sugar
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Gary Taubes bites into our national obsession with sweets
And he’s not sugar-coating it.
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Is sugar production still wrecking the Everglades?
A Floridian wonders if he should buy local sugar despite its wetlands-wrecking wreputation. Advice columnist Umbra Fisk says the answer is crystal clear.
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Yes, candy is evil, but denying yourself on Halloween will only make you healthy and boring
A Gristory of candy love and hate.
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John Oliver’s takedown of the sugar industry is pretty sweet
The Last Week Tonight host slams Big Sugar just in time for Halloween.
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Americans spend twice as much of our budgets on processed food as we did 30 years ago
As a proportion of our income, Americans spend a lot less money on groceries than we used to. But we’re buying crappier food — a greater proportion of our grocery spending goes to processed foods and sweets. NPR whipped up a handy chart to show how much this has changed in the past 30 years: […]
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Disney bans junk food ads from kids’ programming
Disney will no longer broadcast or post advertisements that promote unhealthy food. The company is also branching out into food policing, with the "Mickey Check" -- a Disney seal of approval on a packaged food's nutritional value.
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Critical List: Obama EPA goes easier on oil producers than Bush EPA; NYC could ban large sodas
The Bush EPA was tougher on oil and gas producers than the Obama EPA — enforcement actions are at their lowest level in years. New York City could ban the sale of large sodas. Properties close to national wildlife refuges have greater value.
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FDA: High-fructose corn syrup will not be called ‘corn sugar’
The Food and Drug Administration officially rejected the Corn Refiners Association's request to refer to HFCS as the more benign-sounding “corn sugar” in packaged food ingredient lists.
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Sugar might make you stupid
We all know eating too much processed sugar screws up your body in serious ways. But a new study suggests it could mess up your brain, too.