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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 |
Physician Profile: Milton Mills, M.D.: Prescribing Change
Whether internist Milton Mills is practicing at Fairfax Hospital in Virginia or at free clinics in Washington, D.C., his prescription for patients is likely to include some dietary advice: go vegetarian. “Medical research shows conclusively that a plant-based diet reduces chronic disease risk, so that& |
Farm Bill 2008: Childhood Obesity, Health Disparities, and Federal Nutrition Policy
Childhood Obesity, Health Disparities, and Federal Nutrition Policy Neal D. Barnard, M.D. Childhood obesity and the adult diseases with which it is associated are major threats to Americans. Overweight and obesity now affect the majority of the U.S. population, increasing the risk of diabetes, hypertension, and h |
Protecting Students’ Health from Pork-Barrel Politics
By Susan Levin, M.S., R.D. This opinion piece was published on Sept. 30, 2009, in The Des Moines Register. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack has America’s students over a barrel—a pork barrel. Earlier this month, Vilsack announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture is purchasing $30 million in |
Just the Facts
Sleepy Surgeons’ Scalpels Slip You might want a good night’s sleep if you’re headed for surgery, but what really counts is whether your surgeon is well-rested. Using a virtual-reality surgery simulator, London researchers found that surgeons who stayed up all night made 20 percent more mistakes and t |
Pfiesteria: How the Meat Industry Destroys Waterways
A marine scientist in North Carolina developed sores on his skin, tingling in his hands and feet, and difficulty walking. He had been working with samples of pfiesteria, a microorganism that has caused massive fish kills in rivers up and down the eastern seaboard. 1 He was not alone. Thirteen other |
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FOOD CONTAMINATION Vegan Man Scores Lowest-Ever Blood Dioxin Level A vegan man in Oregon has registered the lowest dioxin level ever measured in human blood, according to an American Chemical Society presentation by Ola |
Agriculture and Health Policies in Conflict: How Subsidies Tax our Health: Government Support for Unhealthful Foods
Government Support for Unhealthful Foods Agricultural Subsidy Programs The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) supports agricultural producers through a variety of programs29 that tend to favor, either directly or indirectly, the production of unhealthful foods. These are the same foods that are implica |
New Study Links Cancer to Body Weight
A new study published in the British Medical Journal links cancer to body weight. Researchers examined the effect of body mass index (BMI) on both cancer incidence and death among 1.2 million women from the Million Women study. Participants ages 50 to 64 were followed for five years for cancer incidence and seven y |
Editorial: Childhood Obesity and Federal Nutrition Policy
The epidemic of childhood obesity is worsening day by day. One in six American teenagers is now overweight, and many more are headed for the same problem. All too soon, cute pudgy kids become adults burdened by diabetes, hypertension, heart disease, and a higher risk of cancer. All these health problems take a disp |
PCRM Preps for Diabetes Awareness Month with Today Show Appearance and Study Showing Vegan Diets Reduce Diabetes Risks
November is Diabetes Awareness Month, but at PCRM we spend every month providing education on the best way to prevent and reverse type 2 diabetes—a vegan diet. In October, PCRM released a new study showing that a vegan diet reduces heart disease risk in people with type 2 diabetes, and a Today show appearance |
Help PCRM Stop Childhood Obesity
While agribusiness is getting rich, American children are getting fat. But we might be able to turn that around. This fall, a piece of legislation that establishes national food policies and funds the production of high-fat, high-cholesterol foods—the Farm Bill—will be voted on by the Senate. PCRM has b |
Agriculture and Health Policies in Conflict: How Subsidies Tax our Health: The Toll of Chronic Diseases
The Toll of Chronic Diseases Cardiovascular Disease About 81.1 million people in the United States have at least one form of cardiovascular disease. Approximately 2,300 Americans die every day from cardiovascular disease.2 Cancer More than 1.5 million new cancer cases are diagnosed annually. Cancer k |
Farm Bill 2008: Companies That Benefit
What Companies Benefit from Farm Bill Commodity Contracts? Here are several companies that pulled in big bucks through the federal commodities program in 2005, the most recent year with complete figures: Tyson Foods, the largest meat producer in the U.S., with revenues totaling $26 billion, received $46.6 mi |
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