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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 |
Journal Publishes PCRM's Childhood Obesity Conference Proceedings
Childhood obesity became a hot topic this year. Everyone from the first lady to celebrity chefs like Jamie Oliver joined the dialogue on how to fight America’s childhood obesity epidemic. PCRM’s National Conference on Childhood Obesity helped kick off that conversation last summer. This month, the confe |
How to Beat the High Cost of Childhood Obesity
Billions of taxpayer dollars are spent fighting the obesity epidemic each year. But fruits and vegetables would better stimulate the healthy growth of our nation’s children. At PCRM’s National Conference on Childhood Obesity, top scientists and policy experts shared research and proposed unique solution |
Obesity Still Poses Serious Threat to Public Health
By Amy Joy Lanou, Ph.D. This piece was published in the Dallas Morning News and the Akron Beacon Journal. Is the obesity epidemic over? Can we call off the fight against fat and stop worrying about unhealthy eating habits? Many Americans are now asking such questions—b |
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 |
2006 School Lunch Report Card
2006 School Lunch Report Card A Report by the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine August 2006 background | the criteria | the report card The Report Card School District |
Cheese and Obesity
The epidemic of obesity has grown dramatically in recent years, most notably in children, one-third of whom have been swept up by weight problems and are at risk for heart disease, diabetes, and certain forms of cancer, among other problems. Unfortunately, the battle against obesity is getting a lot harder. First of a |
PCRM Conference Confronts Childhood Obesity
It is time for a new strategy to tackle the childhood obesity crisis, according to experts at PCRM’s National Conference on Childhood Obesity, held in Washington on June 18 and 19. With more than one in six children already overweight, it is clear that current efforts are lagging. According to Geetha Raghuv |
Conference Confronts Childhood Obesity Epidemic
As school lunchrooms across America struggle to serve more healthful foods, childhood obesity has reached record levels—16 percent of children aged 2 to 19 are now considered obese. This June, The Cancer Project will host a two-day conference to address this epidemic. On June 18 and 19, in Washington, D.C. |
PCRM Cosigns Open Letter to the United Nations Promoting Healthy Diets
PCRM took a step toward combating the global obesity epidemic by cosigning an open letter to the United Nations promoting healthy vegetarian diets. The letter is a response to a statement made on May 18 by the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) advocating |
2004 School Lunch Report Card
2004 School Lunch Report Card A Report by the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine August 2004 | | 
