Content tagged with “The Atlantic”

FAO: Food Price Index Reaches Its Highest Recorded Level

Report: We Don't Need More Vitamin D and Calcium
In a report likely to send shock waves through the dietary supplement industry, the Institute of Medicine (IOM)...

Child Nutrition Reauthorization Act Passes House 264-157, Awaits Obama's Signature
The House of Representatives has passed the $4.5 billion Child Nutrition Reauthorization Act, the Associated Press...

The Latest on Genetically Modified Foods: Beets and Apples
I haven't seen much comment on what's happening with Center for Food Safety v. Vilsack (PDF), a suit to prevent...

How Journalists Got the Cheese Lobbying Story Wrong
On November 7, The New York Times ran a front-page story by Michael Moss exposing what appears to be yet another...

Heritage Turkeys: Worth the Cost?
American shoppers expect to pay more for foods raised without pesticides, chemical fertilizers, and antibiotics. But...

An Insider's Account of Walmart's Local Foods Program
In October, Walmart unveiled its commitment to sustainable agriculture, including a goal to double the amount of...

Our Toddlers Are Eating Junk, Too
Nestlé, the world's largest food company (no relation) has conducted periodic studies of infant feeding practices since...

New York City Says No to Using Food Stamps for Sodas
New York City is serious about trying to reduce rates of obesity and the expensive and debilitating conditions for...

America's Diet: 3 New Reports
The Institute of Medicine (IOM) has just published a review and assessment of the nutritional needs of the populations...

Are Children Prey for Fast-Food Companies?
Food companies have been in a headlong rush to prevent government from enacting policies that would affect sales of...

How Ultra-Processed Foods Are Killing Us
In the current issue of the online Journal of the World Public Health Nutrition Association (of which I am a charter...

The Problems with Patenting Genetically Modified Foods
In a friend of the court brief (PDF), the Justice Department said human and other genes should not be eligible for...

Q & A with Marion Nestle: The USDA's Plot to Feed Us Cheese
Eating Liberally's kat (a.k.a. Kerry Trueman) asks one of her inimitable "Ask Marion" questions, this one...