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Junk Science?

January 23, 2012 by

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Obesity is a medical condition where a person has enough excess body fat that it adversely affects their health. It is normally treated with diet and exercise, but extreme obesity can require drugs and/or surgery, and possibly lifelong treatment and emergency lifeline systems. Junk food has long been considered a contributing factor to obesity in… [Read more…]

Billions In Farm Subsidies Underwrite Junk Food

September 23, 2011 by

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It’s a well known fact that most farm subsidies go to crops, like feed corn, that aren’t exactly healthy. They’re crops that are easy to grown en masse and in the heartland. But a new study from the US Public Interest Research Group, called “Apples To Twinkies,” shows just how unhealthy most subsidized food is.… [Read more…]

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