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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
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2011 Issues   Ivy League Animal Cruelty: PCRM Uncovers Shocking Animal Cruelty at Nation's Top Schools Good Medicine Autumn 2011 Vol. XX, No. 3
Got Acne? Review Links Dairy to Skin Problems
People who want clearer skin may want to steer clear of milk and sugar. A new scientific review co-authored by PCRM director of research policy Hope Ferdowsian, M.D., M.P.H., and PCRM president Neal Barnard, M.D., finds that eating a typical Western diet, especially dairy products, may be associated with acne. The
Foods and Breast Cancer Survival
Healthful diets not only help prevent cancer; they also improve survival when cancer has been diagnosed. In the last issue of Good Medicine, we looked at how foods affect survival in prostate cancer. In this issue, we look at breast cancer. The first clues that foods might affect the course of breast cancer came fr
Got Pimples? Dairy and Sugar Linked to Acne
Teens who avoid milk and sugary foods may experience fewer skin blemishes, according to a new study in April’s International Journal of Dermatology. Hope Ferdowsian, M.D., M.P.H., and her co-authors reviewed 27 previously published scientific studies and found that the more milk young people drank, the more lik
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RESEARCH ETHICS Major Report Calls for More Alternatives to Animal Tests The scientific community has a “moral imperative” to develop alternatives, says a new report on animal tests by a British think
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
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?