Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM) was founded in 1985. PCRM programs combine the efforts of medical experts and grassroots individuals that promote preventive medicine through innovative programs. They have developed The New Four Food Groups, an innovative proposal for a federal nutrition policy that puts a new priority on health. MORE

Obesity has a profound effect on a child's life. Obesity can create emotional and social problems, and increases the child's risk of numerous health problems. Lifestyles and behaviors are established early in life. The home, childcare setting, school, and community are all integral to a more healthful environment for our children. MORE

All veggie burgers must be healthy, right? Think again, the food and agriculture nonprofit, Cornucopia Institute, found that most non-organic veggie burgers currently on the market are made with the chemical hexane, an EPA-registered air pollutant and neurotoxin. Cornucopia Institute's senior researcher Charlotte Vallaeys says, "If a non-organic product contains a soy protein isolate, soy protein concentrate, or texturized vegetable protein, you can be pretty sure it was made using soy beans that were made with hexane." Read the full article here, which includes a number of popular veggie burgers that were made with hexane. MORE