Obesity
Philadelphia's New Soda Tax Has Nothing to Do With Obesity
The city council rejected regressive paternalism in favor of a simple money grab.
Five Years and $500 Million Later, USDA Admits That 'Food Deserts' Don't Matter
You can lead people to Whole Foods, but you can't make them buy organic kale.
Philadelphia's Soda Tax Is About Raising Revenue, Not Public Health
Mayor Jim Kenney freely admits it's a way for the city to make money.
Why the FDA's Updated Nutrition Facts Label Is a Stinker
The mandatory 'added sugar' disclosure is a misleading loser.
Judge Won't Halt San Francisco's Forced Nanny State Soda Warnings
Did you know sugar helps make you fat? Of course you did.
A Soda Tax As Found Money
Hillary Clinton joins Philadelphia's mayor in playing down the levy's paternalistic purpose.
Bernie Sanders Calls Out Hillary Clinton for Supporting Soda Taxes
Nanny tendencies overcome promise not to raise taxes on the less wealthy.
Runaway Farm Subsidies and Diet Guideline Fights: Federal Food Policy Is a Mess
Two recent examples illustrate deep and broad problems.
Don't Blame Food Companies for What You Feed Your Kids
Parents feed babies candy, soda, and chips. What does this have to do with the industry?
Did Soda Tax Proposals Cause a Decline in Soda Consumption That Started Years Earlier?
Probably not, but The New York Times is eager to credit politicians.
Are Americans Eating Less Because of Government Intervention?
The timing of the decline makes that explanation highly improbable.
San Francisco Vs. Soft Drinks
An elected official is trying to protect you from unsavory hucksters peddling empty illusions to profit from your gullibility. Maybe it takes one to know one.
Socially Engineering Food Choices Doesn't Work
To say that Los Angeles merely failed would be putting it mildly.
Conspicuous Calorie Counts Can't Control Consumption
There is little reason to believe the FDA's new menu regulations will make people thinner.
NIH Spends Millions Studying Why Lesbians Are Overweight
$3 million to date, and not done yet
Make Lunch, Not War
Are one in four Americans really too fat to fight? The figure appears to be inflated.
Is Obesity a Disability?
If the European Court of Justice labels obesity a disability, it would be binding throughout the European Union.
Feds Don't Want Kids to Even See How Awesome Junk Food Is
Don't even show them pictures of soda!
California Considers Mandatory Warning Labels for Sugary Drinks
Because people just don't know.
Study Suggests Fast Food Not Source of Childhood Obesity Problem
It's just one part of an overall unhealthy diet, something we all already knew.
Food Companes Cut Trillions of Calories from Products
Fulfilling their own pledge, not a government mandate. Imagine that!
Obamacare Requires Calorie Counts on Vending Machines
You really shouldn't eat a vending machine, regardless of the calories
Union Official Says Smokers and the Obese Could Pay More Under Obamacare
Wellness programs would consider many professional athletes to be obese
Austin City Limits Fast Food Restaurants?
A proposal in Austin, Texas, could ban fast food restaurants-and maybe even ensnare the city's beloved food trucks.
Mandatory Restaurant Calorie Postings Don't Affect Consumer Choices
Latest study echoes others that say they don't cause people to eat less
