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Good Medicine ®® From the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine / Autumn 2011 / Vol. XX, No. 3

PCRM Presents Cost-Cutting Health Improvement Plan to Congress

Indiana University Stops Using Cats for Pediatrics Training

Vegan Kickstart Goes Global

PCRM Fights for Aging, Sick Chimpanzees

PCRM Native American Diabetes Program a Success

Project Nim Star Speaks at PCRM Chimpanzee Panel

Worst “Healthy” Fast Foods

PCRM Uncovers Shocking Animal Abuse at Nation’s Top Schools

Ivy League Animal Cruelty

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Neal D. Barnard, M.D. President of PCRM

Cruelty in the Ivy League

The best and the brightest do not do animal experiments. If they were to take a job in such a facility, they would soon quit.

Animals neglected at Harvard. Animals abused at Yale. Experimenters at the nation’s leading universities breaking federal laws that are sup-

posed to protect the animals in their laboratories. In this issue, we show the violations of law at some of America’s most prestigious universities. How is this possible? Aren’t the researchers and caretakers at Ivy League schools the best and the brightest anywhere? The answer is no, they are not. The best and the brightest do not do animal experiments. If they were to take a job in such a facility, they would soon quit. Years ago, I was given a tour of a primate laboratory at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Md. The veterinarian who walked me through the facility seemed nice enough. But as we passed by the rows of cages, I saw a change in his demeanor. He could see that the monkeys were afraid. Needless to say, they were panicking at the sight of an approaching white coat. Aware that they could not escape and had no defenses, they cried out and rattled their cage bars in a pathetic attempt to scare the intruder away. The veterinarian looked annoyed. He seemed to take the monkeys’ noisy, frightened displays as a personal affront. As one of the monkeys vainly bared his teeth—hoping no doubt to make his 20-pound frame look slightly more intimidating—the vet reacted angrily. He slapped the cage door with his hand, making a loud banging sound and yelled at the desperate primate inside. Silly as it sounds, the veteri-narian did not like to be glowered at by a monkey. People who take jobs in animal laboratories soon discover that the animals are terrified. And the experimenters do not like it when animals fight back against attempts to pass a nasogastric tube down their noses or a gavage tube down their throats.

Sensitive people do not stay in jobs like that. They quit. Or if they object to harmful procedures, they are forced out. And they leave behind them people who do not flinch at the daily abuse of animals. If the vet behaved this way in front of me, what would he do when no one was around? Of course, we know exactly how some experimenters behave. Years ago, leaked videotapes from a University of Pennsylvania laboratory showed experimenters—funded by the National Institutes of Health—causing massive head injuries to baboons as part of a research

protocol. The experimenters then mugged for the camera as the baboons struggled with terrible brain injuries. Dangling the injured animals by their arms, the experimenters laughed at them and called them names. One experimenter after another looked more like a psychopath rather than a serious scientist. That particular set of experiments was stopped. But did the university clean up its act? All we know is that it got tighter security and stopped videotaping. The animals are still there, and the technicians who might have been compas-sionate toward them very likely fled long ago, leaving the animals in the care of people to whom cruelty does not matter.

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6 Ivy League Animal Cruelty PCRM Uncovers Shocking Animal Abuse at Nation’s Top Schools

9 PCRM Fights for Aging, Sick Chimpanzees Government Committee Examines Chimpanzee Experiments

10 Project Nim Star Speaks at PCRM Chimpanzee Panel PCRM Confronts Army’s Chemical Weapons Exercises on Monkeys

11 Celebrities Urge EU to Keep Animal-Tested Cosmetics Ban New Chemical-Testing Approach Could Save Thousands of Animals

12 Indiana University Stops Using Cats for Pediatrics Training Two Southern Schools Still Killing Pigs for Medical TrainingPrevention and Nutrition

13 PCRM Presents Cost-Cutting Health Improvement Plan to Congress Turkey Sub, McDonald’s Oatmeal Among Worst “Healthy” Fast Foods

14 PCRM Native American Diabetes Program a Success Vegan Kickstart Expands Across Nation and Overseas

15 John Salley Urges Basketball Fans to Block Diabetes Connect with PCRM on the Web! Armstrong Wins Plant-Based Nutrition Education ScholarshipThe Cancer Project

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A new computer-based simulation tool for testing type 1 diabetes

treatments could soon replace animals in some diabetes research studies. Re-searchers at the University of Virginia recently developed the method, and now

a partnership with the medical research firm the Epsilon Group is expanding its use, giving researchers more human-relevant results. Sixty other academic and industrial research institutions are already using the tool for research purposes. Sanderson K. Chemistry: It’s not easy being green. Nature. 2011;469:18-20. doi:10.1038/469018a.

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Simulation Tool replaces Animals in diabetes research Hundreds of Thousands of mice Spared from boToX Tests

Hundreds of thousands of mice will be spared from being used in BO-

TOX tests. This summer, Allergan, Inc. announced a major breakthrough: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a fully in-vitro, cell-based assay for use in the stability and potency safety testing of BOTOX. BOTOX is used for cosmetic purposes but also as a treatment for migraines, muscle stiffness, and other disorders. The new method uses nerve cells to measure the amount of BOTOX needed to block the release of certain neurotransmitters. It offers a more accurate assessment of the potency of each batch of BOTOX than can be achieved by measuring how much of the neurotoxin is needed to kill groups of mice. Until the FDA approved this new method, Allergan and other companies producing similar products had been us-ing the infamous Lethal Dose 50 (LD50) test, which subjected mice to consider-able suffering and results in death by asphyxiation.

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Currently, because nonhuman animals do not naturally develop Par-kinson’s disease, some experimenters attempt to simulate Parkinson-like symptoms in animals. Some have in-jected primates’ brains with high levels of the neurotoxin MPTP. As might be expected, however, the symptoms the animals experience do not demonstrate the true form of the human disease. The cellular model avoids the problems of animal experiments and is a huge step forward.Neurons with symptoms of Parkinson’s disease created from patient’s skin cells. ScienceDaily. Retrieved August 19, 2011, from http://www.sciencedaily.com /releases/2011/03/110303132308.htm.

Scientists at Stanford University have created a new model to study Par-

kinson’s disease using human skin cells. The laboratory took skin cells from a 60-year-old woman with Parkinson’s disease and grew them into neural cells in a test tube. After 30 days, the cells had grown into groups of neurons that exhibited some of the key characteristics of Parkinson’s disease. The laboratory—and other labora-tories—can now use the model to test whether certain drugs or other com-pounds (e.g., nutritional supplements) treat the cells’ deficiencies.

Human Skin Cell model Advances Parkinson’s disease research

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vegetarian diets Fight Heart disease and diabetes

Avoiding Cow’s milk may Cut Type 1 diabetes risk

Children who are not exposed to cow’s milk proteins during infancy

may have less risk of developing type 1 diabetes, according to a report in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. In the Trial to Reduce Insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus in the Genetically at Risk (TRIGR) study, women were en-couraged to breastfeed. Those who then transitioned their infants to baby formula were given a specially prepared formula in which proteins were broken up so that no intact cow’s milk proteins remained. The full study results are not yet in. However, the TRIGR pilot study, including 230 infants followed until about 10 years of age, showed that those who followed the special feeding plan were 60 percent less likely to develop type 1 diabetes, com-pared with children who drank regular cow’s milk formula during infancy. The study adds more support to the long-held theory that cow’s milk proteins trigger the production of anti-bodies that can destroy a child’s insulin-producing cells. Knip M, Virtanen SM, Becker D, Dupré J, Krischer JP, Akerblom HK. Early feeding and risk of type 1 diabetes: experiences from the Trial to Reduce Insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus in the Genetically at Risk (TRIGR). Am J Clin Nutr. Published ahead of print Jun 8, 2011.

