Commentary

PCRM shares its analyses of current nutrition and research issues via many op-ed pieces and letters to the editor each year. Here is a small sampling:

Editors: Please feel free to reprint any of these pieces with a credit to the author and to PCRM.

• "MAP" for Improving Drug Testing
  By John J. Pippin, M.D.
  March 1, 2008
• Beef Recall Can Teach Schools a Lesson
  By Roberta S. Gray, M.D.
  Feb. 27, 2008
• Global Threat of Diabetes
  By Neal Barnard, M.D.
  Feb. 15, 2008
• End OHSU's Live Animal Lab
  By Ole Ersson, M.D.
  Jan. 18, 2008
• Worse for Climate than Cars: Eating Meat
  By Mia MacDonald and Hope Ferdowsian, M.D., M.P.H.
  Dec. 30, 2007
• Fast Food in Schools Fuels the Obesity Epidemic
  By Trulie Ankerberg-Nobis, M.S., R.D., L.D.
  Dec. 18, 2007
• Cheeseburgers, Children, and America: It's Time to Vote for Health
  By Neal Barnard, M.D.
  Nov. 13, 2007
• The AMA and Agribusiness: The Battle Over Childhood Obesity
  By Helen Salsbury, M.D.
  Oct. 16, 2007
• Prevent E. Coli by Changing Your Diet
  By Susan Levin, R.D.
  Oct. 5, 2007
• Healthier School Lunches
  By Dulcie Ward, R.D.
  Sept. 11, 2007
• Save the Planet with a Vegetarian Diet
  By Patrice Green, M.D.
  July 17, 2007
• Reversing the Diabetes Epidemic
  By Caroline Trapp, M.S.N., A.P.R.N., B.C.-ADM, C.D.E.
  July 5, 2007
• Why We Need to Reform the Farm Bill
  By Hope Ferdowsian, M.D.
  June 18, 2007
• Health by Veganism: A Question of Responsibility
  By Amy Joy Lanou, Ph.D.
  June 11, 2007
• Diabetics Will Benefit with Vegan Diet
  By Susan Levin, R.D.
  June 3, 2007
• Vegans and Their Children
  By Amy Joy Lanou, Ph.D.
  May 21, 2007
• Reaching for Personhood
  By Jonathan Balcombe, Ph.D.
  May 16, 2007
• Animals Suffer Needlessly
  By Jonathan Balcombe, Ph.D.
  March 8, 2007
• Junk-Food Lovers Rejoice, for Government Officials Are on the Job Protecting Your Health. Or Are They?
  By Michele Simon
  March 2, 2007
• Flaws With Animal Research a Deep-Rooted Problem
  By Aysha Z Akhtar, M.D., M.P.H., and Jarrod Bailey, Ph.D.
  Feb. 9, 2007
• Dairy Products and Bone Health
  By Susan Levin, M.S., R.D.
  Jan. 9, 2007
• American Idol Offers Answer to Obesity
  By Amy Joy Lanou, Ph.D.
  Jan. 1, 2007
• Covance Animal Incinerator Could Pose Risks to Chandler Residents
  By Aysha Akhtar, M.D., M.P.H.
  Nov. 29, 2006
• They Think, Feel Pain
  By Jonathan Balcombe, Ph.D.
  Nov. 10, 2006
• Covance Image, Reality Don't Mesh
  By Aysha Akhtar, M.D., M.P.H.
  Nov. 9, 2006
• Fish Still Not a Healthy Choice
  By Hope Ferdowsian, M.D., and Susan Levin, R.D.
  Oct. 24, 2006
• Consumers Should Understand the True Source of E. Coli Problem
  By Hope Ferdowsian, M.D.
  Oct. 20, 2006
• The Other War: Getting Pre-Emptive About Breast Cancer
  By Simon Chaitowitz
  Sept. 28, 2006
• Controversy a la Carte
  By Dulcie Ward, R.D.
  Sept. 5, 2006
• Meat Too Tough to Eat
  By Neal Barnard, M.D.
  Aug. 28, 2006
• Covance Gets an 'F' in Social-Responsibility Test
  By John J. Pippin, M.D., F.A.C.C.
  Aug. 26, 2006
• In Our Dealings with Animals, Good Feelings Count
  By Jonathan Balcombe, Ph.D.
  Aug. 7, 2006
• Kids Need School Lunch Reform as Much as Soda Bans
  By Dulcie Ward, R.D.
  May 11, 2006
• Artificial Sweetener Studies Underscore Risk of Relying on Animal Testing
  By John J. Pippin, M.D., F.A.C.C.
  May 1, 2006
• New Mad Cow Case Raises Food Safety Questions
  By Aysha Akhtar, M.D., M.P.H.
  March 2006
• 'Walk Again' Warning
  By Aysha Akhtar, M.D., M.P.H.
  Feb. 25, 2006
• Ford Could Cut Medical Insurance Costs with Healthy Diets
