On AlterNet: junk food

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

5 Ridiculous Fast Food Creations That Should Never Have Been Invented

Tara Lohan, AlterNet. February 4, 2011.

Kitchens have sadly been replaced with scientific laboratories and it's starting to seem that the American public is one big test animal.

Pepsi's Answer to 'Eat Natural': Snackify Beverages and Drinkify Snacks

Marion Nestle, Food Politics. January 7, 2011.

Pepsi's most recent attempt at "better-for-you" food is looking like a miserable failure. Surprised?

How Modern Day Mad Men Are Making Our Kids Fat and Sick

Kelle Louaillier, Other Words. January 3, 2011.

Protecting our children from diet-related disease requires guarding them from junk food advertising.

How Coke and Pepsi Are Buying Off Charities Like Save the Children

Marion Nestle, Food Politics. December 17, 2010.

Coke and Pepsi's sponsorship of Save the Children seems to have killed the organization's push for soda taxes, and hence, their work to end childhood obesity.

Despite Spending Billions on Advertising, the Fast Food Industry Blames Parents for Skyrocketing Obesity Rates

Leslie Samuelrich, Other Words. October 18, 2010.

The Federal Trade Commission estimates that major food and beverage corporations spend at least $1.6 billion in the US every year to convince kids to eat unhealthy food.

Junk Food Companies Pledge to Reduce Calories and Fight Obesity in US While Ramping up Their Presence in the Developing World

Amit Srivastava, AlterNet. June 3, 2010.

But if high-fat, high-sugar and highly processed foods are bad for the health of Americans, are they any good for people in India and China? The answer, obviously, no.

Down with the Clown: Why Ronald McDonald Has No Business Talking to Children

Raj Patel, AlterNet. April 12, 2010.

Ronald McDonald's peddling of happy fast food times to kids is at the dangerous forefront of the 17$ billion corporations spend on direct marketing to brainwash children.

Behind the Shady World of Marketing Junk Food to Children

Jill Richardson, AlterNet. March 23, 2010.

Marketers spend billions attracting kids to junk food they hope will become a lifelong brand attachment. But the effect on kids' health can be costly.

The Olympics and Its Stars Pimp for Junk Food

Vanessa Richmond, AlterNet. February 21, 2010.

Olympics advertising is an orgy of sugar and empty calories, thanks to the athletes who shill fast food for cash.

5 Bad Things That Immediately Happen to Your Body When You Eat Sugary Junk

Vicki Santillano, Divine Caroline. November 23, 2009.

Sugary food tastes great going down, but the effects it has on our insides are far less appetizing.

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

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

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

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?

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

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.