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10/26/09 Hard-boiled animal activists could threaten vaccine supply
Cleveland Plain Dealer: In the post-9/11 world, the phrase "national security" conjures up images of dirty bombs, jihadists, white powder and biohazard labels. It should also bring to mind another picture: an egg.
10/26/09 NO. Wrong to use tax code to punish soft drink makers and industries.
Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Despite opposition from two-thirds of Americans, President Obama has latched onto exploring one proposal to raise billions of dollars for health care reform through so-called “lifestyle taxes” on soft drinks.
10/20/09 Fat chance food cops will simply let us be
Boston Herald: If you’re planning on visiting New York City anytime soon, you’ll be treated to sordid subway pictures of soft drinks turning into yellow globs of human fat.
9/27/09 Lifestyle Taxes All Fizz, No Substance
South Florida Sun-Sentinel: Despite opposition from two-thirds of Americans, President Obama has latched onto exploring one proposal to raise billions of dollars for health care reform through "lifestyle taxes" on soft drinks.
9/14/09 Soda tax is all fizz
New York Daily News: Despite opposition from two-thirds of Americans, President Obama has latched onto exploring one proposal to raise billions of dollars through "lifestyle taxes" on soft drinks.
9/3/09 Just say no to 'lifestyle' taxes
Detroit Free Press: The prospect of a trillion-dollar healthcare overhaul has Congress looking under couch cushions to find enough new revenue to pay the bill.
8/14/09 High-sodium food fight
San Diego Union-Tribune: It doesn't take a Ph.D. in nutrition to know that a pile of pancakes, sausage, bacon and eggs is not a healthy breakfast. Except, apparently, when it comes to the nutritionists at the Center for Science in the Public Interest.
8/11/09 Cooking with the master, Julia Child
Cleveland Plain Dealer: "With enough butter, everything is good," Julia Child said. Child, who lived to be nearly 92 years old, would be the first to tell you moderation is the key to a happy and healthy life.
8/9/09 Groups need to stop trying to dictate what Americans can eat
Buffalo News: Though the Center for Science in the Public Interest will keep blustering about sodium, its lawsuit should be taken with a grain of salt.
7/5/09 Menu calorie labels don't reduce obesity
Tennessean: Tennessee is losing the battle of the bulge, and it isn't pretty. But the reaction by those state and municipal officials who want to institute mandatory menu labeling rules is the wrong tactic for slimming down the Volunteer State.
7/2/09 I'll have a hamburger — hold the scare tactics
Arizona Daily Star: Your food freedom is important. And the pursuit of happiness is a lot harder on an empty stomach.
6/15/09 Starbucks switch: Sugar by any name is just the same
East Valley Tribune: Starbucks announced that it will make a major change in its baked goods by the end of the month, removing high fructose corn syrup as part of a switch to "real" food.
6/6/09 ‘Prevention’ at the New CDC: How Far Is Too Far?
The Detroit News: Do Americans really share Frieden's ambition to prevent every disease at any cost? The doc's killjoy reputation strongly suggests that the answer is "no."
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.
5/13/09 Nudging Us to Better Food Choices?
Richmond Times-Dispatch: Barring any surprises in his confirmation hearing this week, Harvard Law School Professor Cass Sunstein will become the new White House "regulatory czar."
5/1/09 Leave food choices to eaters
Philadelphia Inquirer: Sometimes, a public-health movement goes too far.
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.
2/24/09 Healthy eating knows no bulls or bears
Washington Examiner: Self-appointed health “experts” in and out of government are using the economic recession as an opportunity to regulate, legislate, and restrict our food choices.
2/6/09 Gourmet activists: Food for thought
Chicago Tribune: Newspaper readers who linger over the food and dining sections should be familiar with a movement urging President Barack Obama to jump-start a "food revolution."
1/31/09 Eat well, but don't skip your exercise
Northwest Times of Indiana: Unsuccessful dieters and overzealous policymakers might consider that they might have been focusing on the wrong side of the weight-loss equation.
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