Jeff Ritterman

Jeff Ritterman, M.D. is vice president of the board of directors of the SF Bay Chapter of Physicians for Social Responsibility. He is the retired chief of cardiology at Kaiser Richmond and a former Richmond, California, city councilman. Follow him on Twitter @JeffRitterman.

News Analysis

Four Decades of the Wrong Dietary Advice Has Paved the Way for the Diabetes Epidemic: Time to Change Course

It's sugar that's killing us rather than fats, and it's high time mainstream medicine admits its decades-long mistake.

By: Jeff Ritterman ,; Truthout

June 5, 2015

News Analysis

Will Richmond Reject Monsanto’s Roundup? The Case for Banning Glyphosate

California city considers banning pesticides to protect its residents' health from glyphosate.

By: Jeff Ritterman ,; Truthout

February 23, 2015

News Analysis

Monsanto’s Roundup Linked to Cancer – Again

Cancer rates in humans have doubled in areas where Roundup is sprayed as part of GM soy production.

By: Jeff Ritterman ,; Truthout

October 6, 2014

Op-Ed

One Little Piggy Had Birth Defects: Is Monsanto’s Roundup to Blame?

Monsanto's Roundup causes birth defects and is now associated with a dizzying array of chronic health problems. Should it be taken off the market?

By: Jeff Ritterman ,; Truthout

August 8, 2014

Op-Ed

Exposing Monsanto: Herbicide Linked to Birth Defects – the Vitamin A Connection

Monsanto claims that Roundup poses a low risk to human health, but the company doesn't mention the devastating effect the herbicide has on some enzyme systems present in humans.