  By Neal Barnard, M.D.
  February 2006
• Bird by Bird: Consumers Can Fight Avian Flu by Not Eating Chicken
  By Neal Barnard, M.D.
  January 2006
• Thoughts on Stem Cells
  By Dr. Aysha Akhtar
  January 2006
• McDonald's Should Not Use Children's Film to Sell Unhealthy Food
  By Dulcie Ward, R.D.
  December 2005
• “No Pets” Policy Traumatizes Survivors and Impedes Evacuation
  By Carol A. Tavani, M.D., M.S., F.A.P.A.
  September 2005
• Turning the Tables on Prostate Cancer
  By Ron Allison, M.D.
  September 2005
• Weight-Loss Ads Are Big Dairy’s Latest Way to Trick Consumers
  By Neal D. Barnard, M.D.
  August 2005
• Dog Cloning Raises Ethical Issues
  By Neal Barnard, M.D.
  August 2005
• Obesity Still Poses Serious Threat to Public Health
  By Amy Joy Lanou, Ph.D.
  July 2005
• Dairy Industry Milking Ineffective Fad Diet
  By Kim Seidl, M.S., R.D.
  July 2005
• Doctors Must Help Cancer Patients Embrace Healthy Diets
  By Ron Allison, M.D.
  June 2005
• New Food Pyramid Misleads Consumers About Healthy Eating
  By Tim Radak, DrPH, R.D.
  April 2005
• Data Do Not Support Recommending Dairy Products for Weight Loss
  By Amy Joy Lanou, Ph.D.
  March 2005
• Evidence Strongly Favors Animal-Friendly Alternatives to Dissection
  By Jonathan Balcombe, Ph.D.
  February 2004
• After the Fad: With Low-Carb on a Crash Diet, Can We Get Real About Weight Loss?
  By Amy Joy Lanou, Ph.D.
  January 2005
• Listening to Vioxx: FDA Must Focus on Clinical Research, Not Misleading Animal Tests
  By John J. Pippin, M.D., F.A.C.C.
  November 2004
• A Hero's Hope: Nonanimal Research Is Best Way to Keep Reeve's Dream Alive
  By Neal D. Barnard, M.D.
  October 2004
• Bill Clinton and the Politics of Heart Disease
  By John J. Pippin, M.D., F.A.C.C.
  September 2004
• Cookie Monsters: Oreo Promotion Puts USDA on Wrong Side of Obesity Fight
  By Amy Joy Lanou, Ph.D.
  July 2004
• Dairy Ads May Dupe Dieters
  By Amy Joy Lanou, Ph.D.
  May 2004
• Something's Fishy on Federal Dietary Committee
  By Amy Joy Lanou, Ph.D., and Patrick Sullivan
  April 2004
• Tipping the Scales of Justice: Congress Must Not Grant Legal Immunity to Big Food
  By Neal D. Barnard, M.D
  March 2004
• Pyramid Scheme: Government Guidelines Must Offer Real Fat-Fighting Advice
  By Amy Joy Lanou, Ph.D., and Patrick Sullivan
  November 2003
• Cancerous Compromise: American Cancer Society Must End Beef-Promoting Cattle Barons' Ball
  By Jina Shah, M.D.
  October 20, 2003
• Recipe for Disaster: Scientists with Industry Ties Dominate Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee
  By Amy Joy Lanou, Ph.D., and Patrick Sullivan
  September 2003
• School Lunches Still Fail Kids: Study Finds Too Much Frito Pie, Not Enough Fruit
  By Amy Joy Lanou, Ph.D., and Patrick Sullivan
  September 2003
• Big Food About to Lose Its Biggest Defense: Food Really Is Addictive
  By Neal D. Barnard, M.D.
  May 2003
• On Dr. Spock's Birthday, a Call for Peace, for Health, and for Kids
  By Neal D. Barnard, M.D., and Kristine Kieswer
  May 2003
• Food Guide Pyramid Due for an Update
  By Neal Barnard, M.D.
  November 2002
• The President's Other Battleground: The School Lunch Line
  By Neal D. Barnard, M.D.
  September 2002
• Menopause Is Not a Disease
  By Neal Barnard, M.D., and Kristine Kieswer
  July 2002
• Moving Beyond Animal Tests Toward Better Research
  By Neal D. Barnard, M.D.
  July 2002
• The War Against the Messenger; Trashing the Food Police
  By Neal D. Barnard, M.D.
  May 2002

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