Starvation in Gaza? No, Obesity in Gaza.
Fruit Loops, Leninism, and Lunacy (tags)
This article is a critique of the way the food industry in the US places ads for unhealthy products on children''s TV programs.
BTL:Public Policy Should be Employed to Combat Rise in Obesity (tags)
BETWEEN THE LINES Syndicated Radio Newsmagazine
10/16; Global Day of Action Against McDonalds! (tags)
This upcoming 10/16/07 will be an International Day of Action against the McDonalds corporation, an entity responsible for factory farming cruelty and pollution, rainforest clearcutting, worker abuse and increasing heart disease by serving cholesterol saturated burgers to the consumers and calling it nutritious food! Show your resistance to this fast food megacorporation at a McDonalds store near you!
Are American Physicians Armed to Battle the Obesity Epidemic? (tags)
“It feels like we are being told to go fight this battle, we have guns, but no ammunition” says Dr Bjork Pediatrician at Children’s Physicians Medical Group. Clearly as a nation we are losing the battle of obesity and diabetes. According to Baylor University by the year 2032, 90% of the population will be overweight or obese.
BTL:Food Industry Pushing Junk Food a Prime Contributor to Obesity Crisis (tags)
Interview with Kelly Brownell, director of the Yale University Center for Eating and Weight Disorders, conducted by Between the Lines' Melinda Tuhus
Race, class and obesity (tags)
Fast food giants are celebrating their recent House of Reps victory in the 'Cheeseburger Bill' -- but what about the racism and class arrogance that underlies its basic premise?