Kudos, Chile! "The Chilean government, facing skyrocketing rates of obesity, is waging war on unhealthy foods with a phalanx of marketing restrictions, mandatory packaging redesigns and labeling rules aimed at Read More
Feb 08, 2018
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Feb 05, 2018
Mars, Inc Recognizes Problems with Industry-Funded Studies
A new era of food politics. Mars, Inc recognizes the many problems with industry-funded studies and will soon leave @ILSI_Global (International Life Sciences Institute -- a notorious food industry front group that Read More
Jan 27, 2018
How Sugary Shakes Convinced Health Professionals They Support Healing
Ensure and Boost have spent millions successfully convincing health professionals and the general public that their beverages support healing. How a sugar-laden beverage with pro-inflammatory fats helps the body heal Read More
Jan 03, 2018
Former Advertising Exec Reveals How Big Food is Acting Like Big Tobacco
"A former advertising executive who spent two decades working with “big food” corporations has revealed how they are still working to persuade us to eat more sugar and junk food in spite of the obesity epidemic," The Read More
Dec 20, 2016
Industry-Sponsored Group Attacks Added Sugar Guidelines
Here we go! "A prominent medical journal on Monday published a scathing attack on global health advice to eat less sugar. Warnings to cut sugar, the study argued, are based on weak evidence and cannot be trusted. The Read More
Dec 16, 2016
The Added Sugar Labeling Battle Continues in Canada…
Health advocates in Canada have encountered a temporary setback: added sugar will not be listed on nutrition labels. Highlights: "Consumers, health professionals, even the provincial and territorial governments, Read More