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Do Children Need Kid's Food?

Hemi Weingarten | Posted 11.25.2009 | Living

Read More: Artificial Colors, Television Advertisement, Child, Supermarket, Junk Food, Sugar, Health, Danimals, Living News
Hemi Weingarten

Whether it's Danimals, a sugary cereal, or glow in the dark Mac 'n Cheese -- think about the real reason you bought these items. Is it because your children really need them? Or because of the clever packaging.

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It's American Diabetes Month

Christina Pirello | Posted 11.09.2009 | Living

Read More: Diabetes Study, Junk Food, Type 2 Diabetes, Low-Fat Vegetarian Diets, Junk Food Ads, Health, Dr. Neal Barnard, Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Glucose, Living News
Christina Pirello

Type 2 diabetes is such an American epidemic that we can skip giving kids bikes for Christmas and move right to the wheelchairs they'll be needing later in life. Forget the basketballs, baseball gloves and bats.

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Is Junk Food As Addictive As Heroin?

Grist | Posted 10.31.2009 | Green

Read More: Addiction, Heroin, Obesity, Junk Food, Food Politics, Green News

With the rumors swirling that Michelle Obama is a big fan of former FDA Commissioner David Kessler's new book The End of Overeating, it seems reasonab...

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Sweet Scam Group Hits Back At New York Health Initiatives (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | David Weiner | Posted 09.30.2009 | New York

Read More: Nyc Health Department, New York, Lobbying, Michael Bloomberg, New York City, Non-Profit, Fat, Obesity, When Did Big Apple Become Big Brother, Junk Food, Sugar, Center for Consumer Freedom, Video, Advertising, Health, Sweet Scam, New York News

In light of all of Mayor Bloomberg's recent health initiatives, the non-profit Center for Consumer Freedom is asking, "When did the Big Apple become B...

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Real Health Care Reform Begins in the Kitchen

Christina Pirello | Posted 11.23.2009 | Living

Read More: Junk Food, Stroke, Type 2 Diabetes, Dr Dean Ornish, Health Care Reform, Plant-Based Diet, Webmd, Heart Disease, Dr. Regina Benjamin, Natural Foods, Obesity, Mediterranean Diet, Living News
Christina Pirello

For the life of me, I can't figure out why every single American isn't eating a healthy diet. I can't believe that there's one person who wants to be fat, at risk of disease, lethargic, foggy and achy.

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A Letter From A Fan

Laura Trice | Posted 09.03.2009 | Living

Read More: Iraq, Food, Healthy Food, Junk Food, Home Cooking, Food Choices, Iraw War, Nutrition, Fresh Food, Iraq Military, Care-Packages, Health Food, Living News
Laura Trice

I recently received a care package that contained your Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Bite-lettes. I had never had them before and they are such a welcome treat!

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NATIONAL JUNK FOOD DAY: What's Your Favorite No-No? (POLL)

Huffington Post | Posted 08.21.2009 | Style

Read More: Candy, National Junk Food Day, Favorite Junk Food, Junk Food, Poll, Style News

Today is National Junk Food Day. The origins of the holiday are unclear, but we think it's a great reason to chow down on a sugary snack, as long as y...

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There is No Such Thing as Junk Food...There's Just Junk! Let's Get It Out of Our Schools

Deirdre Imus | Posted 08.10.2009 | Living

Read More: Healthy Eating, Cafeteria Food, Organic Food, Children's Environmental Health, School Lunch, Whole Foods, Junk Food, Imus Ranch for Kids With Cancer, Children's Health, Healthy Snacks, Toxins, Living News
Deirdre Imus

It's lunchtime at your child's school. Do you know what's on the menu?

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Food, Inc. Inspires Moms to Cut the Crap

Sarah Newman | Posted 07.25.2009 | Politics

Read More: Center for Science in the Public Interest, Sarah's Social Action Snapshot, White House, Takepart.com, Congress, Childhood Nutrition, California Center for Public Health Advocacy, Obesity, Cspi, Junk Food, Child Nutrition Reauthorization, Food Inc., Nutrition, Moms Rising, Soda, Desperate Housewives, Healthy School Lunch Brigade, School Lunches, Diabetes, Deidre Hall, Andrea Bowen, Childhood-Diabetes, Politics News
Sarah Newman

Parents have had enough. They know their kids need nutritious, fresh ingredients that encourage healthy growth and fuel their minds instead of foods that fuel an obesity epidemic amongst kids.

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Taxing and Banning: The Only Clear Strategies Our Leaders Seem to Have

Alan Miller | Posted 04.19.2009 | Politics

Read More: Uk, Salt, Junk Food, Governor Paterson, Smoking Ban, Chocolate, Trans Fat Ban, Alcohol, Mike Bloomberg, Politics News
Alan Miller

In these troubled times it seems the one thing that we can be sure of is that bureaucrats and politicians are keen to go after the small pleasures of life and hit us where it hurts.

