutrition for all stages of childhood, from birth thr |
Healthy Meals on Cruise Ships
On a typical day, Americans consume too much fat and cholesterol in their diets, and when vacationing, Americans often splurge on even more greasy, unhealthful foods. But if you’re looking to give your heart a vacation from cholesterol while your mind takes off from work and common everyday st |
The Cancer Project Update
New Study Suggests Schools Should Offer Soymilk: Low-Fat Beverage Proves a Popular Option Among Young Students Schoolchildren in Florida like to have choices about where they get their calcium. In a study in April’s Journal of the American Dietetic Association, researchers with The Ca |
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 |
Vegetarian Diets for Correctional Facilities
Vegetarian Diets for Correctional Facilities Many people choose vegetarian diets for reasons of health, ethics, environmental concerns, or others. The American Dietetic Association states that vegetarian and vegan diets have health benefits and are nutritious when appropriately planned. Luckily, planning is easy, |
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RESEARCH ETHICS Mice Are Not Men…Or Women Much of what government regulators thought they knew about the health effects of industrial chemicals, such as PCBs, came from rodent experiments an |
A Guide to Healthy Weight Loss
A Guide to Healthy Weight Loss: Three weeks on a low-fat vegan diet gets you on the road to your healthy weight goal Of the many ways to lose weight, one stands out as by far the most healthful. When you build your meals from a generous array of vegeta |
USDA School-Lunch Policies Discriminate Against Minorities, Say Doctors
WASHINGTON—Federal regulations that mandate cow’s milk in school lunches but disallow other calcium-rich beverages are archaic and discriminate against minorities, many of whom are lactose-intolerant, says the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM). The organization will file a petition w |
2000 Year in Review
RESEARCH ISSUES On Capitol Hill PCRM president Neal Barnard, M.D., and research coordinator Andy Breslin provided in-depth critiques of the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) High Production Volume Challenge, a massive animal |
Dr. Spock’s 100th Birthday Celebrated with Aid to Iraqi Children
WASHINGTON—The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM) is honoring the life and work of the world’s most famous pediatrician, Dr. Benjamin Spock, by sending a relief convoy to Iraq. The doctors’ group is donating more than $10,000 worth of medical supplies to a children’s hospit |
PCRM Online | April 2006
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