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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
2013 Issues Escaping the Research Mousetrap Good Medicine Winter 2013 Vol. XXII, No. 1 Can We End Alzheimer's? |
Support Grows for PCRM's Challenge to Dietary Guidelines Bias
PCRM formally launched its push to rid U.S. government diet guidelines of racial biases on March 8, 1999. In testimony to the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee, PCRM president Neal D. Barnard , M.D., presented letters of support from the Congressional Black Caucus; former Surgeon General Joycelyn Eld |
Great Ape Protection and Cost Saving Act: Media Room
Media Room Dr. Barnard's Blog Victory! NIH Retires More than 100 Chimpanzees to Sanctuary Dec. 18, 2012 Congressional Hearing Considers Ending Chimpanzee Experiments April 24, 2012 PCRM Continues to Urge NIH to End Chimpanzee Experiments April 13, 2012 Chimpanzee Experiments Exposed on Prime-Time TV Feb. 2, |
PCRM Online Archive
May 2013: Read this Issue> Physicians Committee Hosts Congressional Vegetarian Caucus; Join the VegRUN Marathon Training Program; Baby Boom + Fast Food = Dementia Boom; Attend the International Conference of Nutrition and the Brain; Physicians Committee Persuades Harvard to Close Primate Facility; Militar |
PCRM Online | June 2010
June 2010 |
Nutrition Researcher, Vegan Athletes Promote Healthy Diets to Congress
Members of Congress and their staffs got a lesson in nutrition when PCRM visited the Capitol with healthy vegan food, a leading nutrition researcher, and two vegan athletes. As Congress geared up to debate Sen. Tom Harkin’s Child Nutrition Promotion and |
Victories and Challenges in 112th U.S. Congress
This past year was marked by victories and challenges in our federal work. At a time when political wrangling often seems to get in the way of agreement, we made progress on several fronts. PCRM worked nonstop in 2012 on the BEST Practices Act—a bill that would provide the highest level of military medical train |
Citizen Action Kit: Contact Your U.S. Representative
Contact Your U.S. Representative There are three main ways to reach your Member of Congress: Send an e-mail or paper letter. Make a phone call. Schedule an in-person meeting. How do I find my Representative's contact information? Look up your U. |
Media Center
Making the Grade: Doctors Rank Healthiest School Lunch Programs in America Nov. 5, 2012 Doctors Name Healthiest School Lunch Programs in United States Sept. 7, 2012 The Stalled “Let’s Move” Campaign Needs to Get Back in Gear, Doctors Say Aug. 8, 2012 Doctors Petition USDA to Remove Milk as Requi |
X-Men's Hugh Jackman and Biggest Loser's Jillian Michaels Back Healthy School Lunches
Hugh Jackman, star of the X-Men movies, and Biggest Loser trainer Jillian Michaels recently urged Congress to support the Improving Nutrition for America’s Children Act, H.R. 5504. This House of Representatives bill that will be voted on this fall would allow more children to have access to healthful plant-ba |
Nutrition Researcher, Vegan Athletes Promote Healthy Diets to Congress
Members of Congress and their staffs got a lesson in nutrition when PCRM visited the Capitol with healthy Asian food, a leading nutrition researcher, and two vegan athletes. As Congress geared up to debate Sen. Tom Harkin’s Child Nutrition Promotion and Scho |
Citizen Action Kit: Congress 101
Congress 101 In the United States, Congress holds the power to write and pass bills, which then become laws if the President approves them. Congress is made up of the House of Representatives (“the House”) and the Senate. Federal taxing and spending policies also fall under Congress’ power. Congr |
Citizen Action Kit: Appropriations Process
Appropriations Process Each year, Congress must pass 12 spending bills, called appropriations bills, which fund all federal agencies and programs for an entire year. The federal fiscal year runs from Oct. 1 to Sept. 30. Congress appropriates money for existing programs and government operations, but also for imp |
The 2008 Farm Bill: A Disappointment in the Fight Against Childhood Obesity
The 2008 Farm Bill recently enacted into law by Congress is a dramatic disappointment. The number one cause of death in this country is chronic disease related to the over-consumption of fat and cholesterol—yet the new Farm Bill continues to support, in the main, the production of foods high in fat, sugar |
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