Which costs more – having an unhealthy population, or doing something about it? A common argument against soda taxes and warning labels on sugary beverages is that they will end up costing us more at the store. But out of
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Are America’s nutrition professionals in the pocket of Big Food? That’s the question posed by public health lawyer Michele Simon’s 2013 report “And Now a Word From Our Sponsors“. Simon examines the apparently cozy relationship that exists between the food
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Saturated fat will kill you – wait, no it won’t. A big glass of orange juice is a healthy way to start the day – or maybe not. It feels like every week brings some new revelation that turns formerly
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It’s time for a truce in the chocolate milk wars. A conflict over whether schools should offer flavored milk has been raging for years, pitting advocates for better school food against each other. While chocolate milk’s supporters insist the health
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