Kelly Brownell, Yale’s resident food-policy and obesity blowhard, is once again using the opinion page of the Hartford Courant to score some points in favor of wildly…
It’s only Tuesday, but it’s hard to see how anyone’s going to top this. Love him or hate him, talk radio host Rush Limbaugh doesn’t pull any punches. Like…
On Tuesday, California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed a bill into law that will require all eggs sold in the state (starting in 2015) to come from producers compliant…
Major League Eating (MLE) hosted its biggest annual competition in New York City on Sunday, featuring the granddaddy of competitive-eating events: the hot-dog contest. As with any "sport,"…
The Congressional battle over regulating school lunch nutrition has drawn the attention of a number of activist groups that are trying to influence what’s on our kids' menus. One…
Over the weekend, Albany Times-Union columnist and Cornell University associate professor Jennifer Wilkins called us out for our opposition to “fat taxes” as a weight loss policy measure.
In preparation for Sunday’s celebrations, there’s no better time than now to remember (and be grateful for) all the freedoms we enjoy—including the right to choose what we eat…
It’s summertime, so once again the Trust for America’s Health has released its annual “F is for Fat” report with state-by-state obesity rates. Here’s the bottom line: America…