Low-Fat Vegan Diet Rivals Oral Diabetes Medications in Federally Funded Study

Imagine if the western world had a system of health designed around the principles of prevention rather than treatment. Imagine going to the doctor each month for prevention advice, instead of waiting until you were sick and then seeking a cure. Through truthful knowledge about diet and nutrition this could be achieved. Billions of dollars could be saved each year and the people would be healthier.

The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM) was founded in 1985 and is a nonprofit organization that promotes preventive medicine, conducts clinical research, and encourages higher standards for ethics and effectiveness in research. The committee is comprised of many highly respected scientists and doctors and they work collaboratively with many top Universities and funding bodies to perform their research. Their website www.pcrm.org is full of interesting studies they have performed and really throws a spanner in conventional medical thinking. While advocating a vegan diet, they perform many scientific studies aimed at finding the real cause of many diseases, such as diabetes and cancer, as opposed to just seeking methods to alleviate the symptoms once they appear. Their latest groundbreaking research discovery is that a low-fat vegan diet is the best method for controlling type 2 diabetes.

They also publish a quarterly magazine and manage a series of informative websites which help to explain their research findings and dispel many health myths. Below is a list of these websites and a summary of each:

• Atkins Diet Alert - www.AtkinsDietAlert.org
  Scientific studies show that low-carbohydrate diets raise cholesterol levels in a considerable number of individuals, sometimes to a dramatic degree. These diets also typically accelerate calcium losses and have led major health organizations to raise important questions about their possible contribution to heart problems, kidney abnormalities, osteoporosis, and other health problems.
• The Cancer Project - www.CancerProject.org
  The Cancer Project provides comprehensive educational materials, conducts clinical research studies, and publicizes the value of a healthy diet in cancer prevention and survival.
• Dissection Alternatives - www.DissectionAlternatives.org
  Studies have shown that students who learn from dissection alternatives-including interactive computer programs and videos-do as well as or better on anatomy tests than students who learn by dissecting animals.
• Healthy Eating for Life Series - www.HealthyEatingSeries.com
  A series of books that features healthy, vegan recipes and covers such important issues as diabetes, proper nutrition for children of all ages, healthy foods for women, and anti-cancer eating plans.
• Healthy School Lunch Campaign - www.HealthySchoolLunches.org
  Dedicated to improving the food served to children in schools by educating government and school officials, food service workers, parents, and others about the food choices best able to promote children's current and long-term health.
• Humane Charity Seal of Approval - www.HumaneSeal.org
  Aimed to help donors to spot charities that are committed to providing vital services and care to patients or advancing research without the use of animals.
• Neal Barnard, M.D. - www.NealBarnard.org
  Clinical researcher and author Neal Barnard, M.D., is one of America's leading advocates for health, nutrition, and higher standards in research
• Safe Diets - www.SafeDiets.org
  High-protein, low-carbohydrate diets (such as the Atkins Diet) have been an on-and-off fad for several years but are now known to cause significant calcium losses and other health problems. Very-low-calorie diets can slow your metabolism, making it hard to keep the pounds from coming back later. In contrast, low-fat, vegan diets bring healthy weight loss and other major health benefits, from reduced cholesterol levels to lower risk of high blood pressure and diabetes.
• Strong Bones - www.StrongBones.org
  A major study shows that the amount of calcium girls consumed during the teen years had no impact on bone strength. Exercise, however, had a huge positive effect. For strong bones, kids need weight-bearing activity, sunlight, and a diet rich in fruits and vegetables. And evidence shows that dairy product consumption contributes to obesity, ear infections, constipation, respiratory problems, heart disease, and some cancers.
• Trauma Training - www.TraumaTraining.org
  Many medical centers offer courses to teach physicians the techniques involved in emergency care for trauma patients.  The best of these trauma courses offer realistic training using human cadavers and life-like simulators to demonstrate and allow development of invasive trauma skills.
• Vegetarian Nutrition Course - www.VegetarianCourse.org
  An online vegetarian nutrition course that can be used as credits towards a college degree.

And it's not just the PCRM that is helping to revolutionize the health industry, but the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission also just announce the Medicines Australia Code of Conduct which greatly increases the transparency of the pharmaceutical industry. For many years doctors have attended lavish 'educational seminars' held by large pharmaceutical companies in an attempt to encourage doctors to promote and prescribe their products. Under the new code of conduct, a website will be set up where the pharmaceutical companies will be required to disclose all their spending that has been directed towards doctors in the form of seminars, holidays, cruises, dinners etc.

It appears that the world really is changing and that truthfulness and transparency is becoming a reality. Imagine the day when the world is all truth and love, it appears the wheel is already turning.

References:

http://www.pcrm.org

http://www.theage.com.au/news/opinion/keeping-track-of-what-the-doctor-
ordered/2006/07/27/1153816317103.html

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