Encouraging news out of Canada! "Health Canada has released details of a proposal to change Canada’s food guide and they are causing concern in some areas of the food industry." Highlights: * "Among the first Read More
Aug 12, 2017
food policy
Jul 20, 2017
Say What? The Government Wants You to Eat A Lot More Cheese At Fast Food Joints
"Amid an historic glut, a secretive, government-sponsored entity is putting cheese anywhere it can stuff it," Bloomberg reports. More specifically: in fast food; not a boon for public health. Highlights: * "That Read More
Jun 26, 2017
How Big Chicken Leaves Farmers in the Dust
In this blog post, Sally Lee of Rural Advancement Foundation International (RAFI) delves into the chicken industry's power politics -- which, not surprisingly, benefit very few and oppress farmers. Highlights: * Read More
Jun 20, 2017
How Fast Food Took Over Urban America
Add "Supersizing Urban America" (by Chin Jou, currently a professor of American history at the University of Sydney) to your reading list this Summer. The book connects the dots between fast food, race politics, economic Read More
Feb 27, 2017
Potential Conflicts of Interest in Academic Experts Advising Government and Charities on Dietary Policies
We just came across this study published in BioMed Central Public Health in August of 2016 that touches on potential conflicts of interest surrounding academic experts who advise government and charities on dietary Read More
Jan 24, 2017
How Food Industry Political Lobbying Negatively Affects Health Policy
A must-read! New research published in the Australia-New Zealand Journal of Public Health details ways in which "lobbyists for 'big food' are potentially swaying health policies in favour of their corporate bottom Read More