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Ultra-processed foods like chips and candy are designed for overconsumption. Cities, stop enabling this health and economic disaster. Prioritize local, real food economies to save your communities from the junk food spiral that’s draining healthcare resources and productivity. Why Some Ultra-Processed Foods Go Down So Easily, So Fast – WSJ
Doritos and M&Ms might soon carry warning labels in Texas, alerting consumers about the risks of ultra-processed junk food. Cities should cheer; it’s about time transparency arrived. Big Food won’t like it, but your residents’ health and your local healthcare budgets will benefit. Doritos, M&Ms Could Be Forced to Include Warnings in Texas
The Atlantic highlights an alarming truth: good health is now a luxury commodity reserved for those who can afford it. Processed food, Big Pharma, and toxic industrial agriculture have turned basic nutrition into expensive lifestyle brands. Cities must reject food and health elitism and focus on local, accessible, and healthy food systems for everyone, or […]
Utah just doubled down on wellness, launching the “Make America Healthy Again” initiative to tackle obesity, chronic disease, and poor nutrition head-on. Backed by state leaders, the campaign promotes local agriculture, healthier food access, and active living policies, essentially taking on the industrial food complex directly. You know, things anyone can support as long as […]
Global sugar production is hitting record highs, up nearly 5% worldwide, thanks to bumper crops in Brazil, India, and Thailand. For candy and soda makers, it’s a jackpot. But for public health advocates, it’s a disaster. Cheaper sugar means even cheaper junk food flooding cities, exacerbating the obesity epidemic and chronic disease crisis already gripping […]
The The New York Times recently sounded alarms about conflicts of interest in studies that say red meat isn’t so bad – essentially claiming Big Beef is skewing science. Critics quickly fired back that we “never see similar reporting on studies promoting plant-based foods”, pointing out a one-sided media appetite for anti-meat narratives. Indeed, the […]
After decades of churning out processed food-like substances, America is now reaping the health disaster it sowed. Our leading causes of death – heart disease, diabetes, certain cancers – are largely diet-driven chronic diseases, not random bad luck. Ultra-processed foods make up 58% of the American diet, and they’re directly linked to higher rates of […]
The media’s latest attempt to “fact-check” RFK Jr. shows exactly how deep the manipulation runs. In an article criticizing Kennedy’s claim that U.S. Froot Loops contain more artificial ingredients than the Canadian version, The New York Times proves his point while trying to discredit him. According to the article, the U.S. version of Froot Loops […]
The Global Wellness Institute’s (sounds menacing already) 2024 report highlights a critical tension: the global “wellness economy” is now valued at $5.6 trillion, encompassing sectors from spas and wellness real estate to healthy eating and personal care. While this sounds like progress, the scale and commercialization of wellness raise important questions about its authenticity and […]
A recent article explores the psychological and societal tendencies toward corruption, pointing to how power and self-interest can lead individuals and institutions to act in ways that benefit themselves at the expense of broader societal good. This concept has clear parallels in the food and pharmaceutical industries, where corruption can manifest in ways that deeply […]