1.0 link 219752 <![CDATA[Scientific Evidence Proves: Foie Gras is Foul]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bruce-friedrich/scientific-evidence-prove_b_219752.html The battle over fatty duck liver (aka, foie gras) rages on -- fueled in part by Chicago Tribune writer Mark Caro's compelling new book, The Foie Gras Wars: How a 5,000-Year-Old Delicacy Inspired the World's Fiercest Food Fight.

Although some people still attempt to justify foie gras production, science backs up common sense: Shoving pipes down birds' throat several times a day and pumping them so full of food that their livers become diseased and balloon up is detrimental...

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