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August 2, 2000

The Twinkie Made Me Eat It

Kelly Brownell, the father of the infamous "Twinkie Tax," says, "We can't look any longer at blaming individuals" for their obesity. Brownell says it's up to public health officials, following the tobacco model, to force Americans to change the way they eat. The first step, of course, says Brownell, is a "Twinkie Tax" on high-calorie foods.

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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 »

Small choices and big bodies
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