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Relationship Detox

Natalia Rose | Posted 04.09.2009 | Living

Read More: Competition, Anger, Organize, Relationships, Detox, Ego, Cleanse, Authenticity, Healing, Junk Food, Jealousy, Overeating, Living News
Natalia Rose

Typically, once you detoxify your relationship with yourself, you will be able to elevate your other relationships with ease.

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Parents! Mercury Contamination Found in High Fructose Corn Syrup

Christopher Gavigan | Posted 03.01.2009 | Green

Read More: Healthy Eating, Toxic Chemicals, Junk Food, Chlorine, Children, Melamine, Health, Nutrition, Hfcs, Mercury, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Food, Neurotoxin, Fda, Barack Obama, Parents, Green News
Christopher Gavigan

A study by the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy detected mercury in nearly one-third of 55 popular brand-name food and beverage products where HFCS is the present.

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Peaceful Revolution: Current School Food Standards Don't Make Sense

Margo G. Wootan | Posted 01.16.2009 | Politics

Read More: Cafeteria Nutrition, American Academy of Pediatrics, Healthy Food, Congress, School Nutrition Standards, National PTA, Vending Machines in Schools, School Lunches, Parenting, Child Nutrition Promotion and School Lunch Protection Act, Parenting and Food, Childhood Obesity, United States Department of Agriculture, Junk Food, Junk Food Ban, American Medical Association, Usda, National Alliance for Nutrition and Activity, Politics News
Margo G. Wootan

Over the last two decades, rates of obesity have tripled in children and adolescents, and that increase has been linked to soda intake and the sale of junk food in schools.

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Kick in the Tush Club: The Family "Fat" (Not Like The Family Jewels)

Janice Taylor | Posted 12.14.2008 | Living

Read More: Janice Taylor, Kick in the Tush Club, Health, Obesity in America, Weight Loss Tips, Weight Loss, Lose Weight, Healthy Lifestyle, Our Lady of Weight Loss, Overweight Teen, Parenting Tips, Obesity, Family Weightloss, Exercise Tips, Junk Food, Obese Children, Living News
Janice Taylor

We teach by example. You can tell your kids till you are blue in the face that they should not eat junk but if you are imparting this wisdom with a bag of Cheetos in one hand... good luck!

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Dear Barack: Thanks for Blowing My Diet!

Howie Greene | Posted 12.05.2008 | Politics

Read More: Politics, Obama, Election Day, Diet, Barack Obama Polls, Junk Food, Food, Politics News
Howie Greene

It may be about Florida, Florida Florida tonight, but it'll be about Cake, Cake, Cake for me! High voter turnout? High Fructose Corn Syrup in MY election headquarters.

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Venus and Serena Williams Endorse Oreos; Meth Next

Charlotte Hilton Andersen | Posted 10.11.2008 | Living

Read More: Ads, Venus Williams, U.S. Open, Advertising, Williams Sisters, Bad Ads, Oreo Cookies, Serena Williams, Tennis, Oreos, Double Stuf Oreos, Obesity, Childhood Obesity, Junk Food, Junk Food Ads, Eating in Moderation, Living News
Charlotte Hilton Andersen

Is it responsible to link a junk food of such notoriety to sports?

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Tremayne Durham, 33, Admits To Murder In Exchange For Junk Food

AP | Posted 09.07.2008 | Home

Read More: Stupid News, Junk Food, Home News

PORTLAND, Ore. — A New York man who pleaded guilty to murder in Oregon in exchange for buckets of fried chicken will get calzones and pizza to g...

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The Commercial Games: How Commercialism is Overrunning the Olympics and Why It Matters

Robert Weissman | Posted 09.06.2008 | Business

Read More: Junk Food, Nike, Sudan, Olympics, Speedo Lzr Racer, Commercialism, Adidas, Sweatshops, Business News
Robert Weissman

Sports, of course, remain centerstage, but commercialism has overwhelmed whatever other values the Olympics hope to embody.

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Genius Junk Food: 6 Snacks That Are Actually Good For You

Men's Health | Jeff Volek, Ph.D., R.D. | Posted 07.23.2008 | Living

Read More: Junk Food, Healthy Snacks, Diet Advice, Junk Food Secrets, Living News

Did you know there are more than 15 types of saturated fat? And despite the fact that they've been damned as a whole by nutrition experts for decad...

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Frito Lay's New Goal: Eco-Friendly Potato Chips

New York Times | Andrew Martin | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: Eco-Friendly Chips, Junk Food, Ruffles, Frito-Lay, Lays, Potato Chips, Business News

At Frito-Lay's factory here, more than 500,000 pounds of potatoes arrive every day from New Mexico to be washed, sliced, fried, seasoned and portioned...

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Snack Companies Search For "Healthy" Junk Food To Protect The Bottom Line

Newsweek | Jennifer Ordoñez | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: Junk Food, Health, Frito-Lay, Obesity, Health Food, Food, Snacking, Business News

Except for the occasional oversize bag of naked Cheetos lying around (they're not yet covered in fluorescent orange cheese flavoring), the maze of win...

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