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Soda Taxes Criticized as Ineffective and Unfair (March 15, 2010)
Food activist godfather Kelly Brownell reiterated his call for soda taxes this weekend, claiming that decreasing the cost of healthy food and boosting the price of unhealthy food will encourage better eating habits. As usual, Brownell is ignoring compelling scientific evidence that says otherwise.
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Animal Rights
PETA (Still) Kills Animals. Lots of ‘Em. (March 12, 2010)
In 2009 People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) put a few more notches on its belt—2,301, to be exact. That’s how many cats and dogs met their demise at the hands of this radical animal rights group last year, according to PETA’s own “Animal Record” filings with the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. That’s 97 percent of the pets that were...
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Food Scares
Hype Masters Call Out Corn Syrup Falsehoods (March 11, 2010)
Clearing up the high fructose corn syrup myths appears to be the new rage. Last week USA Today took a crack at denouncing the high-fructose fearmongering. And yesterday CBS News thoroughly took to task the claim that high fructose corn syrup is nutritionally different from table sugar. We were pleased to see that even notorious hype makers were calling shenanigans:
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Don't Sue The Hand That Feeds You (Thanksgiving Edition)
It really is the most wonderful time of the year for food activists. A cornucopia-- no, a moveable feast-- of nutritional puritans have already descended on Thanksgiving planners.
The Naturopathy Movement
Naturopathy refers to a doctrine of “natural medicine” that teaches that the body’s “vital force” is the most important factor in healing and maintaining health. The approach has been criticized as largely pseudo-scientific, relying on dogma rather than d
7 Things You Didn't Know About HSUS
The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) is a “humane society” in name only, since it doesn’t operate a single pet shelter or pet adoption facility anywhere in the United States.
It really is the most wonderful time of the year for food activists. A cornucopia-- no, a moveable feast-- of nutritional puritans have already descended on Thanksgiving planners.
The Naturopathy Movement
Naturopathy refers to a doctrine of “natural medicine” that teaches that the body’s “vital force” is the most important factor in healing and maintaining health. The approach has been criticized as largely pseudo-scientific, relying on dogma rather than d
7 Things You Didn't Know About HSUS
The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) is a “humane society” in name only, since it doesn’t operate a single pet shelter or pet adoption facility anywhere in the United States.
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