Calcium supplements may increase the risk of heart attack and stroke,

according to a study published in the British Medical Journal. Research-ers followed 16,718 postmenopausal women in the Women’s Health Initia-tive. They found that a combination of calcium and vitamin D supplements increased heart health risk by 13 to 22 percent. The analysis showed the risk of calcium intake remained with or without vitamin D. The wisdom of taking calcium supplements has been called into ques-tion by previous studies showing that calcium intake from both supplements

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Vegetarians have lower blood pressure, slimmer waistlines, and healthier

blood sugar, compared with nonveg-etarians, according to a study published in Diabetes Care. In 1,011 randomly selected Adventist Health Study 2 par-ticipants, the prevalence of metabolic syndrome, a cluster of disease risk factors associated with heart disease and diabe-tes, was lowest among vegetarians (25.2 percent), followed by semi-vegetarians (37.6 percent), and highest among non-vegetarians (39.7 percent).Rizzo NS, Sabate J, Jaceldo-Siegl K, Fraser GE. Vegetarian dietary patterns are associated with a lower risk of metabolic syndrome: the Adventist Health Study 2. Diabetes Care. 2011;34:1225-1227.

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Nearly half of all meat and poultry products in U.S. grocery stores are

contaminated with a type of bacteria linked to human disease, according to a study published in Clinical Infectious Diseases. Of those products infected with Staphylococcus aureas, 52 percent had a drug-resistant strain of the bacteria.

Researchers collected meat and poul-try samples from 80 different brands in 26 retail grocery stores in Chicago; Washington, D.C.; Los Angeles; Fort Lauderdale, Fla.; and Flagstaff, Ariz. The bacteria were most common in turkey samples, followed by pork, chicken, and beef. Waters AE, Contente-Cuomo T, Buchhagen J, et al. Multidrug-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in US meat and poultry. Clin Infect Dis. Pub-lished ahead of print April 15, 2011:doi:10.1093/cid/cir181.

and dairy products increases the risk of prostate cancer.Bolland MK, Grey A, Avenell A, Gamble GD, Reid IR. Calcium supple-ments with or without vitamin D and risk of cardiovascular events: reanalysis of the Women’s Health Initiative limited access dataset and meta-analysis. BMJ. Published ahead of print April 19, 2011. doi:10.1136/bmj.d2040.

World Cancer Research Fund/American Institute for Cancer Research. Food, Nutrition, and the Prevention of Cancer: A Global Perspective. American Institute for Cancer Research. Washington, D.C. 1997; p. 322.

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The most fragile time in a dog’s life is the first few weeks after birth.

Their mothers—or their hu-man caretakers—would never neglect them during this time, if they had the young one’s interests at heart. But in a University of Pennsylvania laboratory, technicians did

not even notice when a newborn puppy disappeared. The puppy was eventually found dead under a kennel floor grate. In a laboratory at Yale University, baboons were burned and blistered when heating pads were acciden-tally substituted for warm water units. At Cornell, a primate’s lungs essentially burst when an important valve was not opened during surgery. The animal died of pulmonary hyperinflation. These are just a few of the many violations of the Animal Welfare Act in PCRM’s new report on cruelty

PCRM Uncovers Shocking Animal Abuse at Nation’s Top Schools

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to animals at Ivy League schools. PCRM researchers found that although Ivy League schools are consid-ered among the most prestigious in the nation for academics and research, they certainly don’t make the grade when it comes to animal welfare. The report revealed that all eight schools consistently fail to meet even the basic requirements of the Animal Welfare Act, the only federal law that applies to animals used in experiments.

Measuring Misconduct

The Animal Welfare Act sets standards for animal care. The standards are minimal and do not even cover rats and mice, who are the most commonly used animals in laboratories, or, for that matter, birds and reptiles. Tasked with enforcing this legislation, USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) investigators periodically inspect animal experimenta-tion facilities to detect deficiencies. PCRM researchers evaluated animal care at each of the eight Ivy League schools by combing through 2008 to 2011 animal facility inspection reports in the USDA’s APHIS database. To rank the schools, PCRM developed the Research Misconduct Score, a formula measuring the number and severity of each school’s violations.

First, PCRM counted the number of violations at each school. Unlike APHIS, which typically groups similar incidents of noncompliance into one violation, PCRM counted each separate incident as a violation. Then, PCRM weighted each school’s number of vio-lations, including repeat violations and severe viola-tions—incidents of unplanned animal death, injury, or negligence that could result in death or injury. Schools received one point for a nonsevere violation, one extra point for a repeat violation, and two extra points for a severe violation. A higher score indicates a worse pat-tern of violations. PCRM also considered the amount of research fund-ing each school received from the National Institutes of Health from fiscal year 2008 to July 18, 2011, and the number of AWA-covered animals held at each school from 2008 to 2010.

From Sloppy Records to Lethal Misconduct

Every Ivy League program had serious viola-tions, and all but two had repeat violations. The University of Pennsylvania received the worst score in PCRM’s report. Penn had more violations, more repeat violations, and more severe violations while receiving more NIH funding than any other school, demonstrating an animal research program fraught

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Worst University of Pennsylvania 120 A dead newborn puppy was found under a kennel floor grate.

2nd Worst (tie) Princeton University 49 Nonhuman primates were routinely forced to go more than 24 hours without water.

2nd Worst (tie) Yale University 49 Baboons were burned and blistered when heating pads were accidentally substituted for warm water units.

4th Worst Harvard University 48 A cage was sent through a mechanical cage washer with a monkey still inside. He was found dead.

5th Worst Cornell University 38 A primate’s lungs essentially burst when an important valve was not opened during surgery. The animal died of pulmonary hyperinflation.

6th Worst Brown University 35 Students used animals in surgical experiments not approved by the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee. Two had to be euthanized.

7th Worst Dartmouth College 33 An investigator noticed a nonhuman primate so thin his pelvic bones showed. The attending veterinarian had not been notified of this life-threatening weight loss.

8th Worst Columbia University 25 Alternatives to two painful experiments were not even considered.


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with errors, neglect, and disregard for the Animal Welfare Act. Harvard had numerous severe violations, including sending a cage with a monkey still inside through a blisteringly hot power washing machine, and anesthesia overdoses that resulted in the deaths of a monkey and a goat. Yale also had several severe violations, including negligence resulting in baboons getting burns and blisters from heating pads. In 2010 and 2011, inspectors noted

that nonhuman primates in Princeton’s laboratories were routinely deprived of water for extended periods. A pregnant and obviously sick marmoset at Princeton did not receive veterinary medical care. Columbia had nearly two dozen AWA violations, including dirty facilities,

inadequate recordkeeping, and failure to consider alternatives for two painful procedures on animals. Even those schools with the least NIH funding and fewest animals at risk—Princeton, Brown, and Dart-mouth—failed to fully adhere to the Animal Welfare Act. The number of covered animals in the Ivy League animal research programs exceeded 47,000, and the four schools with the most animals were among the five worst programs in PCRM’s ranking.

