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Ten Dumbest Food Cop Ideas
Over the years, the growing cabal of diet dictators have proposed a litany of crazy proposals to tax, legislate, and litigate away many food and beverage choices. The list includes sin taxes on meals under $4, carding for candy, and zoning restaurants out of towns.

We've compiled a list of the most outrageous ideas for your reading enjoyment. read more here »

Suspension Over Sweets Posted On: March 12, 2008 Baked Good Boycott Posted On: February 27, 2008 Oh, How The Haughty Have Fallen Posted On: January 9, 2008 It's Only Natural Posted On: January 7, 2008 Pollan Gets Preachy Posted On: January 3, 2008 Make Sure Santa Gives Gifts, Not Lawsuits Posted On: December 21, 2007 This Ban Brought To You By The Letter C Posted On: December 17, 2007 Surgeon General vs. North Pole Posted On: December 3, 2007 Salt Shaker Shakedown Posted On: November 30, 2007 Harvard Study: Snack Foods And Soda Not Linked To Obesity After studying more than 14,000 American children, a team of six Harvard doctors found that snack food and soda do not contribute to childhood obesity. read more here » Does the government think you're fat? Use our Body Mass Calculator to find out your Body Mass Index (BMI), and see how you rate in the eyes of the government. read more here »	Latest Study on Snacks According to the latest study: You shouldn't eat nachos, ding dongs, or powdered sugar doughnuts. According to the latest study your brain is a non-reasoning blob of electrically charged gelatin that should be limited to simple tasks such as raking leaves and growing kale. click to view » Small choices and big bodies Deciding whether to walk or drive is just as important as the decision to go back for second helpings. read more here » Diet isn't the only answer A quick inventory of our homes and offices provides more insight into our weight woes than any nutrition survey. read more here » Center for Science in the Public Interest Background \| Quotes \| Financials The Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) is the undisputed leader among America’s “food police.” CSPI’s joyless eating club has issued hundreds of high-profile — and highly questionable — reports condemning soft drinks, fat substitutes, irradiated meat, biotech food crops, French fries, and just about anything that tastes good. read more here » Kelly Brownell Background Kelly Brownell is a Yale psychologist on a decade-long crusade against what he calls America’s “toxic food environment.” He is best known for having first proposed the infamous “Twinkie tax.” read more here »