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Anti-soda bandwagon fueled by junk science

When George Washington University law professor John Banzhaf announced to the national media that he was leading the charge to sue restaurants on behalf of obese customers, most Americans were appalled. We all rolled our eyes and thought, "Who's next?"

But now that Banzhaf is threatening, from 3,000 miles away, to haul individual Seattle School Board members into court over the district's recently renewed soft-drink-vending contracts, it's probably more accurate to wonder: "Who's left?" read more here »



Daily Headlines

  • Soda Scam Goes Hollywood
    Posted On: November 6, 2009
  • Crushing Beverage Tax Proposals
    Posted On: October 27, 2009
  • The Empire State Strikes Back?
    Posted On: October 21, 2009
  • Another Big Sham in the Big Apple
    Posted On: October 16, 2009
  • Food Cops’ Obesity Message is Off-Key
    Posted On: October 13, 2009
  • When Nudge Turns to Shove
    Posted On: September 28, 2009
  • NYC Is Pouring on the Guilt
    Posted On: September 25, 2009

    • Features

    Hop On Pop Hop On Pop
    As hard as it may be to believe, there is a coordinated cultural war being waged against soft drinks. Anti-soft-drink activism usually focuses on four arguments, and the Washington Post article embraced them all. read more here »

    Latest Study on Soda Latest Study on Soda
    According to the latest study: You shouldn't be drinking coffee or ice-cold sodas. Drinking coffee or ice-cold sodas may lead to feelings of discomfort... if consumed naked while on a pile of red ants while being pelted in the eye with spit balls with a wasp in your ear. click to view »

    The Robert Wood Johnson Soda Ban
    Even before the famously anti-alcohol Robert Wood Johnson Foundation officially declared obesity one of its priority concerns, it awarded a grant of $722,925 to anti-soda activist Harold Goldstein. read more here »

    Food Police: Milk Is Unhealthy for Kids Food Police: Milk Is Unhealthy for Kids
    The food police have added whole and two-percent milk to the list of "poor nutritional quality" beverages in their crosshairs, recommending that they be removed from American's schools. read more here »

    Ad Campaigns

    Big Apple or Big Brother? Big Apple or Big Brother?
    After tackling margarine on bagels in New York, the New York Department of Health Hype is attacking soft drinks. Priorities? click to view »

    You Are Too Stupid You Are Too Stupid
    ...to make good personal decisions about foods and beverages. click to view »


    OpEds

    NO. Wrong to use tax code to punish soft drink makers and industries.
    Despite opposition from two-thirds of Americans, President Obama has latched onto exploring one proposal to raise billions of dollars for health care reform through so-called “lifestyle taxes” on soft drinks. read more here »

    Fat chance food cops will simply let us be
    If you’re planning on visiting New York City anytime soon, you’ll be treated to sordid subway pictures of soft drinks turning into yellow globs of human fat. read more here »

    Activist Cash

    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 »

    Marion Nestle
    Background
    Marion Nestle is one of the country’s most hysterical anti-food-industry fanatics. She writes: “Sellers of food products do not attract the same kind of attention as purveyors of drugs or tobacco. They should.” read more here »

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