Poor Oversight

The lax animal care at Ivy League schools appears to be the result of disregard for animals, rubber-stamp ap-provals by institutional animal care and use committees, poor or absent oversight by those committees, and lack

of accountability. Federal inspections are infrequent and superficial, given the thousands of animals involved. Repeat and severe offenders rarely face consequences. According to a 2005 report from the USDA Office of the Inspector General, the rare and minimal fines that are sometimes levied are considered by the offending facilities to be simply “a normal cost of conducting business rather than a deterrent for violating the law.” Schools are reluctant to reveal details of their animal experiments or care, and information typically can only be gleaned through APHIS inspection reports, research facility annual reports, Freedom of Information Act requests, undercover investigations, and whistleblow-ers. Animal welfare deficiencies can go unnoticed or uncorrected for long periods without meaningful consequences for the institutions.

PCRM’s Recommendations

Replacing animal experiments with nonanimal alternatives is the most effective way to completely prevent violations of the Animal Welfare Act, and would also lead to more applicable and reliable scien-tific approaches to the study of human diseases. In the meantime, universities and other research institutions must be held accountable for their treatment of the animals in their care. PCRM is asking APHIS to perform more frequent and comprehensive inspections of offending programs and to levy significant fines and USDA program suspen-sions for violations. PCRM experts also recommend a halt of NIH funding of research programs that show disregard for federal law.

Although Ivy League schools are considered among the most prestigious in the nation for academics and research, they certainly don’t make the grade when it comes to animal welfare.

ONLiNE> To read PCRM’s full report, go to PCRM.org/IvyLeague.


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PCRM Fights for Aging, Sick ChimpanzeesKen’s health is so precarious that he has a Do Not

Resuscitate order in his medical file. This 29-year-old is one of 14 aging and seriously ill chimpanzees whose poor health prompted PCRM to file a Petition for Investigative Action with the federal government this August. A Texas laboratory is using Ken and his companions in invasive experiments. PCRM’s legal petition, filed by three physicians, a former chimpanzee researcher, and other experts, argues that these experiments should be halted immediately and that the chimpanzees should be released and should go back to the facility they were moved from last year or to a suitable sanctuary. A review of veterinary records for most of the 14 chimpanzees at Texas Biomed’s Southwest National Primate Research Center in San Antonio showed that these individuals, who have been used in experiments for decades, are suffering physical and psychological harm in violation of the federal Animal Welfare Act. At least two of the chimpanzees are in such poor health that laboratory procedures could kill them.

Ken, for example, is at risk of sudden cardiac death, according to veterinary records PCRM obtained through the Freedom of Information Act. The 14 chimpanzees were taken out of a nonresearch facility in New Mexico last year by the National Insti-tutes of Health and trans-ferred to Texas Biomed, where they have undergone liver biopsies and other painful procedures during hepatitis experiments. In addition to their long history of disease and physi-cal stressors, the 14 chimpanzees transferred to Texas Biomed are likely in poor psychological health and exhibit abnormal behaviors because of their histories of isolation, confinement, and abuse.

Government Committee Examines Chimpanzee Experiments

Chimpanzees are not needed to test vaccines, de-velop drugs, or advance biodefense research, ac-

cording to numerous scientists testifying this August before an Institute of Medicine committee meeting on the necessity of chimpanzee experiments. The panel was convened at the request of the National Institutes of Health to determine whether chimpanzees are needed for medical research. GlaxoSmithKline and Genentech representatives at the meeting said both companies develop drugs without using chimpanzees. Similarly, a hepatitis C treatment from Vertex was recently approved without the use of chimpanzees. PCRM’s own experts testified about the scientific and ethical problems with using chimpanzees in invasive experiments. Primatologist Jane Goodall also objected to the use of these highly social animals in experiments. The Institute of Medicine committee will issue its report later this year that will affect the future of the more than 1,000 chimpanzees in U.S. laboratories.

Ethical and Scientific Problems Plague Animal Testing

Scientists continue to note problems with translating data from animal experiments to human conditions, according to

a scientific article co-authored by PCRM scientific adviser Nancy Beck, Ph.D. The article, published in PLoS ONE, looks at efforts to objectively evaluate discrepancies between animal “models” and human disease. Beck and co-author Hope Ferdowsian, M.D., M.P.H., find that the availability of more sophisticated technologies that do not use animals, buttressed by growing concerns about animals’ capacity for pain and suffering, are prompting scientists to choose alternatives to animal experiments. The article is part of a collection entitled Animals, Research, and Alternatives: Measuring Progress 50 Years Later. The collection is an outcome of PCRM’s conference of the same name, which focused on the scientific and ethical imperatives associated with animal experiments and alternatives that better promote scientific advancement.

ONLiNE> Watch webcasts from the Animals, Research, and Alternatives: Measuring Progress 50 Years Later conference. Go to ResearchAlternatives.org.

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PCRM Confronts Army’s Chemical Weapons Exercises on Monkeys

The heart rate of monkey #2251-1 skyrocketed to well over 200 beats

per minute as he stopped breathing and began to convulse violently. Veterinary technicians had given this vervet monkey a massive dose of a toxic drug to simulate a chemical weapons attack. At Aberdeen Proving Ground in Mary-land, the Army uses live vervet monkeys in exercises meant to teach trainees how to treat patients exposed to nerve agents. Twenty more monkeys were recently shipped to Aberdeen, despite PCRM’s attempts to halt the delivery. The monkeys were shipped from the island of St. Kitts to Miami and then shipped to Aberdeen in September. In August, PCRM filed a legal complaint asking the Centers for Disease Control

director of academic affairs for PCRM. “Vervet monkeys cannot tell you they are nauseated or display other signs of a human exposed to nerve agents. The best training for coping with a chemical weapons attack involves human patient simulators and other high-tech methods.” Monkeys at Aberdeen are used in these exercises as often as every 60 days and can be used for up to three years. A military chemical casualty training video that PCRM obtained through the fed-eral Freedom of Information Act shows a vervet monkey—monkey #I035—seizing violently after being given a toxic dose of physostigmine, a drug that simulates a nerve agent attack. Physostigmine can cause seizures, difficulty breathing, and sometimes death.

Project Nim Star Speaks at PCRM Chimpanzee Panel

When Bob Ingersoll first met Nim, he had a gut feeling that they were

destined to be buddies. Nim—a chimpanzee—is the focus of the new award-winning documen-tary Project Nim about an experiment that aimed to prove Nim could learn to communicate with sign language if he were raised like a human child. Bob Ingersoll, an evolutionary biologist, worked at the Institute for Primate Studies in

Oklahoma where he met and befriended Nim after the experiment was called off.

Help End Chimpanzee Experiments!

and Prevention to halt the shipment and another complaint urging the Department of Defense to end the use of monkeys in chemical casualty courses. PCRM’s complaints explained that Worldwide Primates, the company that imported the monkeys to Miami, had a long history of animal welfare violations. The company’s operator had even spent 13 months in jail for smuggling endangered orangutans. The complaints also stated that it is unlawful to import primates for use in training exercises that wound them with drugs toxic enough to simulate a chemical weapons attack. “These chemical injections are ex-tremely cruel—and they’re not a proper training method for military physicians,” says John J. Pippin, M.D., F.A.C.C.,

He advocated for Nim throughout the rest of Nim’s life—saving him from being used in invasive experiments and making sure he lived safely at a sanctuary. Ingersoll says he still has nightmares about what happened to Nim and what continues to happen to the hundreds of chimpanzees used in experiments. He is hopeful that Congress will soon act to end chimpanzee experiments. “I’ve dedicated my life to helping these guys,” says Ingersoll. “And they need our help now more than ever before. If this bill doesn’t pass, it might be another 10 years before another opportunity comes along.”

