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• Join the fight for safe food 

  "No parent should have to worry that their child is going to get sick from their lunch." Those words, from President Barack Obama, came soon after...

  Nutrition Action Healthletter, 10/01/09 by Michael F. Jacobson · More from publication

• Tax 'liquid candy' 

  Soda and other sugary soft drinks are the only beverage or food that has been shown to increase the risk of obesity. And obesity, in turn, promotes...

  USA TODAY, 06/12/09 by Michael F. Jacobson · More from publication

• Livestock's long shadow 

  The largest study ever on meat consumption and health--recently released by the National Cancer Institute--should convince even enthusiastic meat...

  Nutrition Action Healthletter, 06/01/09 by Michael F. Jacobson · More from publication

• Obamagardens 

  Though the economy, wars, sick-care coverage, and climate change take center stage, President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama have taken...

  Nutrition Action Healthletter, 05/01/09 by Michael F. Jacobson · More from publication

• Visit us … with your mouse 

  Hungry for more information than you find in each issue of Nutrition Action? Visit our Web site for an all-you-can-eat buffet of useful,...

  Nutrition Action Healthletter, 04/01/09 by Michael F. Jacobson · More from publication

• Soft drinks: time to tax 

  The good news: following decades of increases, soft drink consumption has declined by 7 percent since 2000. The good news: following decades of...

  Nutrition Action Healthletter, 03/01/09 by Michael F. Jacobson · More from publication

• A breath of fresh air 

  The inauguration of President Barack Obama is giving new hope to a nation--and a world--buffeted by war, economic depression, environmental...

  Nutrition Action Healthletter, 01/01/09 by Michael F. Jacobson · More from publication

• The battle to lose 

  Since the late 1970s, overweight and obesity rates in adults, teens, and children have soared, raising concerns about the impact on diabetes, heart...

  Nutrition Action Healthletter, 12/01/08 by Michael F. Jacobson · More from publication

• Food additive loopholes 

  [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] 50 years ago, Congress passed a law that was intended to ensure that chemicals intentionally...

  Nutrition Action Healthletter, 10/01/08 by Michael F. Jacobson · More from publication

• On a New York Menu … 

  Which Starbucks drink has more calories: a grande Doubleshot Espresso on Ice or a grande Caffe Vanilla Frappuccino? Which Starbucks drink has...

  Nutrition Action Healthletter, 07/01/08 by Michael F. Jacobson · More from publication