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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 |
50,000 Sign Petition Asking for Vegetarian School Lunches
More than 50,000 of you signed the Healthy School Lunch Petition. You let Congress know that bad food is unfair to students and can risk their health. You told your representatives that students deserve healthy options—more fruits, vegetables, vegetarian meals, and nondairy beverages. And last month, your si |
Teen Celeb Promotes Healthy School Lunches
It’s as eye-catching and kid-friendly as any commercial shown during Saturday morning cartoons. But unlike commercials that hawk fast food and other junk foods, PCRM and Wyntergrace Williams have an important message for students: “Some of us don’t eat right. Fast food, junk food—sometimes e |
PCRM’s Healthy School Lunch Revolution
PCRM is working hard to put good nutrition at the forefront of the Child Nutrition Act reauthorization. Last year, PCRM members spoke out at USDA listening sessions to make sure the government heard how important it is to offer students healthful vegetarian foods. PCRM organized a lecture in February to educate Ca |
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 |
PCRM and Wyntergrace Williams Help Students Get Healthy
Wyntergrace Williams, daughter of television show host Montel Williams, has asked PCRM to help her spread the word about vegetarian diets. Wyntergrace is 14 years old, and three years ago, she changed to a vegetarian diet out of compassion for animals and for health concerns. She persuaded her mother to join her, |
Good Medicine Magazine: Expelled! Processed Meats Cause Cancer: So Why Do Schools Feed Them to Children?
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