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Phony Health Experts Continue Seafood Smear Campaign (May 13, 2008)
Phony Health Experts Continue Seafood Smear Campaign In another example of activist opportunism this Mother’s Day, Oceana commemorated the occasion by spreading paranoia about mercury levels in fish. In a special press release on Friday, the group’s usual seafood alarmists took a backseat to “Oceana celebrity spokes-Mom” Amber Valetta, who offered a few “tips” on the species and quantity of fish we should be eating in order to stay healthy.  Aside from... read more here »

Food Police
Fat Camps For 5-Year-Olds (May 12, 2008)
Fat Camps For 5-Year-Olds Though misguided anti-obesity campaigns aren’t having the desired effect on their targeted demographic, they are making a big impact on another group: children. As a result of the unhealthy fixation on “junk” food by health officials and activist groups, countless children have started dieting, restricting their food, and focusing on their weight. And measures that would have once seemed absurd are becoming increasingly acceptable: read more here »

Big Government
iTunes Labeled A 'Sin' (For Tax Purposes, Of Course) (May 9, 2008)
iTunes Labeled A 'Sin' (For Tax Purposes, Of Course) Americans are on a slippery slope. Across the nation, self-appointed “experts” are lobbying to regulate the food we eat, the clothes we wear, and the goods we buy, assuming that Americans are too stupid to choose for ourselves.  The fact is that paternalistic politicians are constantly overreaching. For instance, California legislators are currently battling to tax six-packs, grocery bags, and music downloads, on top of... read more here »

Animal Rights
Holy Veal! (May 9, 2008)
Holy Veal! Preachy animal activists would love to see the day when no one eats Grandma’s veal parmigiana. The day when talk of veal osso bucco draws the sort of sneers reserved for filterless cigarettes and morning martinis. read more here »

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Your Kids, PETA's Pawns Your Kids, PETA's Pawns
Few parents realize the threat posed to their children by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals and the growing animal-rights movement.

The Book HSUS and PETA Don’t Want You to Read
In his book Redemption, Nathan Winograd argues that the idea of pet overpopulation in America is a myth. PETA cites this “overpopulation” as the reason it kills nearly 90 percent of the dogs and cats it takes in. And HSUS literally wrote the book

Study: Why Food and Drink Bans Won't Solve Childhood Obesity
Despite the fact that almost all the research on in-school nutrition indicates that food bans are ineffective (and sometimes counterproductive), numerous groups are pushing for more regulations. Here's our study explaining why they're wrong.

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Government Records Show PETA Killed over 90 Percent of "Companion Animals" in 2007
An official report filed by People for The Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) with the Virginia government shows that the organization put to death more than 90 percent of the dogs, cats, and other pets it took in for adoption during 2007.... read more here »

PETA Times Square "Shower" Protest Is All Wet, Says Consumer Group
PETA falsely claims that "producing just 1 pound of meat requires water equivalent to more than a year's worth of showers." But according to the Council for Agricultural Science and Technology (CAST), it would take less than 18 ten-minute showers to consu... read more here »



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The mercury-in-the-fish story
Americans have been drowning in stories about “toxic” tuna sushi and high mercury levels in fish.... read more here »

What's on the menu? Regulation
There are ways to ensure that consumers have access to a surplus of information without having it thrust in their faces on restaurant menus.... read more here »

A Healthy Diet Doesn’t Mean You Are
Many health officials criticize the modern American diet, suggesting that our grandparents’ nutrition was notably superior.... read more here »



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