Nice, Nice Baby! Vanilla Ice Is Vegetarian
We at PETA often refer to our love of vegan chocolate, but put this on record: We’re also fond of vegetarian vanilla-that is, rapper Vanilla Ice, star of DIY’s The Vanilla Ice Project. “It opened up a...
View ArticleAn Egg a Day Keeps the Doctor … Wealthy
If you had the same reaction that I did (i.e., violent retching) when you heard about KFC’s hideously unhealthy Double Down (you know, the sandwich that replaced bread with fried chicken and forced you...
View ArticleFighting the Big Four: Heart Disease
Four of the biggest health problems in America—heart disease, high blood pressure, diabetes, and cancer—are largely preventable. In many cases, they can even be reversed with simple lifestyle changes....
View ArticleStatins: Not the Magic Bullet They Were Once Believed to Be
A large study of cholesterol-lowering statin drugs conducted over a period of nine years has confirmed what previous studies have found: Statins, such as Lipitor and Crestor, can lower cholesterol...
View ArticleShould You Still Be Concerned About Cholesterol?
A recent report by the 2015 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee has many people wondering if they still need to worry about how much cholesterol they consume. The short answer is yes: Dietary...
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