NEWS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Tuesday 1 May 2001
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Simon Chaitowitz, Communications Director
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Doctors Denounce Mayor's Dairy Promo at Wed. News Conference
Group to Unveil "Case Against Dairy" and Ad Criticizing Williams
WHAT:
The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM) will protest
D.C. Mayor Anthony Williams' involvement in a controversial dairy
industry promotion at a news conference tomorrow. The physicians
object to the mayor's decision to pose in a "milk-mustache"
ad and to declare May 11 "Drink Chocolate Milk Day" given
the many health problems
associated with dairy products, including heart disease and prostate
cancer. (See "Why" below.)
PCRM will present its "Case Against Dairy" along with several
cases of healthy dairy alternatives to the mayor. They will also unveil an ad campaign
criticizing the mayor.
WHO: Two members of the Physicians
Committee for Responsible Medicine—Deborah Bernal, M.D., and Milton Mills,
M.D.—will join PCRM nutrition experts, along with Samuel L. DeShay, M.D., M.P.H.
WHERE: The news conference will be held
outside the Office of the Mayor at One Judiciary Square, N.W., on 4th St. between Indiana
Ave. and E St.
WHEN: 10:00 a.m., Wednesday 2 May.
WHY:
Milk increases the risk of ovarian cancer, heart disease, juvenile-onset
diabetes, anemia, allergies, and other chronic problems.
Research studies show that milk consumption is linked to prostate
cancer.
Chocolate milk has more fat and calories than typical sodas (and just as
much sugar).
A great many adults and older children, particularly people of color,
are lactose intolerant. (For example, 70 percent of African Americans are lactose
intolerant.)
BACKGROUND: PCRM led an effort in
1999, which included a successful lawsuit to incorporate non-dairy products into federal
food guidelines. The campaign was supported by the Congressional Black Caucus; the NAACP;
Martin Luther King, III; Jesse Jackson, Jr.; the National Hispanic Medical Association;
and former Surgeon General Joycelyn Elders, M.D.
VISUALS: Electronic copies of the ad and
visuals from the news conference will be available.
Founded in 1985, PCRM is a nonprofit health organization dedicated to
promoting preventive medicine, especially better nutrition, and higher research standards.
Based in Washington, D.C., it is comprised of 5,000 physicians and more than 100,000
laypersons.
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To learn more about the negative health issues resulting from dairy product
consumption, please follow this link.
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