You can help end chimpanzee experiments and support modern research methods that protect human health. Ask your senators and

representatives to pass the Great Ape Protection and Cost Savings Act.

ONLiNE> To take action and watch the video, go to PCRM.org/Army. (Warning: The video is graphic.)

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Celebrities Urge EU to Keep Animal-Tested Cosmetics Ban

Actresses Alicia Silverstone and Kristin Bauer are urging the European Union to stay on the path

to cruelty-free cosmetics products. The EU passed a complete ban on animal-tested cosmetics, but now the ban is in jeopardy. Silverstone and Bauer both wrote letters to the EU’s Commissioner for Health and Consumer Policy John Dalli asking him to uphold the scheduled 2013 ban on marketing cosmetics that have been tested on animals. “I’m a new mother, so I’m concerned about the safety of the personal care products that I use for both myself and my child,” Silverstone wrote. “Cosmetics products like baby shampoo must be safe and free of toxic chemicals—but postponing this deadline will not help accomplish that goal.” In 2003, the EU agreed to phase out animal testing of cosmetics. As of March 11, 2009, companies could no longer use animals to test cosmetics ingredients within the EU. Companies were also prohibited from marketing products that had been tested on animals elsewhere, for most types of toxicity testing.

The remaining tests are to be banned in March 2013, providing additional time to develop nonanimal meth-ods. If the ban is delayed, cosmetics companies will be less motivated to develop new innovative nonanimal test methods. “I join the many EU citizens and others worldwide who are concerned that delaying this ban will cause many thousands of animals to suffer and die to test blush and body lotion,” Bauer wrote in her letter to Dalli.

New Chemical-Testing Approach Could Save Thousands of Animals

Thousands of animals could be spared painful chemi-cal tests if the Environmental Protection Agency

were more open to accepting existing data on hormonal interactions, according to a scientific article co-authored by PCRM toxicologist Kristie Sullivan, M.P.H. The article in September’s Toxicological Sciences, the official journal of the Society of Toxicology, focuses on the EPA’s Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program. This EPA program currently requires pesticide and chemical manufacturers to conduct 11 cell and animal tests to determine whether a substance interacts with or disrupts hormonal systems in humans or other animals. The EPA was directed by the White House to use other scientifically relevant information, if available, instead of ordering new tests. But the agency has rejected nearly all existing information submitted by the public or by companies because the data were not generated in exactly the same way as the tests the EPA prefers.

Taking one substance—atrazine—as an example, Sullivan and her co-authors show how the EPA, if it followed a more realistic and flexible approach, could inte-grate existing data into the program. That could save hundreds of animals for every chemical at issue. The EPA has is-sued test orders for 67 chemicals and plans to order tests for more than 100 others.


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ONLiNE> Join Alicia Silverstone and Kristin Bauer in taking action! Go to PCRM.org/Cosmetics.


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Indiana University Stops Using Cats for Pediatrics Training

IU’s move to nonanimal methods follows similar announcements from medical institutions across the country targeted by PCRM. Since January, 10 pediatrics residency programs—including Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus, and the University of Arizona—have also confirmed that they have stopped using live animals for training. This shift has been facilitated by innovations in medical simulation technology, increased availability of alternatives, a rising awareness of ethical concerns, and a growing acknowledgement that medical training must be human focused. But the use of live animals for pediatrics training continues at the University of Wash-ington, where ferrets suffer tracheal bruising, bleeding, scarring, severe pain, and sometimes death.

Two Southern Schools Still Killing Pigs for Medical Training

The University of Mississippi Medical Center and the University of Tennessee College of Medicine

are two of the last seven schools in the United States and Canada still killing live animals for medical student training. PCRM recently filed legal complaints against both schools because this animal use violates the states’ animal cruelty laws. Medical training at University of Mississippi Medi-cal Center (UMMC) involves cutting into live, anes-thetized pigs and performing cardiovascular medical procedures. Students place catheters in the arteries and veins of the pigs, block the animals’ arteries, and inject them with drugs. In the University of Tennessee College of Medicine’s (UTCOMC’s) surgery clerkship, students surgically cut open live pigs and manipulate or remove body parts. After both schools’ training sessions, the pigs are killed. PCRM’s complaint against UTCOMC calls on the district attorney general to halt the school’s animal lab. It states, “We believe that UTCOMC should be held criminally liable for cruelty to animals and

request that you investigate and halt the live animal component of the school’s medical student curriculum as soon as possible.” Tennessee’s animal cruelty statute criminalizes conduct that needlessly “torture[s] [and] maim[s]” animals. The UMMC complaint came on the heels of a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) inspection prompted by an earlier PCRM complaint. The USDA cited UMMC for violating the Animal Welfare Act by failing to properly consider nonanimal methods. When the school still failed to change its practices, PCRM appealed to local and state prosecutors. Human patient models and other high-tech nonani-mal methods are used by more than 95 percent of U.S. and Canadian medical schools, including high-ranked Southern institutions such as Emory University, Vander-bilt University, and Duke University.

ONLiNE> Ask the University of Washington to stop using animals for pediatrics training. Go to PCRM.org/Pediatrics.

ONLiNE> To ask these schools to replace animal use with simulators, visit PCRM.org/Research.


Live cats will no longer have tubes forced into their mouths and windpipes at Indiana

University. Thanks to PCRM, the school is switching to simulators in its pediatrics resi-dency program. PCRM had pushed the university to move to nonanimal methods for teaching endotracheal intubation. In response, the school began an inquiry into ways to replace animals. Nonanimal

education methods are used by 94 percent of U.S. pediatrics programs surveyed by PCRM.

The school’s residency program director confirmed the change in a letter to PCRM’s director of academic affairs John Pippin, M.D. “As you recall from our earlier communications, we had carefully considered your prior request,” writes Jerry Rushton, M.D. “The IU Simulation Center will now be our sole focus of skills training for resident physicians to learn the skills necessary to stabilize critically ill neonates.”


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PCRM Presents Cost-Cutting Health Improvement Plan to CongressAs federal legislators wrangle over how best to handle

the national debt, PCRM has urged lawmakers to reform food and agricultural programs to save billions of taxpayer dollars—and to fight obesity and other chronic diseases at the same time. In a plan presented to Congress July 28, PCRM ex-perts proposed eliminating agricultural direct-payment subsidies and making agricultural producers pay for their own crop insurance and pollution clean-up programs. Currently, federal funds support these programs and are a de-facto subsidy for meat, cheese, sugar, and other unhealthful foods. The proposal also recommends reconfiguring the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly the Food Stamp program, to provide incentives

to purchase fruits and vegetables and to ex-clude meat, candy, and other junk-food items from the program. “Cutting subsidies for cheeseburgers and sodas will mean health-ier people and a huge savings in the process,” said PCRM president Neal Barnard, M.D. “These re-forms will save SNAP and will serve more people for less money with healthier food.” The plan’s five major policy changes would save nearly $400 billion over the next decade.

Turkey Sub, McDonald’s Oatmeal Among Worst “Healthy” Fast Foods

Some items that fast-food chains market as “healthy” are actually packed with fat and sodium, according

to a recent PCRM report. On PCRM’s list of the five worst “healthy” fast foods are Wendy’s Baja Salad with 1,990 milligrams of sodium and McDonald’s Fruit & Maple Oatmeal with more calories than a hamburger and more sugar than many candy bars.

