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Saturday, February 11th, 2012

Posts Tagged obesity

Anti-obesity campaigns could be hindered by federal ag subsidies

By | 09.23.11 | 3:35 pm | More from The Michigan Messenger

Gov. Rick Snyder’s campaign to reduce obesity may be impeded by federal agricultural subsidies that make junk food cheaper than fruits and vegetables.
In a new report — Apples to Twinkies: Comparing Federal Subsidies of Fresh Produce and Junk Food — the Public Interest Research Group in More…

Coke CEO: If You’re Fat, Blame Yourself, Not Us

By | 10.08.09 | 8:43 am

Henry Blodget at Clusterstock points out that Coke CEO Muhtar Kent penned a Wall Street Journal editorial that suggests people are fat and lazy all on their own, and not because of his company’s product. Kent wrote his pithy observations Wednesday to protest a possible soda tax to More…