March Begins with Three PCRM Press Conferences

Anti-Dairy Advertising Campaign Launch: March 2

Nutrition Director Patricia Bertron, R.D., (right) fields questions from the press. Staff Nutritionist Lauri Chonko, R.D., (below) explains alternative calcium sources.

A Call to End Racial Bias in Federal Diet Guidelines: March 9

D. Ramkishan Rao, Ph.D.; Neal Barnard, M.D.; Deborah Bernal, M.D.;  and Milton Mills, M.D., (clockwise from upper left) criticize U.S. Dietary Guidelines for ignoring the needs of minority racial and ethnic groups. Speakers cited a failure to address higher rates of chronic, diet-related disease and lactose intolerance. 

The Challenge to the March of Dimes and Nicotine Experiments: March 16

Murry Cohen, M.D., points out the absurdity of the March of Dimes supporting a tobacco-funded researcher.