“Fast-food chains hope to cash in on consumer ignorance with labels like ‘fat-free’ and ‘low-calorie,’” says PCRM nutrition education director Susan Levin, M.S., R.D. “But some of these foods contain more sugar, sodium, or fat than anyone should eat in an entire day.” The five worst “healthy” fast-food items are:

Five Worst “Healthy” Fast-Food Items

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Wendy’s Baja Salad

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Subway Fresh Fit 6” Turkey Breast Sub

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PCRM’s Native American Cooking to Beat Dia-betes program completed a new round of classes

in Albuquerque and Santa Fe, N.M. The program is a response to the toll of diabetes that is higher among Native Americans than any other demographic group in the United States. One in five Native American adults has diabetes, and in older adults, the prevalence can be well over 50 percent. During a recent broadcast on Native America Calling, a radio show reaching half a million listeners in the

United States and Canada, PCRM president Neal Bar-nard, M.D., and instructor and chef Lois Ellen Frank, Ph.D., emphasized that a plant-based diet is not just powerful for preventing and treating type 2 diabetes; it is similar to the diet enjoyed by the ancestors of many Native Americans. “The foods that many Native communities ate in the past emphasized corn, beans, and squash, known as The Three Sisters,” says Frank, who is Kiowa. “Wild-harvested roots, vegetables, fruits, grains, nuts, beans, and herbs were also enjoyed. These provided a healthy diet, low in fat and high in nutrients.” PCRM’s program was designed by PCRM’s Caroline Trapp, a nurse practitioner specializing in diabetes, along with Dr. Barnard and Dr. Frank, working with physicians, diabetes educators, registered dietitians, and local professional chefs. While enjoying delicious plant-based foods, participants explore a modern approach to ancestral foods that may put them in control of diabetes. Special thanks to the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center and the Institute for American Indian Arts, which have played an important role in the success of this program.

Vegan Kickstart Expands Across Nation and overseas

Auditoriums and bookstores across the country have been filling with Americans eager to try a

vegan diet. PCRM president Neal Barnard, M.D., has discussed his newest book, 21-Day Weight Loss Kickstart, with enthusiastic audiences from Florida to Vancouver and everywhere in between.

The Kickstart online program, on which the book is based, has given more than 150,000 people the resources and support to try a vegan diet—and now it’s going in-ternational. This November, people in India will have a chance to dive into this three-week immersion program and receive support from celebrities and nutrition experts. Next March, the Kickstart program will expand to China and will be presented in Mandarin. These programs will feature Indian and Chinese recipes and tips for how to follow a plant-based diet in each country. Based on scientific research, the Kickstart program provides all the support participants need to increase energy, lose weight, prevent and reverse diabetes and heart disease, and reduce cancer risk.

PCRM Native American Diabetes Program a Success

Participants and instructors of PCRM’s diabetes prevention program at the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center in Albuquerque, N.M.

ONLiNE> To learn more about preventing diabetes with a plant-based diet, visit PCRM.org/Diabetes.

PCRM president Neal Barnard, M.D., spoke about the Kickstart program at the American Nurses Association headquarters in Silver Spring, Md., this August. About 40 of the association’s employees signed up for the Kickstart.

ONLiNE> To try a Flavors of India recipe that will be featured in Kickstart India, visit 21DayKickstart.org.

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John Salley Urges Basketball Fans to Block Diabetes

NBA champion John Salley urges basketball fans to use vegan foods to up their defenses against

diabetes in PCRM’s colorful new print ad. In the ad, which recently appeared in HOOP, the National Basketball Association’s official publication, Salley lets readers know that “one out of three kids is go-ing to develop diabetes in their lifetime.” More than 23 million children and adults in the United States—7.8 percent of the population—already have diabetes. Salley’s power play for protecting against diabetes? A plant-based diet. A recent PCRM clinical study found

that a low-fat vegan diet treats type 2 diabetes more effectively than a standard diabetes diet and is more effective than oral diabetes drugs. Other studies have shown that plant-based diets also help reduce the risk of developing diabetes.

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Congratulations to Dana Armstrong, R.D., C.D.E., of Salinas, Calif., who won the 2011 American Association of Diabetes Educators Founda-tion/Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine Plant-Based Nutrition Education Scholarship. In addition to seeing successes among her clients who follow her expert, plant-based advice to treat diabetes, Armstrong helped educate her colleagues by organizing a “Food as Medicine” conference on plant-based nutrition for 140 members of the Central California Chapter of AADE.

Armstrong Wins Plant-Based Nutrition Education Scholarship

Connect with PCRM on the Web!

Dana Armstrong and PCRM director of diabetes education and care Caroline Trapp

PCRM.org Gets a New LookIf you have vis i ted PCRM’s website lately, you’ve noticed its sleek new design. And the site has an equally sleek frame-work that makes it easy for users to find what they need—from a fact sheet about nutrition to a way to help animals in laboratories. We hope you like the new site!

ONLiNE> Check it out at PCRM.org.

Dr. Barnard’s New Blog

Dr. Barnard’s Blog is the new spot to find his late-breaking commentaries on everything from PCRM’s campaigns to end animal use in medical education to advice about what NOT to throw on the grill on Labor Day. He also shares new nutrition studies, legislative updates, and more.

ONLiNE> To read his latest entry, visit PCRM.org/DrBarnardsBlog.

Let’s Stay ConnectedShow PCRM some love on social media. Our dynamic Facebook and Twitter pages invite fans to share their diet success stories, concerns about animal experiments, ideas for how to advance our campaigns, and anything else.

ONLiNE> Join us at Facebook.com/Doctors.Care and Twitter.com/PCRM.

About Those Strange Barcodes…You may notice a few weird square barcodes popping up as you flip through PCRM materials in coming months. These QR (Quick Response) codes allow smart phone users to instantly connect to web content. If your phone is equipped to use QR codes, just snap a photo of the barcode and you’ll be directed to the action alert or other related content. It’s that easy!

ONLiNE> Try it now to see the online version of Good Medicine!


The Cancer Project UpdateThe Cancer Project

Race fans got a stark warning on their way into the Indianapolis Motor

Speedway in July. PCRM’s billboard outside the speedway featured an image of hot dogs sticking out of a cigarette pack emblazoned with the skull and

crossbones. It reads: “Warning: Hot dogs can wreck your health.” Hundreds of media outlets across the world covered the billboard, including USA Today, The View, The Daily Show, and The Howard Stern Show.

“A hot dog a day could send you to an early grave,” says PCRM nutrition edu-cation director Susan Levin, M.S., R.D. “Processed meats like hot dogs increase your risk for diabetes, heart disease, and various types of cancer. Like cigarettes, hot dogs should come with a warning label that helps racing fans and other consumers understand the health risk.” Last year at the Indianapolis 500 race, concession stands at the speedway served more than 1.1 million hot dogs. Accord-ing to the American Institute for Cancer Research, just one 50-gram serving of processed meat (about the amount in one hot dog) consumed daily increases the risk of colorectal cancer, on average, by 21 per-cent. Every year about 143,000 Americans are diagnosed with colorectal cancer and approximately 53,000 die of it.

PCRM Warns Race Fans about Hot Dog Risks

ONLiNE> To learn more about the dangers of processed meats, visit CancerProject.org.

