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Kids' Meals At Major Chains Fail Nutrition Test

Reuters | Diane Bartz | Posted 03.29.2013 | Parents
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By Diane Bartz WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The menus offered to children by most U.S. restaurant chains have too many calories, too much sal...

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Food Fight: Fat Taxes Won't Slim Down Americans

Steven Kurlander | Posted 04.22.2013 | Healthy Living
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Steven Kurlander

Politicians eager to raise more revenue for dwindling coffers caused in part by higher medical costs associated with obesity are now pigging out on the idea of implementing a "fat tax" of high caloric, sugary and fatty foods to curb American's unhealthy appetites.

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The Most Misleading Product Claims

24/7 Wall St. | Michael B. Sauter, Samuel Weigley, Alexander E.M. Hess | Posted 01.26.2013 | Business
Read More: Center for Science in the Public Interest, Environmental Protection Agency, Video, Fruit Roll Ups, Pom, Ftc, Kia, Federal Trade Commission, Most Misleading Products, Business News

From 24/7 Wall St.: The Federal Trade Commission recently ruled that advertisements from juice maker POM Wonderful contained health claims that were m...

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UNHAPPY MEALS: 9 Of The Unhealthiest Chain Restaurant Dishes

Michael F. Jacobson | Posted 03.18.2013 | Healthy Living
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Michael F. Jacobson

Since 2007, the Xtreme Eating Awards have become an (almost) annual tradition. Today, we unveil the latest "winners." What we found is extreme by anyone's definition. Take a look at our nine dis-honorees.

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Chewing On The Future of Food

David Katz, M.D. | Posted 12.26.2012 | Healthy Living
Read More: Center for Science in the Public Interest, Healthy Living Health News, Food Costs, Public Health, Nuval, Obesity, Food Day, Health, Dr. David Katz, Food, Sustainability, Obesity Crisis, Obesity Epidemic, World Food Day 2012, Diet and Nutrition, Healthy Living News
David Katz, M.D.

Our cultural attitudes about the use of our feet and our forks are ill-advised, but not crazy; they always made sense before. For most of human history, calories were relatively scarce and physical activity was unavoidable. Our prevailing inclinations are well-suited to that scenario.

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Pure Food, Pure Love

Linda Novick O'Keefe | Posted 12.24.2012 | Home
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Linda Novick O'Keefe

Happy Food Day! Today we might take a wakeful moment to give thanks to Mother Earth for nourishing us and our families over the centuries. It is a great day to consider what we put into our bodies and to take particular notice of the beautiful domino effect of supporting local food systems.

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Mind-Boggling Nutrition Guidance? You Betcha'!

David Katz, M.D. | Posted 07.11.2012 | Healthy Living
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David Katz, M.D.

The National Consumers League, claiming to represent consumers' interests, issued a press release this week announcing they had submitted a complaint to the FDA, asking the agency to banish NuVal from the nation's supermarkets.

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The One Gold Medal We Don't Want to Win: U.S. Leads the Way in Breeding Antibiotic-Resistant Disease

Andrew Gunther | Posted 06.02.2012 | Home
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Andrew Gunther

We use more antibiotics per kilogram of meat produced than any other nation in the world -- and we use 12 times as much as the country using the least, Norway.

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Trans Fat: Hiding In Plain Sight

Michael F. Jacobson | Posted 03.12.2012 | Healthy Living
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Michael F. Jacobson

The Center for Science in the Public Interest has asked the Food and Drug Administration to get rid of partially hydrogenated oil altogether. In the meantime, avoid products like these.

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Do We Need An Official "Food Day"?

The Huffington Post | Sarah H. Lee | Posted 02.02.2012 | Parents
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This week's Family Dinner Table Talk, from HuffPost and The Family Dinner book: Yes, we all know it's Halloween -- a weekend of costumes, fake spid...

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PHOTOS: The First Annual Food Day

Posted 12.24.2011 | Home
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In preparation for the first annual Food Day, created by the Center For Science In The Public Interest (CSPI), HuffPost Food showcased the "Terrible 1...

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Celebrating Nutrition on America's "Food Day"

Danielle Nierenberg | Posted 12.20.2011 | Home
Read More: Center for Science in the Public Interest, High Blood Pressure Prevention, Healthy Diet, U.S. Food Day, Affordable Food, Sustainable Farming, Diabetes, Heart Disease, Obesity, Home News
Danielle Nierenberg

Promoting safe, healthy and affordable food is only one aim of Food Day. The organizers also want to support sustainable, humane farming, and fair trading conditions.

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Senate Votes To Save Potatoes In Schools

AP | By MARY CLARE JALONICK | Posted 12.19.2011 | Home
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WASHINGTON -- The Senate threw its support behind the potato Tuesday, voting to block an Obama administration proposal to limit the vegetable on schoo...

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The 10 Best Aspects Of America's Food Scene

Posted 12.17.2011 | Home
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On Friday, we brought you the "Terrible 10," which comprised the worst aspects of America's food scene. For today, we decided to brighten up your Mo...

