Lindsay Beyerstein, AlterNet AlterNet: Sex and Relationships. July 3, 2008. USDA-funded research helps Americans put some pizazz in their picnic baskets this fourth of July.
Doug Bremner, Huffington Post. May 9, 2008. Almost all of the chronic conditions for which pills are prescribed are preventable through changes in lifestyle, diet and exercise.
Deborah Rich, Earth Island Journal. April 23, 2008. The U.S. government's food policy suggests an apple is an apple, regardless of how it was grown. Scientific data suggests otherwise.
Terrence McNally, AlterNet. March 14, 2007. The government and the food industry know that Type 2 diabetes is linked to lifestyle and diet; yet profit continues to determine food policy, and nutrition remains a scant part of medial education. Dr. Neal Barnard offers a solution to the crisis.
Tom Philpott, Grist.org. January 30, 2007. Maverick chef Ann Cooper aims to spark a nationwide school-lunch revolution. Currently, 78 percent of schools in America do not meet USDA nutritional guidelines.
Anna Lappé, AlterNet. December 6, 2006. The New York Board of Heath voted in favor of banning trans fats, an additive that helps the shelf life of food but not the health of consumers.
