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2/8/02 'Fast Food Nation' book is full of fluff
Eric Schlosser serves up some weak and dull arguments in his book, Fast Food Nation
10/1/04 'Obesity' lawyers licking chops
Washington Times: In search of their next supersized payday, lawyers know they can't sue to make people exercise more, so they're targeting food makers.
3/12/04 'Super Size Me' Is Just Another Sick Reality Show
Chicago Sun-Times : Morgan Spurlock's film 'Super Size Me' is no more realistic than so-called reality shows like ''Average Joe.'' and ''My Big Fat Obnoxious Fiance.''
1/6/08 A Healthy Diet Doesn’t Mean You Are
The Oregonian: Many health officials criticize the modern American diet, suggesting that our grandparents’ nutrition was notably superior.
7/19/98 A Tort Museum? Try a House of Horrors
The Hartford Courant: Ralph Nader believes the country is missing a major cultural institution, and he’s determined to create the American Museum of Tort Law.
2/1/98 A Valentine's Day Melee
Without restaurants to go to, where will happy couples head on this Valentine's Day?
8/14/02 All-out assault by food cops: When will it end?
USA Today: After getting rich from tobacco settlements, lawyers are now setting their sights on fatty foods.
10/2/07 Americans should still have a right to guilt-free eating.
The Desert Sun: Menu labeling- the latest quick-fix diet scheme proposed in the name of public health—assumes that consumers can’t tell the difference between French fries and fruit cups.
4/16/03 Animal groups callous, not cute
USA Today: PETA's vulgar attempts to get attention are tame compared to those of animal extremists who are torching medical research labs.
9/13/06 Animal-rights radicals fail to value human life
Home News Tribune (East Brunswick, NJ): Six animal-rights extremists will go to prison, but many more are out there. While law enforcement can respond to arson fires and death threats, subtler attacks on the future of humanity demand everyone's vigilance.
7/24/03 Anti-soda bandwagon fueled by junk science
Seattle Times: Frivolous obesity lawyer targets Seattle school board members in anti-soda crusade
9/4/98 Anyone Like Coffee With Your Burger? Want That With Cream?
The San Francisco Examiner: The U.S. government has informed millions of formerly healthy Americans that they are fatties by redefining the definition of 'being overweight'.
4/21/05 Attack on medical research
Washington Times: Animal research has led to vaccines for rabies, smallpox, rubella, measles and anthrax. Throw it all out, says the Physicians Committee. These advocates of "responsible" medicine view research like this as "unnecessary."
5/29/09 BMI 'report cards' won't keep kids healthy
MetroWest Daily News: In the campaign to eradicate childhood obesity, schools around the country have banned everything from birthday treats to vending machines. But when it comes to slimming down students, the so-called food police aren't making much progress.
6/21/03 Beef against fast food could lead to economic indigestion
Boston Herald: A coalition of the nation's leading food cops, bureaucrats and trial attorneys gathered in Boston for an assault summit on obesity.
12/31/07 Blame The Couch, Not Food Industry, For Obesity
Tampa Tribune: Holidays are the season for nostalgia. Without fail, reference to the “good old days” often turns into debates over contemporary headaches.
8/15/08 California Focus: The State of California contains chemicals!
Orange County Register: Chances are good that in the past 22 years, you've seen warning labels on everyday items cautioning that you've been exposed to chemicals that the state of California has deemed dangerous.
10/16/07 California Focus: The new animal-rights battleground
Orange County Register: The animal-rights movement is far from harmless. And since California seems to be the current animal-rights Ground Zero, it's worth considering what the movement stands for.
4/9/09 Calorie bill ignores role of inactivity in obesity epidemic
The Herald-Dispatch: National obesity rates suggest that while we've been obsessed with the "calories-in" side of the weight-loss equation, it's the "calories-out" side that will make the real difference.
7/10/00 Celebrity chefs whip up a frenzy over biotech foods
Nations Restaurant News: Celebrity chefs are having a grand time tossing their toques into the ring to fight genetically engineered (GE) foods.
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