Holistic Holiday at Sea A VoyAge to Well-Being

March 3-10, 2012Holistic Holiday at Sea presents the ultimate gift for your mind, body, and spirit. Share the experience and wisdom of some of the world’s leading authorities and experts in holistic living and natural health. Cruise the eastern Caribbean on one of the world’s premier italian luxury liners, the MSC Poesia, which combines the style and sophistication of europe with American comforts and convenience. Visit exciting ports of call, such as St. thomas, U.S. Virgin islands; San Juan, Puerto Rico; and nassau, Bahamas, while you dine on specially prepared organic vegan fare and beverages prepared by our own chefs. lectures and workshops are included, and continuing education credits (CeUs) are available.

Presenters include neal Barnard, M.D., Caldwell esselstyn, M.D., Colin Campbell, Ph.D., Christina Pirello, and many more. Visit www.atasteofhealth.org/events/presenters.htm for a complete list.

to learn more and book your trip visit www.atasteofhealth.org or call 1-800-496-0989.

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www.CancerProject.orgThe Cancer Project is a PCRM program that advances cancer prevention and survival through nutrition education and research.

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lifestyle Changes vital for Preventing Cancer

Lifestyle changes, including eating a healthy diet, exercising, and limiting alcohol, could prevent about

340,000 cancer cases a year in the United States, ac-cording to a report released by the American Institute for Cancer Research for World Cancer Day. Worldwide, cancer is a leading cause of death, accounting for 7.6 million deaths and 12.7 million new diagnoses a year. Lifestyle changes could decrease cancer risk by 38 per-cent for breast cancer, 45 percent for colon cancer, and 47 percent for stomach cancer.AICR/WCRF preventability estimates: Update to estimates produced for the 2009 Policy Re-port. 2011. American Institute for Cancer Research/World Cancer Research Fund. Available at: http://www.aicr.org/site/DocServer/UICCprWCD2011.pdf?docID=4781. Accessed Feb. 7, 2011.

omega-3 Fatty Acids increase Prostate Cancer risk

A new study will make people think twice about tak-ing fish-oil capsules—or eating fish, for that mat-

ter. The American Journal of Epidemiology reports that men with higher levels of DHA, one of the omega-3 fatty acids found in fish oil, were at increased risk of developing prostate cancer. Researchers from Seattle’s Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center studied 3,461 participants in the Prostate Cancer Prevention Trial and found that men with the most DHA in their bloodstreams were two-and-a-half times more likely to have an aggressive form of prostate cancer. Researchers found similar results in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition study, where men who had the highest omega-3 levels had the highest risk for prostate cancer. Brasky TM, Till C, White E, et al. Serum phospholipid fatty acids and prostate cancer risk: results from the Prostate Cancer Prevention Trial. Am J Epidemiol. Published ahead of print April 24, 2011. doi: 10.1093/aje/kwr027.

Fiber for a longer life

Higher fiber intake is associated with a significantly lower risk of dying within a given period of

time, according to a new study. Researchers looked at diet records from 219,213 people participating in the National Institutes of Health-AARP Diet and Health Study. Those who ate the most fiber had lower risks of death from cardiovascular disease and infectious and respiratory diseases, compared with participants who ate the least. Men who ate the most fiber also had a lower risk of cancer death, compared with men who consumed the least. Fiber is only found in foods from plants, such as beans, grains, vegetables, and fruits. Park Y, Subar AF, Hollenbeck A, Schatzkin A. Dietary fiber intake and mortality in the NIH-AARP Diet and Health Study. Arch Intern Med. 2011;171:1061-1068.

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Victory Celebration in Malibu Join us on Saturday, Oct. 15, as we

gather at a gorgeous Malibu estate for an evening to celebrate recent victo-ries and rally support for PCRM’s new campaigns. It promises to be a night of fun and friends hosted by longtime PCRM member Cindy Landon. For tickets and more details, visit PCRM.org/Malibu2011 or contact PCRM’s director of special events Debbi Miller at [email protected].

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Great Sage Restaurant in November

On Monday, Nov. 14, PCRM president Neal Barnard, M.D., will be the guest speaker at a spe-

cial dinner at Great Sage restaurant in Clarksville, Md., a mid-Atlantic favorite. The event will feature a delicious vegan prix fixe menu and benefit PCRM’s work. For reservations, please contact Great Sage at 443-535-9400 or GreatSage.com.

Mark your calendars—Nanci Alexander will be hosting two spectacular events at her legendary Fort Lauderdale restaurant to benefit PCRM’s work! On Sat-

urday, Dec. 3, come Kickstart your holiday and join us for a festive party featuring treats, signature drinks, music, and special guests. And on Friday, March 2, Sublime restaurant will be packed with celebrity guests and lots of fun as we toast bon voyage to the Holistic Holiday at Sea cruise. Plan to come! For more information, visit our online events calendar at PCRM.org/Events or contact Debbi Miller at [email protected] or 202-527-7340.

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Kathy and Tom Freston Host a Launch Party

Celebrating the arrival of Dr. Barnard’s new 21-Day Weight Loss Kick-start book on the New York Times Best Sellers list, Kathy and Tom

Freston opened their New York home to PCRM supporters on March 31. It was an elegant evening and a wonderful way to confirm that a vegan diet has indeed arrived. Kathy’s new book, Veganist, is also a best-seller. Both publications can be found at PCRM.org/Store.

An Evening in the HamptonsDelightful guests, extraordinary cuisine, and stun-

ning architecture all came together on Aug. 6 when John Bradham hosted a PCRM benefit in his Amagansett home. Bradham and Michael Schwarz pulled together an unforgettable event—it was the perfect setting to celebrate successes and rally support for PCRM’s lifesaving programs. Thank you to Vérité Catering for providing delicious vegan fare. John Bradham, Dr. Barnard, Elizabeth Kucinich, and Michael Schwarz

Connecting Like Minds Across the Miles

In San Francisco, Josh Levine hosted a reception high above the city’s streets. A breathtaking view of the Golden Gate was the backdrop for a

presentation by Dr. Barnard and PCRM scientific policy adviser Kristie Sullivan, M.P.H., on PCRM’s new programs. In Chicago, Marci Rubin welcomed PCRM members to her Framing Mode & Art Gallery. Elizabeth Kucinich shared the latest from Capitol Hill, and everyone enjoyed Rubin’s innovative artwork and culinary creations. We would love to see you at our next member event. In the coming year we have plans to be in New York, Washington, and Los Angeles. Please check our online event listings at PCRM.org/Events.

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What Will We Do If We Don’t Experiment on Animals?Medical Research for the 21st CenturyC. Ray Greek, M.D., and Jean Swingle Greek, D.V.M. The Greeks answer the title’s question with a tour of truly modern medical research. With advances in the study of human genetics and the ability to measure human responses to drugs at the molecular level, researchers will find it increasingly difficult to justify the crude data accu-mulated from animal experimentation. 262 pgs, $24.99

Second NatureThe Inner Lives of AnimalsJonathan Balcombe, Ph.D.Do baboons have a keen sense of right and wrong? Do chickens find certain human faces attractive in the same way people do? Balcombe paints a new picture of the inner lives of animals that diverges from the struggle-or-perish image often presented in the popular media. He challenges traditional views of animals and spells out why the human-animal relationship needs a complete overhaul. 256 pgs, $27.00

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Nutrition Guide for Clinicians, second edition

Physicians Committee for Responsible MedicineThis comprehensive medical refer-ence manual covers nearly 100 diseases and conditions, including risk factors, diagnoses, and typical treatments. Most importantly, it provides the latest evidence-based information on nutrition’s role in prevention and treatment. Includes an in-depth examination of general nutrition, macronutrients, micronutrients, and nutritional requirements for all stages of life. 745 pgs, $19.95 Special Discount $17.95

