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12/14/09 ‘Tis not the season to be annoyingly wary
Boston Herald: This time of year, people watching their weight while facing down holiday happy hours and open houses can be particularly susceptible to scaremongering by the fat police.
12/11/09 Food activists are all jeer, no cheer
The Connecticut Post: Don't let the holiday season magic be tainted by activists' food curses. One thing we can be thankful for is our ability to ignore them.
12/5/09 Obesity activists a public health threat
Boulder Daily Camera: Did you know your soda is a public health menace?
12/3/09 Should we go vegetarian for the holiday feast?
Kansas City Star: This year some Americans have little to be thankful for, other than the simple pleasure of enjoying their holiday meals.
11/26/09 Pass the turkey, hold scaremongering
Detroit News: What are you thankful for this Thanksgiving? Friends and family? Your good health? Job security? Sadly, this year some Americans have little to be thankful for, other than the simple pleasure of enjoying their holiday meals in peace.
11/25/09 I'll take turkey; hold the scare mongering
Cleveland Plain Dealer: This holiday be thankful for the freedom to choose what's on your Thanksgiving table, and the freedom to ignore finger-waggers who supposedly know what's best for you.
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.
10/26/09 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.
10/20/09 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.
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