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On AlterNet: junk food

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "junk food"

Food Industry Is Now Calling Junk Food 'Healthy' - Why Could That Be?

Food Industry Is Now Calling Junk Food 'Healthy' - Why Could That Be?

Jim Hightower, AlterNet. September 17, 2009.
Food corporations are hoping to cash in on the growing public concern about nutrition by launching a program that labels some junk food healthy.

How We Became a Society of Gluttonous Junk Food Addicts

How We Became a Society of Gluttonous Junk Food Addicts

Arun Gupta, AlterNet. August 5, 2009.
Junk food is killing us slowly with diabetes, heart disease and cancer. But we can't stop because we're hooked, and the food industry is the pusher.

McDonald's Is Poisoning Consumers -- And Blaming Everyone Else for the Catastrophic Societal Costs

McDonald's Is Poisoning Consumers -- And Blaming Everyone Else for the Catastrophic Societal Costs

Stacey Folsom, AlterNet. June 24, 2009.
McDonald's refuses to take responsibility for the skyrocketing rates of obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular disease.

9 Weight Loss Secrets the Diet Industry Doesn't Want You to Know

9 Weight Loss Secrets the Diet Industry Doesn't Want You to Know

Brie Cadman, Divine Caroline. May 11, 2009.
Here are a few hard truths the diet/food industry isn't going to tell you, but might just help you take a more realistic approach to weight loss.

Should You Let Your Kids Eat Junk Food?

Should You Let Your Kids Eat Junk Food?

Tana Ganeva, AlterNet. January 12, 2009.
Our readers sound off on a recent article about parents who who don't let their kids eat candy, soda and chips.

Twinkie, Deconstructed: Processing the American Diet

Twinkie, Deconstructed: Processing the American Diet

Vanja Petrovic, AlterNet. July 12, 2007.
A conversation with author Steve Ettlinger reveals the mines, mile-long factories and enormous industrial effort that goes into making a Twinkie -- an archetype of the processed foods found in so many Americans' diets.