An idea that’s gaining increasing currency lately is a possible tax on soft drinks as a way to raise money for health care and perhaps discourage people from getting fat drinking too much soda. A recent study by the University of California at Los Angeles found that adults who drink one or more sodas a […]
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Pollanistas everywhere are ecstatic that First Lady Michelle Obama is using her celebrityhood to focus attention on real food. First it was a White House vegetable garden. This week it was the opening of a farmers market near the White House. In both cases, advocates of healthy agriculture have found good reason to cheer. The […]
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With “Eat Ins” being held around the country on Labor day to support healthier school lunches it went unnoticed by the general public that Congress intends to delay until spring any improvements to the national school lunch program. It’s a further sign of President Obama’s struggles in his first year. Health care reform and action on climate […]
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