Stories by Kiera Butler

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10 Most Horrifically Unhealthy Cereals

Posted on: Dec 7, 2011, Source: Mother Jones

Many popular cereals contain more sugar than a Twinkie or Chips Ahoy cookies.

What You've Been Told About Sweets May Be Wrong

Posted on: Mar 14, 2011, Source: Mother Jones

Many nutritionists claim that table sugar -- a molecule composed of one part fructose to one part glucose -- is no better than food-grade high fructose corn syrup.

Death by Hamburger: How Much Meat Is Too Much?

Posted on: Jun 22, 2010, Source: Mother Jones

A proponent of the light-on-meat flexitarian diet, recommends thinking of meat as "condiment instead of a large-meal focal point."

Which Veggie Burgers Were Made With a Neurotoxin?

Posted on: Apr 13, 2010, Source: Mother Jones Online

Most non-organic veggie burgers currently on the market are made with the chemical hexane, an EPA-registered air pollutant and neurotoxin.

Author Jonathan Safran Foer on Hunting, PETA, and Disagreeing with Michael Pollan

Posted on: Dec 4, 2009, Source: Mother Jones

Foer's new book, Eating Animals, uncovers some ugly truths about America's meat production system, but he also weaves in stories from his own family history.