The Best in the WorldFast, Healthful Recipes from Exclusive and Out-of-the-Way RestaurantsNeal D. Barnard, M.D., EditorThis popular collection of wonder-fully healthy recipes comes from the world’s best and most unusual restaurants. Enjoy these vegan delicacies at home. Hardcover, 71 pgs, $11.95

The Best in the World IIHealthful Recipes from Exclusive and Out-of-the-Way RestaurantsJennifer L. Keller, R.D., EditorTravel around the world to discover treasures from side-street cafes and elegant hotel dining rooms. Attrac-tively illustrated, this delightful vegan cookbook is the sequel to PCRM’s original international recipe collection. Hardcover, 71 pgs, $11.95

The Best in the World IIIHealthful Recipes from Exclusive and Out-of-the-Way RestaurantsNeal Barnard, M.D., EditorDiscover delicious and unique recipes from restaurants across the globe. Join monks in a temple courtyard in the Far East, passengers on a French luxury yacht, or even a rock star in Akron, Ohio, for an unforgettable culinary adventure. Often exotic and always flavorful, these plant-based recipes are designed to be within the abilities of any amateur chef. Hardcover, 71 pgs, $11.95

veganist Lose Weight, Get Healthy, Change the WorldKathy Freston Filled with compelling facts, stories of people who have improved their weight and health conditions as a result of making the switch, and Q&As with the leading medical researchers, Veganist concludes with a step-by-step practi-cal guide to becoming a veganist easily and gradually. It is an accessible, optimistic, and illuminating book that will change the way you eat forever. Hardcover, 304 pgs, $25.00

How to Eat Like a Vegetarian Even If You Never Want to Be OneCarol J. Adams and Patti BreitmanOut of time and out of ideas? Cook fast, cook healthy with more than 250 shortcuts, strategies, and simple solutions. More than a cookbook—though it abounds with reci-pes—this guide will get you started on a healthier path with a few flips of the page. 214 pgs, $20.00

Skinny Bitch in the KitchKick-Ass Recipes for Hungry Girls Who Want to Stop Cooking Crap (and Start Looking Hot!)Here’s the companion cookbook to the outrageous bestseller Skinny Bitch. 75 easy, satisfying recipes, served up with an irreverent sense of fun. “A hilariously bawdy vegan cookbook for the modern Mrs. Cleaver.” –Domino 192 pgs, $14.95

The Sublime Restaurant CookbookSouth Florida’s Ultimate Destination for Vegan CuisineNanci AlexanderThe flavors and beauty of south Florida’s award-winning Sublime Restaurant are compiled here with some of Sub-lime’s most famed culinary creations. From Asian, Latin, or Mediterranean influences to more typical American fare, each recipe is delightfully conceived, beautifully presented, and yet surprisingly quick to prepare. 117 pgs, $19.95


Speed VeganQuick, Easy Recipes with a Gourmet TwistAlan Roettinger Chef Roettinger’s fun and creative cooking style results in meals that stand out from the ordinary. Includes recom-mendations for basic kitchen staples and ways to save money on essential kitchen equipment. All dishes can be completed in 30 minutes or less. 192 pgs, $19.95

Appetite for reduction125 Fast and Filling Low-Fat Vegan RecipesIsa Chandra MoskowitzPrepare drop-dead delicious dishes with 200 to 400 calories a serving in less than 30 min-utes! Recipes include lasagna, tacos, barbecue, curries, stews, and more with lots of gluten-free and soy-free options. Look better, feel better, have more energy. 290 pgs, $19.95

Crazy Sexy DietEat Your Veggies, Ignite Your Spark, and Live Like You Mean it!Kris Carr; Foreword by Dean Ornish, M.D.With sass, wit, and advice from a posse of experts, Kris Carr puts you on the vegetarian fast track to vibrant health and happiness. Following on the heels of her best-selling cancer survival guidebooks, Karr’s latest book is for everyone look-ing for a healthier lifestyle. 230 pgs, $24.95

A Life in BalanceDelicious, Plant-Based Recipes for Optimal HealthMeg WolffWhile struggling through her second serious episode of cancer, Meg Wolff discovered that what we eat matters. Twelve years later, she is in amazing health and has never felt better. Meg’s recipes keep things easy and fun, and include helpful tips to keep you on track. 157 pgs, $19.95

The Food Prescription for Better HealthBaxter D. Montgomery, M.D.As a cardiolologoist, Dr. Montgomery has learned that a single prescription—a plant-based diet—helps you overcome a wide array of chronic diseases. He presents dramatic results from the Mont-gomery Heart and Wellness Clinic’s Nutri-tional Boot Camp program and shows how you can put the program to work in your own life. 181 pgs, $16.95

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The Nutrition Rainbow PosterThe more naturally colorful your meal is, the more likely it is to have an abundance of cancer-fighting nutrients. Pigments that give fruits and vegetables their bright colors represent a variety of protective compounds. The Nutrition Rainbow poster shows the cancer-fighting and immune-boosting power of different-hued foods. 17”x22”, $6.00

Prescription for Life PosterThis whimsical work of art introduces your patients to the importance of fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and beans in cancer prevention and survival. It also tells how to obtain free information about nutrition, recipes, and classes from The Cancer Project. 17”x22”, $6.00

The Cancer Survivor’s GuideNeal Barnard, M.D., Jennifer Reilly, R.D.Find out how foods fight cancer and the advantages of a high-fiber, low-fat, dairy- and meat-free diet. Includes updates from the latest research, special prostate and breast cancer sec-tions, tips for making the dietary transition, and more than 130 recipes. 245 pgs, $19.95

Eating Right for Cancer Survival dvd

Neal Barnard, M.D., Chef Sualua Tupolo, Stephanie Beine, R.D.This exciting 2-disc set is designed to work hand in hand with the companion book, The Cancer Survivor’s Guide. Nine nutrition presentations and nine cook-ing lessons provide powerful tools for making changes in health and well-being. 270 mins, $19.95

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A New Approach to Nutrition for Diabetes DVDTurn back the clock on diabetes through a low-fat vegan diet. In eight compelling lessons, Dr. Barnard explains his groundbreaking research, funded by the National Institutes of Health, and how to put it to work in your life. Includes cooking demonstrations by chef Toni Fiore and a grocery store tour by Susan Levin, R.D., and Caroline Trapp, M.S.N., C.D.E. 192 mins, $19.95

Dr. Neal Barnard’s Program for Reversing Diabetes

If you have diabetes or are concerned about developing it, this program could change the course of your life. Dr. Barnard’s groundbreaking clinical studies, the latest funded by the National Institutes of Health, show that diabetes responds dramatically to a low-fat, vegetarian diet. Rather than just compensating for malfunctioning insulin like other treatment plans, Dr. Barnard’s program helps repair how the body uses insulin. Includes 50 delicious recipes. 288 pgs, $15.95

Foods That Fight PainDid you know that ginger can prevent migraines and that coffee sometimes cures them? Drawing on new research, Dr. Barnard shows readers how to soothe everyday ailments and cure chronic pain with common foods. 348 pgs, $14.95

Breaking the Food SeductionWe all have foods we can’t resist, foods that sabotage our health. But banishing those cravings for chocolate, cookies, cheese, or burg-ers isn’t a question of willpower, it’s a matter of biochemistry. Drawing on his own research and that of other leading institutions, Dr. Barnard reveals how diet and lifestyle changes can break the craving cycle. 324 pgs, $16.99

