Topic: PCRM

‘Your Thighs On Cheese’ Billboards: More Vegan Propaganda Than Accurate Nutrition Advice

'Your Thighs On Cheese' Billboards: More Vegan Propaganda Than Accurate Nutrition Advice

‘Your Thighs On Cheese’ billboards like the one above are causing a commotion in upstate New York, where they’ve been posted along the highway in a smear campaign against dairy. Put out by the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM), a vegan advocacy group, the posters are their latest hook for what’s basically vegan propaganda: Spreading the message that meat and dairy will make you fat… and being vegan will make you thin. More »

Doctors Sue USDA Over Vegetarian Food Pyramid

Doctors Sue USDA Over Vegetarian Food Pyramid

The nonprofit doctors’ group, Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM), is suing the USDA over their petition for a vegetarian food pyramid alternative. The group – which was received attention in December for their list of the worst cookbooks of 2010 – suggested that their vegetarian “Power Plate” (above) be added as an alternative to the recently updated “MyPyramid” dietary guidelines, and says that the USDA violated federal laws by failing to respond. More »