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Cookbooks
New in Cookbooks Candle 79 Cookbook: Modern Vegan Classics from New York’s Premier Sustainable Restaurant $30.00 |
The Worst Low-Carb Restaurant Entrées
The Worst Low-Carb Restaurant Entrées A Report by the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine March 2004 As the food industry tries to cash in on the low-carbohydrate craze, many restaurant chains are adding menu items labeled “low-carb,” & |
A Guide to Healthy Weight Loss
A Guide to Healthy Weight Loss: Three weeks on a low-fat vegan diet gets you on the road to your healthy weight goal Of the many ways to lose weight, one stands out as by far the most healthful. When you build your meals from a generous array of vegeta |
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, |
The Five Most Unhealthful School Lunches
The Five Most Unhealthful School Lunches A Report by the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine Spring 2010 Introduction Because American children consume more than 7 billion school meals every year, the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM) evaluates meals served in the Nation |
Nutritional Approaches for Coronary Artery Disease: Survey of Cardiologists Reveals Insufficient Recommendation of Very Low-Fat Diets
Nutritional Approaches for Coronary Artery Disease: Survey of Cardiologists Reveals Insufficient Recommendation of Very Low-Fat Diets A Report by the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine February 2006 By Keith Rafal, M.D., M.P.H.; Amy Joy Lanou, Ph.D.; Neal D. Barnard, M.D. In |
The Five Most Unhealthful Fast-Food Kids Meals
The Five Most Unhealthful Fast-Food Kids Meals A Report by the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine August 2010 As Burger King and other fast-food companies unveil new menu items marketed to children, there is growing controversy over the link between high-fat fast food and childhood obesity. One |
Cholesterol and Heart Disease
Cholesterol and Heart Disease Every day, nearly 2,600 Americans die of some type of cardiovascular disease, an average of one death every 34 seconds, and 7.1 million Americans have had a heart attack during their lifetimes.1 Those who survive often go on to have another heart |
PCRM Rates Quality of Major Hospital Meals
Hospital Food Keeps Patients Coming Back “Cutting out cholesterol and reducing the amount of fat in your daily diet will reduce the risk of another heart attack,” says a cardiologist to a patient before angioplasty to remove arterial fat deposits. While recovering in the hospital, the same p |
Diet and Diabetes: Recipes for Success
Diet and Diabetes: Recipes for Success Diabetes Basics Glucose, a simple sugar, is the body’s main fuel. It is present in the bloodstream, but in people with diabetes it cannot get into the cells where it is needed. In type 1 diabetes (which was once referred to as childhood-onset diabetes), the pro |
Women's Health Initiative Study Shows Modest Diet Changes Yield Modest Results
Women's Health Initiative Study Shows Modest Diet Changes Yield Modest Results On February 8, 2006, the Journal of the American Medical Association published three articles reporting the results of the Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) Dietary Modification Trial. The study included |
Frequently Asked Questions about Diabetes
1. Why do you recommend a vegan diet for diabetes? Vegan diets, which contain no animal products (meat, dairy, eggs, or other animal products), are healthier than other diets, because they contain no cholesterol and less fat, saturated fat, and calories than meat-based diets or ovo-lacto vegetarian diets. Scie |
Section Two: Cancer Prevention
Breast Cancer Fat Increases Estrogens How Much Fat is Too Much? Fiber Reduces Est |
The Good, the Bad, and Jenny Craig: PCRM Weighs Diet Programs
PCRM contacted ten weight management and lifestyle improvement programs to determine the availability of cholesterol-free, healthful menus or foods. We graded programs according to whether they promote low-fat, plant-based foods, which research has shown to be the most effective approach to obesity |
Five Amazingly Unhealthy Super Bowl Foods
A Report by the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine February 2010 As the Indianapolis Colts prepare to confront the New Orleans Saints at Sun Life Stadium, dietitians with the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine are urging football fans to consider the downside of high-fat Super Bowl snacks. |
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