Turn Off the Fat GenesGenes, including those that shape our bodies, actu-ally adapt to outside influences. Dr. Barnard explains the process and provides a three-week gene-control program complete with menus and recipes by Jen-nifer Raymond. Here are powerful tools for achieving long-term weight loss and better health. Paperback, 350 pgs, $14.95

A Physician’s Slimming Guide for Permanent Weight ControlYou can succeed in becoming and staying slimmer! This book is not a diet—it’s a comprehensive program that takes the reader beyond artificial “formula approaches.” 96 pgs, $7.95

Food for LifeThe breakthrough book on aging, heart disease, cancer, weight control, and general health. Preface by Dean Ornish, M.D. Loads of tips on changing your diet, 21 days of menus, plus delicious recipes by Jennifer Raymond. 334 pgs, $14.95

The Get Healthy, Go Vegan Cookbook125 Easy and Delicious Recipes to Jump-Start Weight Loss and Help You Feel Great These recipes are based on Dr. Neal Barnard’s landmark two-year study, which shows that a vegan diet effectively controls type 2 diabetes. In fact, it’s also beneficial for weight loss, the reversal of heart disease, and the improvement of many other conditions.Dr. Barnard and nutritionist Robyn Webb offer easy, delicious meals to improve your health. 248 pgs, $18.95

21-Day Weight Loss KickstartBoost Metabolism, Lower Cholesterol, and Dramatically Improve Your Health

Dr. Barnard’s latest book expands on PCRM’s popular Kickstart program and forms the basis for his new PBS program, “Kickstart Your Health.” With 21-Day Weight Loss Kickstart, you’ll get fast results: drop pounds, lower cholesterol and blood pressure, improve blood sugar, and more. With more than 60 recipes, daily meal plans for the 21-day program, and tips for grocery shopping, this book will get your body on the fast track to better health. 368 pgs, $25.99

Kickstart Your Health with Dr. Neal BarnardMore than 100,000 people have participated in PCRM’s Kickstart program. Here Dr. Barnard describes the 21-day plan for a smarter, slimmer, and healthier you. Achieve lifelong results with this quick and easy approach. 60 mins, $14.98

Tackling Diabetes with Dr. Neal BarnardDrawing on the latest scientific re-search, Dr. Barnard explains how a low-fat vegan diet can fight diabe-tes by controlling blood glucose, weight, and heart disease risk. In many cases, it will even eliminate the need for some medications. 60 mins, $14.98

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Steroid Lo MeinThere was no pork or beef to be found at the 14th FINA World Aquatics Championships in Shanghai, China, this year. Chinese pork and beef contains such high levels of steroids that they can cause athletes to test positive for doping.

Go the Extra MileCarnegie Mellon University researchers report that 83 percent of the average U.S. household’s carbon footprint for food comes not from transporting it, but simply from growing and producing it. The most important step is going meatless. Cut-ting out meat for just one day a week is more effective than buying everything you eat locally, the researchers found.

Niacin Study StoppedNiacin, a vitamin that increases “good” cholesterol levels, does not prevent heart attacks or strokes, leading U.S. officials to abruptly halt a $52.7 million National Institutes of Health study of niacin in individuals with a history of cardiovascular disease.

Humane HouseholdThe good news is that animal testing for products such as air freshener and furniture polish could soon be banned in the United Kingdom. The government is taking steps to end the practice of test-ing household products on animals. “We believe it is possible to sell household products without inflicting pain and suffering on animals, and it is unacceptable that testing in this area continues,” says a statement from the Home office minister Lynne Featherstone.

Animal Experiments Up in UKUse of animals in experiments in the United Kingdom increased by 3 percent between 2009 and 2010, according to new figures. This increase means 105,000 more animals were used in laboratories. The main areas that led to this jump were increased use of mice and fish and more experiments breeding genetically modified animals and animals with genetic defects.

Mean GreensThe University of North Texas recently opened Mean Greens dining hall, serving 100 percent plant-based food for students looking for a healthier lifestyle.

What a WasteThe chicken industry produces millions of cubic feet of waste each year, according to a recent report by the Pew Charitable Trusts’ Environment Group. Chicken production operations in

Monkeys Die at Notorious LabThree rhesus monkeys died at New Iberia Research Center after being trapped in a metal chute that connects two out-door cages. When the monkeys’ bodies were found, they had already started to decompose. This is the same laboratory that was recently investigated for abuse of chimpanzees.

A Nice SoupriseThe U.S. Department of Agriculture suggests adding meat substitutes to soups and stews “to boost protein without adding saturated fat or cholesterol.” This August 25th daily tip on the USDA’s MyPlate website explained that tempeh, tofu, and seitan are great alternatives to meaty soup ingredients.

Delaware and Maryland alone generate enough chicken waste each year to fill the U.S. Capitol dome about 50 times. Some farmers eliminate chicken waste by feeding it to cows.

Pig Production EscalatesFor the first time, U.S. pig pro-ducers are averaging more than 10 piglets per litter. This increase is likely related to new breeding methods and the fact that pork producers eliminate female pigs with the smallest litters.


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Dr. Garth Davis’ patients come to him prepared to make a radical change.

Dr. Davis is a surgeon in Houston special-izing in bariatric surgery. Many of his patients weigh more than 500 pounds and have tried a wide range of weight-loss gimmicks before turning, in desperation, to an operating-room solution. But Dr. Davis says that the key to long term weight control is a healthy, plant-based diet. After researching weight issues and obe-sity for years, Dr. Davis began to realize that unhealthful diets are the main reason Americans are so overweight. “I realized that our bodies aren’t bro-ken—our food system is what’s broken,” Dr. Davis says. Some of Dr. Davis’ patients are able to forego surgery and drop pounds by switching to a vegan diet. For patients who do undergo surgery, Dr. Davis sug-

gests switching to a vegan diet for continued pos t -opera -tion weight loss. He rec-o m m e n d s PCRM’s 21-Day Vegan K i c k s t a r t program, en-couraging his pat ients to try this new healthful way of eating for three weeks.

“I get a lot of reversals of the

way people eat,” says Dr. Davis. “I’ve also gotten my staff on the Kickstart diet.” Dr. Davis says plant-based diets are perfect for post-op weight loss. Before surgery, his patients are eating large quan-tities of nutrient-poor food, making them vitamin-deficient. After surgery, they eat a much smaller volume of food, so they need to consume foods that are nutrient-dense and low in fat—plant foods.

Healthy Foods and Healthy BodiesGarth Davis, M.D.

It’s rare for a bariatric surgeon to rec-ommend vegan diets, Dr. Davis explains. “There’s a general belief among doctors that people won’t change,” he says. “But with proper education and guidance, people can and will change their habits.” He says many people have no idea what in their diet has caused them to gain so much weight. “People think they’re getting fat from a bag of Skittles or a Snickers bar,” he says. “They’re shocked to learn that it’s really the steak.” At Dr. Davis’ office, patients are invited to explore nonsurgical options and decide on a comprehensive weight management plan. He says many patients try behavioral therapy to learn to associate healthy foods with healthy bodies. “People come out craving vegetables,” says Dr. Davis. In addition to being one of the 21-Day Vegan Kickstart online program’s biggest fans, Dr. Davis helped organize an event in Houston to spread the word about the new book 21-Day Weight Loss Kickstart by PCRM president Neal Barnard, M.D. More than 100 people attended, including many of Dr. Davis’ patients.

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