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"Smart Choices" food label is marketing fraud; Tufts University involvement questioned (opinion)

9/22/2009 - (NaturalNews) The big food companies have dreamed up yet another clever con to sell processed junk foods to parents and children: A "Smart Choices" label that implies the food product is a smart choice for health and nutrition. The problem is that the...

Health Ranger Volunteers to be Michael Phelps' Nutritionist to Win More Gold in 2012 Olympics

8/21/2008 - (NaturalNews) In previous articles here on NaturalNews, I've criticized Olympian Michael Phelps for promoting McDonald's fast food and sugary breakfast cereals to children. I've also reported on Phelps' atrocious diet of processed foods and the astonishing...

Olympian Phelps Serves as "Ambassador" to McDonald's, Introducing Chinese Children to American Junk Food

8/21/2008 - (NaturalNews) On the heels of Olympian Michael Phelps' deal with Kellogg's to promote sugary breakfast cereals -- a move for which he was widely criticized -- NaturalNews has learned that Phelps is also involved in a deal with McDonald's to introduce...

The Politics of National Health Care Reform: Why no Popular Presidential Candidate can Solve Our Health Care Crisis (transcript)

7/3/2008 - (NaturalNews) The following is a transcript of Health Ranger Report #16, entitled The Politics of National Health Care Reform, which is available free of charge as an MP3 download at: http://www.naturalnews.com/Index-Podcasts.html Have you ever wondered...

U.S. Lawmakers Consider Sweeping Effort to Banish Junk Foods From Public Schools

6/30/2008 - (NaturalNews) An amendment to the farm bill, currently being considered by the Senate, would enact a widespread ban on the sale of junk food to children on school grounds. Under the new rules, developed with intense involvement from the American Beverage...

Eli Manning: Superbowl Star Promotes Junk Food to Children

2/4/2008 - (NaturalNews) While New York Giants' quarterback Eli Manning achieved an astonishing success in leading his team to a 17-14 Superbowl win over the New England Patriots, he has so far positioned himself as a junk food peddler off the field by agreeing...

Super Food Bowl Animation Announced by the Health Ranger

1/29/2008 - (NaturalNews) Just in time for the Superbowl, NaturalNews.com has launched a "Super Food Bowl" animation featuring Superfoods' quarterback Tom Blueberry battling it out against Junk Foods running back "Big Mac." It's a five-minute animation that shows...

All Jacked Up: The Explosive Junk Food Documentary the Food Companies Hope You Never See

1/17/2008 - (NaturalNews) Back in early 2007, I was invited to participate in a pioneering new documentary that dared to explore the harmful effects of processed foods and soft drinks on teenagers. I flew to Los Angeles, spent two hours being interviewed on camera,...

Campaign for Commercial-Free Childhood blasts TV promotion of junk foods to children

5/8/2007 - In the wake of findings that food is the most-advertised product on television programming viewed by children, the Boston-based Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood (CCFC) recently issued a statement calling for "policies that will protect children...

Animals are smarter than humans when it comes to feeding their children (opinion)

4/6/2007 - Humans are the only species on the planet who actually go out of their way to feed their children crap. All other animals instinctly seek out the best nutrition they can find. Birds find grubs, worms and insects to feed their young, honeybees painstakingly...

Deep-fried coke a big hit at state fairs; health author calls treat "metabolic time bomb"

10/19/2006 - (NaturalNews) Coca-Cola, along with other soda makers, has been under fire lately for its products' connections to obesity, but now U.S. state fairgoers may also see their arteries under attack from the newest, unofficial version of the beverage: deep-fried...

Disney announces effort to improve health of Disney-branded junk foods marketed to children

10/18/2006 - (NaturalNews) The Walt Disney Company says it will begin introducing healthier food items into its theme parks in response to concerned parents who want good nutrition for their kids while visiting them. In addition, Disney will be putting strict limits...

Junk food makers join with Clinton to announce unenforceable guidelines on marketing junk foods to schoolchildren

10/9/2006 - (NaturalNews) Although the rising level of childhood obesity in the United States has spurred many schools to ban junk food from their cafeterias and vending machines from their halls, thousands of schools still supply unhealthy fare to their students....

Many "natural" foods contain questionable taste additives like yeast extract

9/14/2006 - The food industry is always trying to come up with a new way to add chemical taste enhancers to their foods without alerting the consumers. They used to rely heavily on MSG (monosodium glutamate), but when the public began to learn about the dangers...

UK begins serious debate to ban TV advertising of junk foods to children

7/6/2006 - (NaturalNews) -- UK food advertisers and manufacturers have agreed on a possible ban on brand-name food advertisements aimed at children younger than 10 on broadcast television. The agreement will also limit all ads for food and drinks to 30 seconds per...

Health Ranger hails CPSI effort to stop Kellogg Co. from marketing junk food to children

1/19/2006 - The Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) recently announced its intention to pressure Kellogg Co. to halt its practice of advertising junk foods to children. Spearheaded by CSPI executive director Michael F. Jacobson, the effort promises...

For healthy, acne-free skin, just say no to fried foods

10/26/2005 - Most people with acne attempt to treat their irritated skin with external face washes, soaps, lotions and treatments. Yet, according to a number of natural health authors, the best way to treat acne is by changing your diet and getting rid of acne-causing...

Disease-promoting ingredients in everyday foods and groceries are far more dangerous than terrorists

2/20/2005 - Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson resigned recently, and part of his outgoing statement included a warning to Americans that terrorists would strike the food supply. His words were "I can't believe terrorists haven't attacked the food...

How to (not!) get fat in five easy steps

2/7/2005 - You may think it's strange to find a "How-To" article focusing on five easy steps for adding fat to your body. You might say that we already know how to do that: two thirds of the people in the United States are overweight and one third are considered...

Poor nutrition, junk foods lead directly to pharmaceutical industry profits

12/5/2004 - If nutrition is so good at preventing and even reversing chronic disease, why isn't it taught by the practitioners of conventional medicine? Why isn't your doctor giving you the fundamentals of nutrition? Why don't you see television ads promoting nutrition? ...

How to slash national health care costs by 90% through education, nutrition, and a ban on junk food marketing

12/5/2004 - Want a real solution to skyrocketing health care costs? Forget about all the so-called "cost saving" schemes dreamed up by politicians, drug companies and HMOs. All they do is create new levels of bureaucracy that don't address the real problems of why...

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