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Soda is not just a vice of the poor
How that front-page NYT article on food stamps and soda got the data wrong—and demonized poor people
Soda is not just a vice of the poor
01.17.2017
by Kristin Wartman Lawless
A new suit leveled against Coca-Cola may go beyond the courtroom
Suing Coca-Cola. The charge: Sweet, sweet lies
A new suit leveled against Coca-Cola may go beyond the courtroom
01.12.2017
by Patrick Clinton
Criticism of the new sugar study may be missing the point
Why everyone (including us) was wrong about the sugar guidelines controversy
Criticism of the new sugar study may be missing the point
01.05.2017
by Patrick Clinton
Should crickets be regulated like food?
Should edible insects be regulated like food?
Should crickets be regulated like food?
12.23.2016
by Patrick Clinton
Cold Plasma treatment: a new Miracle Cure?
Could cold plasma be a food safety cure-all?
Cold Plasma treatment: a new Miracle Cure?
12.15.2016
by Patrick Clinton
Dr. Oz is facing off against the olive oil industry association in court
Doctor Oz will probably win the fake olive oil libel suit
Dr. Oz is facing off against the olive oil industry association in court
12.08.2016
by Patrick Clinton
Why our thinking about food deserts is all wrong
Why our thinking about food deserts is all wrong
Why our thinking about food deserts is all wrong
11.30.2016
by Patrick Clinton
Carrageenan may no longer be allowed in organic foods
Carrageenan: The missing ingredient
Carrageenan may no longer be allowed in organic foods
11.17.2016
by Patrick Clinton
What is the relationship between junk food and human rights?
That UN report on junk food as a human rights issue?
What is the relationship between junk food and human rights?
11.02.2016
by Patrick Clinton + The Counter
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