Food Cops Closer To Banning Fast Food (Wednesday, 7/23/2008)
  After moving out of committee yesterday, Los Angeles’ proposed “fast food” moratorium is one step closer to becoming law. It’s worthwhile to note that L.A. County commissioned a study last year, which found “fast food” restaurants were not significantly correlated with childhood obesity. This didn’t faze the food cops. The city official who first called for the ban continues to justify the regulation on the grounds that obesity is somehow tied to any establishment that:   read more here »

Food Cops Target Your Freedom. We Fire Back. (Tuesday, 7/22/2008)
Our national fascination with obesity attracts plenty of media attention. And with more than a few politicians in search of the limelight, that means there’s a lot of legislation focused on the issue too. At home and across the globe, food cops are going after our food freedoms. In Los Angeles, city officials are working to permanently ban fast food restaurants from building new locations in certain neighborhoods. In Korea, the government is working to plaster warning labels across fast food and tasty snacks. (Yesterday’s Korea Times compared the food labels to “warnings on cigarettes.”) No one's lunch, it seems, is safe.  read more here »

PCRM Hits Rock Bottom. Again. (Monday, 7/21/2008)
Things must be getting pretty desperate over at the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM). The fringe animal rights group has made quite a name for itself by playing doctor, giving out bum nutrition advice, and discouraging Americans from donating to their favorite cancer charities. And just when we thought the faux medical charity couldn’t stoop any lower than openly advocating strict vegan diets for children — with no caveats or special instructions — opinion page readers across the country were struck with an op-ed capitalizing on the recent death of a former White House press secretary for political gain: read more here »