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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...

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Are 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...

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Celebrate 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...

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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...

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An 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...

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Fighting 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....

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Statins: 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...

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Should 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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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...

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An 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...

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Fighting 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 Article

Statins: 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...

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Should 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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