Find the Page You Are Looking For
We recently redesigned the PCRM website, so it is possible you followed a link that doesn't work.
Please use the search function to find what you are looking for. All site content has been preserved.
Or browse through the main site categories listed to the left.
The following search results from our site may contain the page you are looking for or similar content.
Diet and Cancer Research
function MM_jumpMenu(targ,selObj,restore){ //v3.0 eval(targ+".location='"+selObj.options[selObj.selectedIndex].value+"'"); if (restore) selObj.selectedIndex=0; } What we eat and how we treat our bodies on a daily basis have a very powerful effect on our health and quality of life. Although cancer can affe |
Ask the Expert
The staff doctors, researchers, and dietitians of PCRM's Cancer Project have provided the following answers to questions from the public on the benefits of a healthy diet for cancer prevention and survival. Select a topic from the list below: alcohol |
Health and Nutrition Fact Sheets
ABOUT PCRM PCRM: Advocates for Ethical Standards in Research, Advocates for Preventive Medicine Through Good Nutrition This brochure explains the dual mission of PCRM and how you can take |
Cancer and Nutrtion Web Seminars
Welcome to The Cancer Project’s Cancer and Nutrition Symposium Resources Page. You may download the following continuing education Web seminars, podcasts, or PowerPoint presentations. Rowan Chlebowski, M.D., |
Ten Celebrity Cookbooks
A Report by the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine December 2002 Cookbook Rating System PCRM’s registered dietitians based each cookbook’s rating on three criteria: percentage of healthful recipes (up to 75 points), amount of health and n |
Nurses Nutrition Network
NEW Vegans Needed at PennMed A group of researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine are examining the differences in gut bacteria in vegans. This research can provide new information in the growing picture of how and why those |
Resources for Health Care Professionals
The following resources help physicians demonstrate to patients how a low-fat, plant-based diet can prevent and reverse chronic diseases, such as diabetes, heart disease, and cancer. Please help advocate for healthy communities by sharing these tools with your personal and professional contacts. Learn more |
Fact Sheets and FAQs
Literature and FAQs PCRM's New Literature Store To meet the overwhelming demand for our literature and streamline our fulfillment operation, we are now offering a variety of themed kits featuring eye-catching and informative materials focusing on health and nutrition. We are currently developing additional kits |
Food for Life Resources for Diabetes
Watch PCRM president Neal Barnard, M.D., present the Diabetes Dilemma at a TEDx conference: Nutrition and Cooking Classes Food for Life TV Webcasts Success Stories Help Your Patients |
Weight-Loss Books
A Report by the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine January 2003 A healthy weight-loss plan should go beyond promoting weight loss. It should also promote good health and nutrition by recommending a diet based on whole grains, fruits, vegetables, |
Vegan Diet Support Resources
Want to learn more about a vegan diet? Have questions? Looking for support? PCRM offers resources, educational programs, and literature to promote good nutrition for disease prevention. However, Dr. Barnard and PCRM's team of dietitians and health care professionals are unable to offer medical diagnoses, treatment |
The Vegan Diet How-To Guide for Diabetes
Introduction Diet changes are the cornerstone to treating type 2 diabetes. Current diet recommendations require restricting portion sizes, measuring and weighing foods, and limiting the total amount of carbohydrate. However, evidence suggests that a different die |
Health Topics
PCRM is pleased to provide fact sheets on several preventive medicine and nutrition topics: Arthritis Arthritis and Foods Calcium Calcium and Strong Bones: Protecting Your Bones Parents' Guide to Building Better Bones Cancer Breast Cancer Colon C |
Reversing Diabetes Across the Country
PCRM president Neal Barnard, M.D., may be bringing his new program for reversing diabetes to your town. This January, Dr. Barnard begins a nationwide tour to talk about his new book, Dr. Neal Barnard’s Program for Reversing Diabetes. The book outlines a completely new dietary approach to preventing, controlling |
Nobel Prize Winner Praises New Book's Case for Animal Intelligence and Emotion
Do baboons have a keen sense of right and wrong? Do chickens find certain human faces attractive in the same way people do? Do cats and dogs get their feelings hurt? In his new book, Second Nature, Jonathan Balcombe, Ph.D., an ethologist and biologist affiliated with PCRM, makes the case that animals, once viewed o |
|
