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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 |
Reports from PCRM's Nutrition Department
Five Worst Fast-Food Secret Menu Items March 2013 The Five Worst Cookbooks of 2012 December 2012 The Five Worst Children’s Hospital Food Environments Autumn 2012 Fecal Contamination on Retail Chicken Products in the Buffalo, N.Y., Area November 2012 2012 Airpo |
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 |
Health and Nutrition
New in Health and Nutrition Power Foods for the Brain: An Effective 3-step Plan to Protect Your Mind and Strengthen Your Memory Neal D. Barnard, M.D. |
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 |
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 |
Preventing and Reversing Heart Disease
Are there aspects of your health you would like to change? Perhaps you might like to lose a few pounds, bring your cholesterol down, or get away from medicines. I am here today to talk about some surprising ways to keep a healthy heart—not through prescriptions or bypass surgery, but through simple changes t |
Mad Cow Disease
Mad Cow Disease Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), also known as mad cow disease, has surfaced in more than 20 countries including the United States.1 Health authorities consider it to be the most likely cause of a variant of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD), a fatal brain disease that has affected 217 people wor |
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 |
Food for Life: Healthy Eating and Cooking to Beat Diabetes in Indian Country
Welcome! This is the home of curriculum materials for a unique nutrition education program designed to address the epidemic of type 2 diabetes among Native Americans. Research conducted by the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM) and many other research teams has demonstrated the power of plant-base |
Missing Lit
Nutrition CME Postcard Let your medical provider know about PCRM’s free online program for continuing medical education (CME) credits and continuing education units (CEU). NutritionCME.org is designed for physicians, nurses |
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 |
Section One: Preventing and Reversing Heart Disease
What is Heart Disease Risk Factors Different Types of Cholesterol Cholesterol: The 150 Goal How to Read a Cholesterol Test How Much Is “Good Cholesterol”? |
Vegetarian and Vegan Diets
Success Stories Get inspired by people who made the switch to a vegan diet. Share your experience with us so we can share it with others. Find out more > Food for Life Classes Designed by physicians, nurses, and registered dietitians, we offer cance |
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., |
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