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Paula Deen: Populist Cook or Diabetic Scam Artist?

Lynn Parramore, AlterNet. January 25, 2012.

Tradition doesn't need to be thrown out, but adapted as we learn about the body and adjust ourselves to the more sedentary ways of modern life.

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?

The Year in Food: 2010's Best, Worst and Most Delicious Food Stories

Ari LeVaux, AlterNet. December 17, 2010.

A recent poll showed that most people thought the top three food stories of the year were all about food safety -- but there are many more that made our list.

The Winter I Had to Live Almost Completely on Potatoes ... And Loved It

Carol Deppe, AlterNet. November 19, 2010.

Everything you could want to know about the potato, which, it turns out, is an amazing food.

6 Revolting Breakfasts That Just Might Kill You Before Lunch

Brad Reed, AlterNet. October 10, 2010.

From candy cereals to dead pigs piled onto biscuits, Americans start their days with some deadly concoctions.

Do School Lunches Plump Up Poor Kids?

Emily Badger, Miller-McCune.com. September 3, 2010.

Does the National School Lunch Program make children obese, or are obese children simply more likely to sign up for the program in the first place?

The Dark Side of Vitaminwater

John Robbins, AlterNet. August 9, 2010.

Why it's not the best idea to rely on a soft drink company for your vitamins and other essential nutrients.

How Junk Food Giant PepsiCo Is Buying Up High-Ranking Experts to Look Like a Leader in Health and Nutrition

Michele Simon, AlterNet. August 5, 2010.

Pepsi's strategy: Create a research environment so scientists and public health experts don't feel out of place at the corporate HQ of sugar, salt and fat.

Tater Tots Aren't Vegetables: Why Do We Feed Our Kids Crap?

Jill Richardson, AlterNet. June 24, 2010.

School lunches are a big part of many children's diets, yet the system is under-financed and USDA guidelines are warped. So what will we do about it?

How NYC May Be Revolutionizing the Way Kids Eat

Joshua Frank, AlterNet. June 4, 2010.

In NYC 25 schools are taking part in a program not only to eat whole, organic foods, but also to work in the soil and see little seedlings mature into healthy, edible plants.

School Lunches Even the Lunch Lady Wouldn't Eat

Emily Badger, Miller-McCune.com. May 27, 2010.

Congress is preparing to take up reauthorization of the Child Nutrition Act, but the recipe for success is far from simple.

Is Our Obsession with Weight Misguided? Here's What Really Matters When It Comes to Good Health

Jill Richardson, AlterNet. April 13, 2010.

A popular author says that fitness, nutrition and socioeconomic status are far more important than weight in determining health risks.

Why a High-Protein Diet May Make You Fatter

Kathy Freston, AlterNet. March 18, 2010.

Health expert Dean Ornish says high-protein dieters 'may lose more weight because they are losing water weight. But by the end of the year, the weight usually returns.'

Could a High-Fat Diet Make You Healthy and Prevent Cavities?

Could a High-Fat Diet Make You Healthy and Prevent Cavities?

Tara Lohan, AlterNet. October 27, 2009.

A controversial organization promoting foods high in animal fats has some ecstatic. Others think they're whack jobs.

How Food Companies Have Caused Obesity

Marion Nestle, Meet the Bloggers. November 24, 2008.

Dr. Marion Nestle on the business of food companies.

Watermelon is the New Viagra

Lindsay Beyerstein, AlterNet. July 3, 2008.

USDA-funded research helps Americans put some pizazz in their picnic baskets this fourth of July.

Does America Have a Prescription Drug Problem?

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.

Is Organic Food Really Healthier?

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.

Michael Pollan: Don't Eat Anything That Doesn't Rot

Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!. March 8, 2008.

Consumers are getting duped by the food industry, paying the price with their health.

How To Solve the Diabetes Epidemic

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.

Food Becomes Curriculum in School Lunch Revolution

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.

Big Apple to Go Trans Fat Free

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.

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