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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 |
Support Grows for PCRM's Challenge to Dietary Guidelines Bias
PCRM formally launched its push to rid U.S. government diet guidelines of racial biases on March 8, 1999. In testimony to the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee, PCRM president Neal D. Barnard , M.D., presented letters of support from the Congressional Black Caucus; former Surgeon General Joycelyn Eld |
PCRM Online | June 2010
June 2010 |
Nutrition Researcher, Vegan Athletes Promote Healthy Diets to Congress
Members of Congress and their staffs got a lesson in nutrition when PCRM visited the Capitol with healthy vegan food, a leading nutrition researcher, and two vegan athletes. As Congress geared up to debate Sen. Tom Harkin’s Child Nutrition Promotion and |
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 |
Citizen Action Kit: Contact Your U.S. Representative
Contact Your U.S. Representative There are three main ways to reach your Member of Congress: Send an e-mail or paper letter. Make a phone call. Schedule an in-person meeting. How do I find my Representative's contact information? Look up your U. |
X-Men's Hugh Jackman and Biggest Loser's Jillian Michaels Back Healthy School Lunches
Hugh Jackman, star of the X-Men movies, and Biggest Loser trainer Jillian Michaels recently urged Congress to support the Improving Nutrition for America’s Children Act, H.R. 5504. This House of Representatives bill that will be voted on this fall would allow more children to have access to healthful plant-ba |
Nutrition Researcher, Vegan Athletes Promote Healthy Diets to Congress
Members of Congress and their staffs got a lesson in nutrition when PCRM visited the Capitol with healthy Asian food, a leading nutrition researcher, and two vegan athletes. As Congress geared up to debate Sen. Tom Harkin’s Child Nutrition Promotion and Scho |
Citizen Action Kit: Congress 101
Congress 101 In the United States, Congress holds the power to write and pass bills, which then become laws if the President approves them. Congress is made up of the House of Representatives (“the House”) and the Senate. Federal taxing and spending policies also fall under Congress’ power. Congr |
Great Ape Protection and Cost Saving Act: Media Room
Media Room Media Maine Newspaper Prints Letter by PCRM Senior Medical Adviser John Pippin, M.D., on Ending Chimpanzee Research Sept. 13, 2010 Seattle TV Station Interviews PCRM Primatologist Debra Durham, Ph.D., at Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest News Releases Metro Ads Urge Congress to Protect Chimpanzees from |
Citizen Action Kit: Appropriations Process
Appropriations Process Each year, Congress must pass 12 spending bills, called appropriations bills, which fund all federal agencies and programs for an entire year. The federal fiscal year runs from Oct. 1 to Sept. 30. Congress appropriates money for existing programs and government operations, but also for imp |
The 2008 Farm Bill: A Disappointment in the Fight Against Childhood Obesity
The 2008 Farm Bill recently enacted into law by Congress is a dramatic disappointment. The number one cause of death in this country is chronic disease related to the over-consumption of fat and cholesterol—yet the new Farm Bill continues to support, in the main, the production of foods high in fat, sugar |
PCRM to Congress: Time for Nonanimal Chemical Testing
PCRM to Congress: Time for Nonanimal Chemical Testing Congress will soon consider proposals to revise the Toxic Substances Control Act, or TSCA, for the first time in the act’s 33-year history. Some proposed changes could require companies to test chemicals on millions of animals. PCRM has teamed up with anim |
'Town Hall' and Capitol Hill Ads Call for Healthy School Lunches
Health care was debated heatedly across the United States in August. But at PCRM’s celebrity-hosted "town hall" for healthy school lunches, the only raised voices were cheering suggestions for vegetarian lunches. And on PCRM ads in Washington, D.C., a smiling 8-year-old girl asked a polite questi |
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