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PCRM’s Latest Crappy Ploy

We haven’t heard from the so-called Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine in a while. Readers may remember PCRM as the PETA-linked vegan scolds whose leader once said, “To…
PostedApril 22, 2019 at8:00 am

CNN Left With Egg on Face Over Nutrition Study

Memo to the media: When it comes to reporting on nutrition and health studies, it’s important to walk on eggshells. A recent story published by CNN exaggerated a study with…
PostedMarch 26, 2019 at11:11 am

California Considers “Soda Control”

Lawmakers from the (not-so) Golden State want to crack down on a supposed menace to society: people drinking soda. And they’re considering five measures ranging from fines to…
PostedFebruary 26, 2019 at4:26 pm

Philadelphia’s Soda Tax Is a Business-Killer

Readers know we have railed against soda taxes—including the one in Philadelphia— as disproportionately harming the poorest among us. But there’s another group hurt by the tax:…
PostedJanuary 9, 2019 at5:37 pm

NBC Omits Wacky Vegan Doc’s Activist Affiliation

A recent segment on NBC’s News4 in Washington, DC gave a platform to Neal Barnard, head honcho over at the PETA-linked Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine. Barnard, a psychiatrist…
PostedNovember 26, 2018 at3:39 pm

Soda Taxes Fizzle Out in Washington State

In the UK, the government is looking to dictate the number of calories that supermarkets can offer in prepared food. But here in the states, voters think the…
PostedNovember 9, 2018 at9:56 am

UK Proposes Limits on Pizza, No Limits on Nanny State

Food in the UK is under threat. It’s not the first time bad food laws have come to the island—it was once mandated that all bananas sold in the…
PostedOctober 16, 2018 at10:17 am

This One Chemical is Lurking in Your Food

Care for some dihydrogen monoxide with your next meal? You may have instinctual skepticism to that offer. But that’s the chemical name for H2O; good old-fashioned…
PostedOctober 12, 2018 at4:16 pm

Beyond Burger: Beyond Processed

The marketing departments of the newest crop of fake meats love to imply that their products are natural and healthy. But when you flip the package over and really look at…
PostedSeptember 13, 2018 at8:33 am

No, Organic Doesn’t Mean Better

Are you being duped by organic food? Certainly, the vague notion of organic in the minds of consumers—bucolic farms, no “manmade chemicals”—might seem appealing. But in reality, the…
PostedSeptember 4, 2018 at2:25 pm