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Weight-Loss Books
A Report by the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine January 2003 A healthy weight-loss plan should go beyond promoting weight loss. It should also promote good health and nutrition by recommending a diet based on whole grains, fruits, vegetables,
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
Cruise Line Food Review
A Report by the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine January 2003 When travelers decide to go on a cruise, they think of sun, fun, and food—and lots of it. With three meals and endless snacks and desserts offered each day, it’s important
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
Doctors Rate Best-Selling Diet Books
WASHINGTON—For Americans resolving to slim down in 2003, the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine has completed an analysis of the 15 most popular weight-loss books. PCRM rated each book’s daily diet recommendations on five criteria critical to good nutrition and safe, healthy weight loss: a mi
Doctors Rate New Salad Entrées Hyped by Chains
WASHINGTON—Offering a salad entrée is the latest marketing push for fast-food and quick-serve chains, but according to a new analysis by the nutrition experts at the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM), many fast-food salads are not any more healthful than a greasy burger. For example,
Fast Food Salad Review
Doctors Rate New Salad Entrées Hyped by Chains   McDonald’s Chicken “Salad” Packed with More Fat and Calories Than a Big Mac Offering a salad entrée is the latest marketing push for fast-food and quick-serve chain
PCRM Online Archive
February 2012: Read this issue> Watch James Franco and Kevin Nealon Pledge to Save Chimpanzees; Paula Deen Has Diabetes, PCRM Offers Help; Bob Barker Asks University of Virginia to End Cruel Use of Live Cats; Chinese-Language 21-Day Healthy Challenge Begins March 5; Cheese Billboards Highlight Obesity Risk; Feb. 10
Doctors Rate the Top Cruise Lines for Healthy Options
WASHINGTON—Just in time for the popular winter cruise season, the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM) is releasing its first review of onboard cuisine. Carnival, Norwegian, Royal Caribbean and Windstar cruise lines were rated the healthiest, all receiving four stars. The cruise lines were ra
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
PCRM Celebrates the Art of Compassion
On April 14, Washington, D.C.’s historic Mellon Auditorium was transformed into a glamorous setting for hundreds of PCRM supporters who traveled from across the country and as far away as Europe to celebrate the organization’s successes and look forward to the future. The event included plenty of star p
PCRM Online | August 2009
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Doctors Weigh in on
WASHINGTON—Doctors and dietitians with the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine are available for interviews on two major nutrition stories—a cover article in yesterday's New York Times Magazine about the Atkins Diet and
Good Medicine Magazine: Expelled! Processed Meats Cause Cancer: So Why Do Schools Feed Them to Children?