San Francisco mayor Gavin Newsom’s plan to impose a citywide surcharge on soda sales has rightly drawn the ire of consumer groups coast to coast. Too bad it’s also drawn…
Today, millions of Americans will scramble to send off last-minute tax forms to the Internal Revenue Service. In all likelihood, few will kick back after a mad dash to the…
“Less money for public schools” isn’t a very popular slogan, which may explain why diet scolds ignore the real-world consequences of yanking soft drink machines out of schools. Food cops…
Even before the famously anti-alcohol Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) officially declared obesity one of its priority concerns, the $8 billion health cop had awarded a grant…
The California legislature’s top lifestyle nanny has finally scored a win. Deborah Ortiz’s bill to phase out soft drinks in schools passed the state Senate last week and…
Last week in Philadelphia, the annual conference of the American Public Health Association (APHA) included a plenary session on “Challenging the Fast Food Culture.” The Center for…
Politician, heal thyself: A Texas state senator who says he enjoys soft drinks himself is pushing legislation that would attach taxes to soda. The plan…
“Soda pop is today’s cause celebre of the anti-obesity campaign,” writes Rocky Mountain News columnist Mary Winter. “Twelve states are considering laws to tax or ban pop sales…