Senior Nutrition Scientist at the Physician's Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM)
Position:
Con to the question "Is drinking milk healthy for humans?"
Reasoning:
"I think that high-fat, high-calorie dairy products actually play a key role in America's obesity epidemic... Milk is the single largest source of saturated fat - a leading contributor to coronary disease - in children's diets, according to the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development."
"Dairy Ads May Dupe Dieters," Detroit Free Press, May 24, 2004
Experts People with PhDs, MDs, other relevant advanced degrees, and government officials with significant involvement in human or animal health-related issues. [Note: Experts definition varies by site.]
Involvement and Affiliations:
Senior Nutrition Scientist, Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM)
Assistant Professor of Health and Wellness, University of North Carolina-Asheville
Former Nutrition Director, PCRM
Former Assistant Professor, Cornell University and Ithaca College
Writer and editor, New Century Nutrition newsletter
Education:
PhD, Human Nutrition, Cornell University
BA, Nutrition Science, University of California at Davis
