Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine
网页Click on the links below to register (or to get more information)! The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine is a nonprofit health organization that promotes preventive medicine, conducts clinical research, and encourages higher standards for ethics and effectiveness in research and medical training.
About Us - Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine
网页The Physicians Committee is a 501 (c) (3) nonprofit organization, headquartered in Washington, DC. Our efforts are dramatically changing the way doctors treat chronic diseases such as diabetes, heart disease, obesity, and cancer. By putting prevention over pills, doctors are empowering their patients to take control of their own health.
Diabetes - Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine
网页The Underlying Cause of Type 2 Diabetes: Fat Accumulation Inside the Cells. Many people believe type 2 diabetes is a result of eating too much sugar, but it’s a lot more complex than that. Insulin is a hormone secreted from the pancreas, specifically from beta cells in the pancreas, in response to rising blood sugar levels after we eat.
Find A Doctor | Home - Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine
网页Find a Doctor can help! Search for Providers by Location. Search for Telehealth Providers. We offer a worldwide database for patients seeking physicians and other health care professionals who promote plant-based nutrition as part of their practice. If you would like to add your clinical practice to our list, please register after reading the ...
Cancer - Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine
网页2024年7月15日 · Cancer Risk Reduction. More than 2 million people are expected to be diagnosed with cancer in the United States in 2024. 1. According to the National Cancer Institute, only up to 10% of cancer cases are linked to genetics; the remaining 90% or more stem from environmental and lifestyle factors and are potentially preventable. 2 According to the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk ...
Clinical Research - Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine
网页Improving Lives With Clinical Research. For more than 20 years, experts at the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine have been conducting and publishing clinical research in humans showing the wide-ranging health benefits of diet changes for conditions ranging from cardiovascular disease to rheumatoid arthritis, menopause to migraines ...
Good Nutrition - Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine
网页The Physicians Committee promotes plant-based diets for good health and disease prevention. A plant-based diet, rich in fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and legumes is full of fiber, rich in vitamins and minerals, free of cholesterol, and low in calories and saturated fat. Eating a variety of these foods provides all the protein, calcium, and ...
Take Action - Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine
网页Take Action. Supporters and members are instrumental in the Physicians Committee’s successful efforts to promote the health benefits of a plant-based diet and replace animal use in research, testing, and education. Learn how you can help by donating or taking action to end animal use and improve nutrition, volunteering, and more.
Protein - Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine
网页The recommended daily allowance for protein is 0.8 grams/kilogram/day, which equates to 0.36 grams/pound/day. An average woman needs about 46 grams of protein per day; the average man about 56 grams. 1 Research shows that most Americans already get more than enough protein, and a majority of the protein being consumed is animal-based. 2 …
Migraines - Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine
网页Certain foods can cause migraines, while others can prevent or even treat them. Physicians Committee research published in the Journal of Headache and Pain found that a plant-based diet reduces migraine pain.The severity of participants’ worst headache pain improved significantly when they were consuming a plant-based diet. 1 The decline in migraine pain may have been due to the elimination ...