Just in From Washington, DC: Boomers Just Want to Have Fun—and Go Veg!
I just returned from Washington, D.C., where, for the fourth year in a row, PETA staffed a booth at the annual AARP convention. It was amazing! We had more than 1,000 people visit our booth over the...
View ArticleAre Statins Really the Best Way to Lower Your Cholesterol?
A recent study indicating that healthy people who took statin drugs cut their risk of heart attacks by 50 percent has some folks speed-dialing their general practitioners and asking if they should...
View ArticleCelebrate American Heart Month–Have a Healthy Heart
February is American Heart Month, and if you need another reason to do more to safeguard your heart, take a look at this compelling personal story about heart surgery, written by my coworker, Paula...
View ArticleNice, 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...
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...
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...
View ArticleNice, 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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