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Cookbooks
New in Cookbooks Candle 79 Cookbook: Modern Vegan Classics from New York’s Premier Sustainable Restaurant $30.00 |
Frequently Asked Questions About Nutrition
Frequently Asked Questions About Nutrition 1. Do you recommend a vegetarian or a vegan diet? 2. I want to try a vegan diet. How should I start? 3. Is it healthy for children to be on a vegan diet? 4. How do I get protein on a vegan diet? Do I need to combine proteins? 5. How do I get enough calcium on a vegan diet |
The Best and Worst Cookbooks of the Decade
A Report from the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine January 2010 As record obesity rates underscore the need for Americans to adopt more healthful eating patterns, many cookbooks encourage readers to follow exactly the opposite trajectory—with high-fat, meat-heavy meals. Dietitians from the Physi |
Section One: Approaching the Victim of Partner Abuse
Signs of Abuse: What Physicians Should Look For Intervention Domestic Violence Education in the Medical Curriculum |
Healthy Basics Recipes
In PCRM’s proposed improvements to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, participating grocers must supply basic healthful foods, referred to as “Healthy Basics.” Here are delicious recipes prepared from "Healthy Basics." Always Great Brown Rice Makes 6 1/2-cup servings B |
Sublime Vegan Cookbooks Top PCRM’s Best Cookbooks List
Vegan cookbooks The Kind Diet by Alicia Silverstone and The Conscious Cook by Tal Ronnen were recent New York Times best-sellers. Like Nanci Alexander’s The Sublime Restaurant Cookbook and others that topped PCRM’s best cookbooks list, the popularity of these books shows that Americans want to improve the |
The Five Worst Cookbooks of 2011
A report from the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine December 2011 Some popular cookbooks of 2011, including high-profile recipe collections from celebrity chefs, encourage Americans to fill up on high-fat, meat-heavy meals, even as the country struggles with record levels of obesity and diabetes. Dietitia |
Hosting a PCRM Event
Hosting a PCRM Event | Getting Started | Sample Timeline Thank you so much for offering to host an event in support of PCRM and our lifesaving work. There are so many different types of fundraising events you can host—from a simple cocktail party in your home, to setting up a team for an already established run |
Doctors List Best and Worst Cookbooks of Decade
WASHINGTON—If you’re looking to eat healthy in 2010, which cookbooks should you avoid? Julia Child’s Mastering the Art of French Cooking, for one, and Bobby Flay’s Grilling for Life, for another, says the Washington-based Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, which advocates a healt |
Career Opportunities
PCRM is an equal-opportunity employer with career opportunities in variety of fields such as preventive medicine, nutrition, toxicology, advocacy, public/government relations, communications, law, and non-profit administration (fundraising, human resources, office services, information technology and finance). See |
Jamie Oliver, Paula Deen Make PCRM’s Worst Cookbooks of 2011 List
Jamie Oliver wants to revolutionize school nutrition. But one serving of the Meatball Sandwich in his new cookbook contains more fat than a Big Mac. Paula Deen’s new cookbook also makes PCRM’s Five Worst Cookbooks of 2011. Also on PCRM’s list this year are cookbooks by Food Network chefs Guy Fieri, P |
Doctors Pick Five Unhealthiest Cookbooks of 2011
Fat-Loaded Recipes from Jamie Oliver, Paula Deen, Guy Fieri Among Worst Offenders WASHINGTON—Jamie Oliver is on a mission to revolutionize school nutrition, but some recipes in his new cookbook have more fat and cholesterol than many fast-food burgers, doctors say. Jamie Oliver’s Meals in Minutes: A Revolu |
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 |
Frequently Asked Questions About Chemical Regulation
Frequently Asked Questions About Chemical Regulation What is toxicity testing? What are some concerns with the use of animals in toxicity testing? What is the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)? Is TSCA in need of modernization? How can chemical regulatory legislation be more effective? What is the Saf |
Gordon Ramsay, Trisha Yearwood Make PCRM's Five Worst Cookbooks of 2010 List
Who’s on PCRM’s five worst cookbooks of 2010 list? Gordon Ramsay and Trisha Yearwood—among others—published books encouraging readers to fill up on high-fat, meat-heavy meals. So dietitians with PCRM reviewed last year’s cookbooks and named the worst offenders that are contributing to |
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