Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine
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| February 2023 | A federal judge in San Francisco dismissed PCRM's lawsuit against the USDA and HHS regarding dietary guidelines. |
| 2021 | PCRM sued USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack and HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra, alleging the government's nutritional guidelines intentionally use complex language to promote unhealthy eating. |
| March 23 2016 | Neal Barnard told The Washington Post he approved of the new guidelines' reinstatement of advice to minimize cholesterol intake and recognition of vegetarian eating patterns as a healthy option. |
| January 2016 | PCRM filed a lawsuit alleging that the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee recommended dropping limits on dietary cholesterol due to industry pressure, based on documents obtained through the Freedom of Information Act. |
| January 2016 | The 2015–2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans were released, recommending Americans 'eat as little dietary cholesterol as possible'. |
| October 2015 | PCRM placed billboards reading '#CholesterolKills' near the Texas home offices of Agriculture Committee chairman K. Michael Conaway to draw attention to their cholesterol concerns. |
| March 2015 | Neal Barnard presented oral testimony at the National Institutes of Health, arguing against the committee's scientific approach to cholesterol recommendations. |
| February 2015 | When the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee announced cholesterol was not a nutrient of concern, the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM) began working to maintain cholesterol warnings in the dietary guidelines. |
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