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The Anti-Soda Empire Strikes Back in San Jose 27 Aug 2013 | 12:37 am
One would think that the food regulators would give up on their incessant lobbying for total food and beverage control, given the evidence that taxing and regulating soda (and other “junk food”) won’t...
NPR to Robert Lustig: You Hurt, Not Help, Your Cause 24 Aug 2013 | 01:16 am
We’ve written before about the grossly exaggerated accusations against sugars made by Robert Lustig in his self-righteous crusade to turn public opinion against them. From flawed studies purportedly l...
Newest Food Addiction Claims: More of the Misguided Same 22 Aug 2013 | 02:49 am
We’ve been writing for over a decade now (literally) about the sheer silliness of the notion that one can become “addicted” to food, a notion that is nonetheless constantly being propagated by the Foo...
CCF Hits Back Against Animal Liberation Noise Machine 21 Aug 2013 | 07:00 pm
America’s favorite meat and poultry dishes have come under sustained attack recently from vegan activists claiming they are cruel. But that view isn’t supported by the evidence or sound philosophy, an...
U.S. Obesity Projections Still Questionable 20 Aug 2013 | 02:27 am
We wrote late last spring about a bogus projection from health economists touted by the Trust for America’s Health (TFAH) that 42 percent of Americans will be obese by 2030 unless drastic steps are ta...
Vegan Activists Wage War Against Egg Farmers 16 Aug 2013 | 07:57 pm
We’ve been warning for quite some time now about the dangers posed to consumer freedom by allowing animal activists to dictate laws. From soda taxes to fat taxes to food regulations galore, the story ...
Sugar Sourpusses Call Men Wimps 15 Aug 2013 | 09:50 pm
When sugar fear mongers found that fabricating a hopeless tale of addiction couldn’t scare you, they brought in the big guns – threatening a man’s virility. University of Utah professor Wayne Potts co...
Fishy Food Theory Attacks Zero-Calorie Product? 14 Aug 2013 | 03:05 am
When the introduction to a newspaper opinion piece reads, “An addict tries to cut back because of its health hazards,” we typically envision a drug addict combatting an addiction to illicit drugs such...
A Fiery Passion for Animals 13 Aug 2013 | 06:25 pm
From a Molotov cocktail attack on a police cruiser to vandalism at a gourmet taco restaurant, animal liberation terrorists are still active across North America. It’s in the shadow of these and other ...
CREW Silent About “Filthy Filner” 9 Aug 2013 | 10:07 pm
The so-called Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW), a self-billed “watchdog” of politicians, has a problem: It’s really just a left-wing lapdog, as more people are learning than...
