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Michael Pollan Says Healthcare Reform Will Fail Unless We Change The Way We Eat

Grist | Posted 11.15.2009 | Green

Read More: Green Living, Fast Food, Michael Pollan, Anti-Soda Ad Campaign, Food Politics, Green News, Npr, Health Care Reform, Big Ag, Industrial Agriculture, Health Care, Health Care Industry, Food Industry, Green News

First in The New York Times last week and then on NPR this weekend, Michael Pollan made that point that if we want to fix our health-care system, we h...

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NYC Health Department Gives Beverage Industry a Kick in Their Sugary Tush

Janice Taylor | Posted 10.18.2009 | New York

Read More: Beverage Industry, New York City Health Department, Janice Taylor, Stroke, Diabetes, Sugar Industry, Food Industry, Obesity, Heart Disease, New York News
Janice Taylor

According to the American Heart Association, Americans now consume on average 22 teaspoons of sugar per day, or 355 calories.

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Give Kraft a Kick in the Tush: Harmful Chemicals in Your Mac & Cheese

Janice Taylor | Posted 09.27.2009 | Living

Read More: Kraft Foods, Australia, Janice Taylor, Kick in the Tush Club, Macaroni and Cheese, Aspartame, Kraft Macaroni, Life & Wellness Coach, United States, Food Industry, Eric Schlosser, Weight Loss, Our Lady of Weight Loss, Living News
Janice Taylor

In 2008, Kraft removed artificial colorings...and chemical sweeteners...from the products that they distribute in Europe, Australia, and other developed countries due to consumer concern over scientific studies...But, they haven't done the same thing here in the U.S.!

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That's It, I'm Not Paying for Salt Water Anymore

James Boyce | Posted 09.03.2009 | Green

Read More: Chicken Plumping, Chickens, Salt Water, Food Industry, Green News
James Boyce

I didn't know I had been buying salt water until my company, which does online cause-related marketing and messaging, was asked to help raise awareness about the practice of "plumping" chickens.

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Why Self-Help Can't Solve It All

Alison Rose Levy | Posted 08.24.2009 | Living

Read More: Health Crisis, Food Choices, Dieting, Fda, Nutrition, Weight Gain, David Kessler, Diet, Living Ne, Food Industry, Food Policies, Living News
Alison Rose Levy

The rest of us have to subsidize food industry profits through covering the health care costs of the resulting health problems.

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Are You Also Being Deceived into Eating Fake Frankenfoods?

Mark Hyman, MD | Posted 08.09.2009 | Living

Read More: Food Choices, Nutritionism, Whole Foods, Nutrition, Food Industry, Processed Food, Canned Food, Packaged Food, Living News
Mark Hyman, MD

Should we buy food with health claims on the label? These days, we are seeing more and more health claims that go beyond the usual. These include "tr...

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Robert Kenner, Director Of "Food Inc," On The "Daily Show" (VIDEO)

Posted 08.03.2009 | Green

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Robert Kenner appeared on the "Daily Show" last night to talk about his new film "Food Inc." and how cheap food is going to bankrupt us as a country. ...

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Food Inc.: What is the Food Industry Hiding?

Janice Taylor | Posted 07.18.2009 | Green

Read More: Food Safety, Health & Wellness, Farmers' Market, Michael Pollan, Escherichia Coli, Slaughterhouse, Janice Taylor, Cattle, The Omnivore's Dilemma, Food Industry, United States, Us, New York City, Our Lady of Weight Loss, Eric Schlosser, Green News
Janice Taylor

Food, Inc. is a mind-blowing, stomach-twisting, eye-opening and ultimately heart-breaking film.

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Running To Catch Up: Health in Our Times

Anne Dunev | Posted 02.06.2009 | Living

Read More: Donuts, Processed Food, Healthy Eating, Constantin Fahlberg, Chips, Soil, Cancer Prevention, Heart Disease Prevention, Lower Cholesterol, Cheap Food, Whole Grains, Genetic Modification, Fruits, Super Foods, Calories, Health, Nutrition, Diet Soda, Vegetables, Whole Food, Superfoods, Minerals, Saccharin, Food Industry, Living News
Anne Dunev

At a holiday party a friend told me he's now working three times harder for half the pay. Welcome to 2009. People need affordable health insurance. But more desperately, they need good health.

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Immigration Workplace Raids Will Lead to More Lost American Jobs

Susie Hoeller | Posted 05.28.2008 | Politics

Read More: Border Walls, Bush Administration Violation of U.S. Constitution, Workplace Raids, Mexico, Immigration Prisons, Immigration, Barack Obama, WWII Japanese POW, Torture, Food Industry, Tancredo Immigration, Wall on Mexico Border, Tom Tancredo, Chertoff, Department of Homeland Security, Politics News
Susie Hoeller

The fact that we don't legally require living wages to be paid in this country and the fact that our immigration laws are totally out of synch with several realities does not make the current strategy of workplace and home raids and border walls either effective or humane.

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