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Would You Take Dietary Advice From This Man?

Kelly Brownell, grandfather of the Twinkie Tax and author of the recent book Food Fight, regularly attacks restaurants and food suppliers for providing the food that Americans want: "The classic dodge of the food industry now is to blame the obesity problem on physical activity or lack of personal responsibility," he asserts. Yet when it comes to his own weight, he sports a good-size paunch thanks, he says, to a book project that has kept him relatively sedentary and snack-prone for the last year or so. read more here »




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  • Features

    Fat Tax Roundup
    Like a weed or a virus, health nanny Kelly Brownell's idea for a "Twinkie tax" on high-calorie and high-fat foods has spread as far as England and New Zealand. read more here »

    Does the government think you're fat? Does the government think you're fat?
    Use our Body Mass Calculator to find out your Body Mass Index (BMI), and see how you rate in the eyes of the government. read more here »

    Hyperbole, Thy Name Is Brownell
    'The obesity epidemic threatens the foundations of our society as would a massive SARS outbreak.' So write food nannies par excellence David Ludwig and Kelly Brownell in the Boston Globe. read more here »

    Activist Cash

    Marion Nestle
    Background
    Nestle’s vision of a brave new food world includes the notorious “Twinkie tax,” federal price controls on high-calorie foods, and restricted food advertising. She believes that “food is too cheap in this country.” read more here »

    Kelly Brownell
    Background
    Kelly Brownell is a Yale psychologist on a decade-long crusade against what he calls America’s “toxic food environment.” He is best known for having first proposed the infamous “Twinkie tax.” read more here »


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