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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
2013 Issues Escaping the Research Mousetrap Good Medicine Winter 2013 Vol. XXII, No. 1 Can We End Alzheimer's? |
Just the Facts
Rats Laugh When Tickled Like humans, rats laugh when tickled. Animal behaviorists have found that rats chirp when they are tickled. Some laugh more than others, and those rats who chirp less seem more prone to anxiety. Jammin’ Pectin, found in citrus fruits, apples, and other fruits, has been shown to help |
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Crematoriums Feel the Heat From Obesity Expanding waistlines in the United Kingdom are forcing many crematoriums to enlarge their furnaces to accommodate larger coffins. Most standard furnaces, which fit coffins 16 to 20 inches, are too narrow to fit the wider coffins, which now go up to 40 inches to accommodate b |
Just the Facts
Who’s Mad? This February, another Alberta dairy cow was found to have mad cow disease, reportedly Canada’s 18th case of the brain-wasting disease. Alberta Premier Ralph Klein famously suggested that farmers should cover up such cases when one arose |
Rich Roll
A graduate of Stanford University and Cornell Law School, Rich is a 45-year-old, world-renowned vegan ultraendurance athlete, wellness advocate, husband, father of four and inspiration to people worldwide as a transformative example of courageous and healthy living. After succumbing to the sedentary throes of overweig |
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Go the Extra Mile Carnegie Mellon University researchers report that 83 percent of the average U.S. household’s carbon footprint for food comes not from transporting it, but simply from growing and producing it. The most important step is going meatless. Cutting out meat for just one day a week is more effective |
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Ticked-Off By Meat Scientists have discovered that people who are bitten by the Lone Star tick can contract an allergy that gives them a hive-like rash—and sometimes a dangerous anaphylactic reaction—that can last for four hours every time they eat meat Growing Opposition to Animal Testing Nearly 40 per |
Nutrition and The Brain PCRM CME Sponsorship
Sponsorship For information on how you or your company can sponsor this event, please contact Debbi Miller at 202-527-7340 or dmiller@pcrm.org. | | 
