Should America go vegan to ward off obesity and save the environment?

Separate reports from the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine and Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee make the case for Americans to adopt a plant-based diet.

Progress in allergic asthma research after ingestion of fruits

Researchers at the UPM suggest that the interaction between two proteins can be the responsible for the allergic asthma episodes after eating an infected fruit.

Nutritional Supplements And The Current State Of Scientific Research

The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), the dietary supplement industry’s leading trade association, has released its comprehensive report, The Benefits of Nutritional Supplements (4th Edition)…

Doctors Say Meatless Meals Crucial To School Lunch Reform

As Congress finalizes child nutrition reauthorization legislation, doctors with the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM) are urging lawmakers and President Obama to find additional ways to reduce fat and cholesterol in school lunches and give every child access to healthy vegetarian meals. Meatless school lunch options were supported in H.R…

Reaction Of CRN To Institute Of Medicine DRI Recommendations For Vitamin D

The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), the dietary supplement industry’s leading trade association, called the National Academy of Sciences Institute of Medicine’s (IOM) newly-released report on the Dietary Reference Intake (DRI) levels for vitamin D “a modest step in the right direction that fell short of truly capturing the extensive and positive research that has cons…

Reaction Of CRN To Institute Of Medicine DRI Recommendations For Vitamin D

The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), the dietary supplement industry’s leading trade association, called the National Academy of Sciences Institute of Medicine’s (IOM) newly-released report on the Dietary Reference Intake (DRI) levels for vitamin D “a modest step in the right direction that fell short of truly capturing the extensive and positive research that has cons…