The Physicians Committee For Responsible Medicine (PCRM) is a doctor-led nonprofit that has stated that processed animal products are major contributors to the rising rates of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in the US. In anticipation of an upcoming assessment by the MAHA Commission, PCRM has called for specific recognition of meat and dairy as key drivers of disease. While a previous MAHA report highlighted poor diet as a factor in increasing chronic disease rates, it did not explicitly address animal products, even though it called for the restriction of ultra-processed foods.

PCRM emphasized that the leading health risks for Americans are meat and dairy products. President of PCRM, Dr. Neal Barnard, pointed out that items like bacon, eggs, cheeseburgers, and pepperoni pizza, which are high in saturated fat and cholesterol, are fueling the country's epidemics of obesity, heart disease, and type 2 diabetes. The MAHA Commission, established by President Donald Trump, has not yet directly confronted the role of meat and dairy in promoting disease, despite the urgent need to address these issues.