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7/27/10 Obesity not for pols to cure
Boston Herald: Once again Mississippi is numero uno in America when it comes to obesity, with over 33 percent of residents officially obese. And once again Colorado is the slimmest, coming in just under 20 percent.
7/24/10 Obesity's Obvious Options
The Asheville Citizen-Times: As an avid kayaker, I know I could get a workout just paddling across some parts of the Mississippi River. And after reading a new 50-state report on obesity, I'm beginning to suspect the one thing wider than the Mississippi is Mississippians.
7/24/10 Group's goal is for an egg-less America
The Sacramento Bee: Everyone with a head on his shoulders believes in the humane treatment of animals. But egg farmers and American consumers will soon face a choice between what's actually humane and what some animal rights radicals claim is humane.
7/13/10 Happy Meals lawsuit is food policing at its worst
South Florida Sun-Sentinel: The Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) has gone too far. The nanny state food cops now want to take the "happy" out of Happy Meals.
6/11/10 Ketchup companies aren't sweet on you; it's all about image
Charlotte Observer: The next time you order a hot dog at the ballgame, you might want to ask the vendor to hold the politics. No, really: Ketchup, of all things, is the latest symbol of a national food fight in America.
5/31/10 Community Challenge | A national call to let children play
The Courier-Journal: As National Fitness Month comes to a close, an unlikely new ally has joined the fight against childhood obesity: Nintendo. The American Heart Association just announced a partnership with the video game company to promote physical activity.
5/23/10 Table the push to limit salt in foods
The Detroit News: From taxing soft drinks to banning bake sales, public health activists and dietary do-gooders have been beating us up over what we eat and drink. Now they want to rub salt in our wounds.
5/21/10 Eat up: Meat isn't bad for you or the climate
The Kansas City Star: There’s nothing wrong with being a vegetarian. But there’s also no reason to top your sirloin steak with a sizzling side of scaremongering.
5/14/10 Make the most of donation by giving to a local pet shelter
Tennessean: You can see HSUS's money — your money, really — at work in statehouses, courtrooms and ballot boxes. That's where the organization pushes for animal rights, not to be confused with animal welfare.
5/12/10 No need to hop on pop for obesity taxes
Orange County Register: California legislators have a new idea: Tax soft drinks to make citizens slim down.
4/14/10 New York Nanny State of Mind
The Weekly Standard: Let’s hope that what happens in New York stays in New York. At least regarding food fascism.
4/9/10 Celebrity food activists nauseating, unhelpful
South Florida Sun-Sentinel: From the Oscar nod for the anti-farming documentary, Food Inc., to Gwyneth Paltrow hyping meatless recipes in her GOOP newsletter, Hollywood's enthusiasm for all things vegan and organic seems to be at an all-time high.
3/22/10 A-salt-ing common decency
The Daily Caller: Bureaucrats and politicians are using "public health" as an excuse to push an array of proposals to regulate almost everything we eat and drink.
3/19/10 Soda tax isn't about improving health
Wichita Eagle: Politicians are usually at their most creative when the opportunity for raking in money is at hand. Now state legislators have a new idea: Tax soft drinks to make Kansans slim down.
3/14/10 Animal rights lawyers: A three-ring circus
Macon Telegraph: What do Ponzi schemes, corrupt cops and organized-crime families have in common? They’ve all been taken down under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act.
3/10/10 Forget food activism, Hollywood
Detroit News: With the overwhelming majority of Americans still choosing conventionally raised foods and eating a balanced diet, elitist foodies' moment in the gastronomical limelight could be just that -- a moment.
3/3/10 ‘Chef’ Pollan serves up lousy food advice
The Daily Caller: Self-styled food Guru Michael Pollan’s latest rant against the modern American diet lists 64 rules for healthy eating, a comprehensive list of eating restrictions that would make even the most prolific food scolds blush.
2/17/10 Watch-Dogging the Dog-Watchers
Townhall: Watch-dogging isn’t always just about money. Sometimes, organizations can become so powerful that they stop being responsive to the people they’re supposed to serve.
2/12/10 Michelle Obama, First Nanny
The Daily Caller: Eat your peas. Finish those lima beans. Clean your plate before dessert. These are the nightly naggings of good moms. But in the near future, the federal government might be taking their place.
2/11/10 Lack of exercise has bigger role than food in obesity
Connecticut Post: Now is the time to smell the roses about fit and fat facts. There's no need to forgo the box of chocolates for a bag of carrots. A lifestyle that emphasizes regular, non-sports related exercise is the key to staying healthy.
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