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Meatless Monday: Food Day October 24 -- Countdown To Eating Real

Ellen Kanner | Posted 12.17.2011 | Green
Read More: Center for Science in the Public Interest, Arlo Guthrie, Michael Pollan, Morgan Spurlock, Pasta, Ellie Krieger, Alice Waters, Slow Food USA, Earth Day, Alice's Restaurant, Lentils, Food Day, Kale, Green News
Ellen Kanner

You can help meet every one of Food Day's goals with one single choice -- eat less meat. Jobs, health, education, the environment and ethics all converge at the end of our forks.

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The 10 Worst Aspects Of America's Food Scene

Posted 12.14.2011 | Home
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The first annual Food Day is October 24; it aims to bring Americans from all walks of life together to "push for healthy, affordable food produced in ...

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Why You're Eating More Calories Than You Think

Posted 10.04.2011 | Home
Read More: Center for Science in the Public Interest, Serving Sizes, Ice Cream, Pam, Fda, Coffee-Mate, Canned Soup, Serving Size, Home News

When using PAM cooking spray, do you only spray it for a fraction of a second? According to the nutrition label, that fraction of second has zero calo...

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The 'Dishonorees' Of The 2011 Xtreme Eating Awards

Posted 09.19.2011 | Home
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The Center for Science in the Public Interest has released this year's "winners" of the Xtreme Eating Awards. [pdf] The awards dishonor fatty and calo...

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Curb Your Extremism, Restaurants

Michael F. Jacobson | Posted 09.18.2011 | Healthy Living
Read More: Center for Science in the Public Interest, Healthy Living Body, Calories, Nutrition, Chain Restaurants, Denny's Fried Cheese Melt, Xtreme Eating Awards, Denny's, Cspi, Calorie Counts, Healthy Living News
Michael F. Jacobson

"Everything in moderation" is usually used to justify serving (or consuming) one of those bad foods. But there is nothing moderate about most of the choices at sit-down restaurants like Applebee's, The Cheesecake Factory and Denny's.

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Coke Turns 125: Why I'm Not Celebrating

Michael F. Jacobson | Posted 07.05.2011 | Home
Read More: Center for Science in the Public Interest, Coca-Cola, Coca Cola Anniversary, Coca-Cola Anniversary, Coke Anniversary, Nutrition, Weight Loss, Coca Cola, Coke, Child Obesity, Cspi, Home News
Michael F. Jacobson

Today, "liquid candy" -- non-diet carbonated soft drinks -- is the single largest source of American calories, providing about 7 percent of calories

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McDonald's: Endangering Americans For 56 Years

Michael F. Jacobson | Posted 06.15.2011 | Home
Read More: Center for Science in the Public Interest, Tax Day, McDonald's, French Fries, Obesity, Fast Food Health, McDonald's Nutrition, McDonalds Nutrition, McDonalds Obesity, McDonald's Obesity, April 15, McDonalds Anniversary, McDonald's Anniversary, Mcdonalds, Fast Food Nutrition, Big Mac, Ray Kroc, Happy Meal, Home News
Michael F. Jacobson

In the 56 April 15ths that have passed by since Ray Kroc's dream became a reality, McDonald's has coarsened our palates, expanded our waistlines, clogged our arteries, and brainwashed our children with toy-based marketing.

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I'm With Stupid: Bad Parents Unhappy About Happy Meals

Todd Hartley | Posted 05.25.2011 | Comedy
Read More: Center for Science in the Public Interest, Grimace, Hamburglar, California, Mayor Mccheese, McDonald's, Lawsuits, Ronald McDonald, Happy Meals, Cheeseburgers, Comedy News
Todd Hartley

I am, admittedly, not the best parent in the world. Oh, I try, but I'm lazy and not very bright, so sometimes things don't work out exactly as planned...

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The Next Big Thing For Food Labels

Michael F. Jacobson | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Read More: Center for Science in the Public Interest, Labels on Food, Reading Labels, Reading Food Labels, Nutritional Food Labels, Nutritional Labels, Labels for Food, Fda, Cspi, Home News
Michael F. Jacobson

The food industry wants to come up with its own front-of-package labeling system before the Food and Drug Administration comes up with one for them.

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Ben & Jerry's No Longer Fudging the Truth

Michael F. Jacobson | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Read More: Center for Science in the Public Interest, Food Labeling, Ben & Jerry's, Cspi, All Natural, Health, Ben and Jerry's, Ice Cream, Healthy Living News
Michael F. Jacobson

The FDA should devise a reasonable definition for which ingredients can be called "natural." It won't make your Phish Food any better for you, but it'd make the supermarket a more honest place.

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Say It Ain't So: Ben & Jerry's To Stop Calling Its Ice Cream 'All Natural'

Wallet Pop | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Read More: Center for Science in the Public Interest, Unilever, Ben & Jerry's All Natural, All Natural, Vermont, Ben Jerrys, Ben & Jerry's, Cspi, Food Labels, Food Labeling, Home News

Ben & Jerry's, once a small Vermont dairy operation known for its all natural ingredients, is stripping the claim "all natural" from its packaging und...

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