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Monthly Archives: September 2011
The Federal Government Buys Us Twinkies.
I’ve written a lot lately about the debate over whether U.S. agricultural policy contributes to the nation’s obesity crisis. Now a new study has come out suggesting the extent to which it does. Public interest group CALPIRG studied the billions of … Continue reading
Posted in Food Policy
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Do Whole Grains Cause Weight Gain?
The Atlantic posted a neat article last week about a doctor who believes wheat is behind the nation’s weight gain epidemic. The reason I found this so interesting is that in one sense I agree with him but in another … Continue reading
Posted in Food Policy
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New Campaign Targets U.S. Soda Consumption
A couple years ago, anti-soda campaigns swung into full force. New York launched a major educational campaign; Philadelphia considered passing a new tax on sugary beverages; Boston outlawed the sale of sugary beverages on public property; and New York first … Continue reading
Posted in Food Policy
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Diet Can Change the Bacteria in Our Intestines
Bacteria’s typically thought of as dangerous. E. Coli. Contagion. Outbreak. Antibacterial soaps. Antibiotics. Typically we’re fighting bacteria, and not embracing it. But more and more these days we hear about “beneficial” bacteria. Probiotics. Acidophilus. We know “good” bacteria live in … Continue reading
Are We Ready for Compostable Packaging?
NPR’s Marketplace did a great piece recently on compostable packaging. The industry is booming. Growing at about 19% each year, it’s reached $130 million globally. But does it do us any good? Evidently not, unless you have an industrial composter. … Continue reading
Do Farm Subsidies Really Cause Bad Diets?
Michael Pollan helped fan the flames a few years ago over U.S. agricultural policy. By describing shifts in American agricultural policy that occurred during the 1970s he suggested that our farmers have been inaptly incentivized to produce too much of … Continue reading
GM Corn Creating New Super-Pests?
Opponents of genetically modified crops have long warned of “super-weeds.” These weeds evolve from regular weeds on fields where herbicides are sprayed in particularly heavy doses. Because much of the U.S.’s genetically modified crops are genetically engineered to survive heavy … Continue reading
Posted in GMOs, Health Concerns, Pesticides
Tagged Genetic engineering, Genetically modified food, Herbicide, Monsanto
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New York Health Department Finds Evidence for Banning the Use of Food Stamps for Soda
Two weeks ago the USDA rejected New York’s proposal to ban the use of food stamps to buy soda in New York stores. Now New York’s Health Department has come out with a study suggesting such a ban would be … Continue reading
