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Daniela Perdomo, “Big soda wants to keep America fat: here’s how to fight back,” Alternet, May 21, 2010

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May 21 2010

AlterNet staff writer and editor Daniela Perdomo takes a look in this article at the money that the beverage industry is purportedly spending to oppose federal and state efforts to impose a tax on soft drinks

Neil Buchanan, “Why New York’s (and other jurisdictions’) food regulations do not violate freedom of choice: the false notion that our tastes are of our own making,” Findlaw.com, May 20, 2010

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May 21 2010

Authored by a Cornell Law School visiting scholar with a Ph.D. in economics, this legal commentary suggests that government critics err when they call efforts to address obesity an infringement on their freedom of choice

Anneli Rufus, “Why caffeine is the perfect addiction for a worker bee society,” AlterNet, May 19, 2010

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May 21 2010

This article by book author Anneli Rufus discusses a recently issued scientific study that purports to show that caffeine can "significantly reduce the number of errors" made by shift workers and can, in fact, be more effective at preventing errors than a nap

EPA declares saccharin no longer a potential human carcinogen

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USA
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December 17 2010

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued a final rule announcing that it has removed saccharin from its lists of hazardous substances, wastes and constituents because it “is no longer considered a potential hazard to human health.”

Massachusetts bans BPA in baby bottles, sippy cups

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USA
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December 17 2010

The Massachusetts Public Health Council has approved a ban on the production and sale of reusable plastic products containing bisphenol A (BPA) that are intended for children younger than age 3

AICRWCRF release preventable cancer estimates

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USA
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February 11 2011

The American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR) and World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF) recently released an updated expert policy report estimating that 340,000 cancer cases in the United States could be prevented each year through "eating a varied and healthy diet, undertaking regular physical activity, being at a healthy weight and limiting alcohol intake."

“Red Bull” defense joins “Twinkie” defense in crime annals

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February 11 2011

According to a news source, a prosecutor in Florida appears willing to accept an insanity defense in the case of a man who murdered his father while depressed, sleep-deprived and under the purported influence of an energy drink

Research probes association between diet soda and stroke risk

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USA
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February 11 2011

A study presented at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference 2011 has reportedly linked daily diet soda consumption "to a higher risk of stroke, heart attack and vascular-related deaths."

Obesity study questions timing of solid food introduction

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USA
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February 11 2011

A recent study has claimed that, "among formula-fed infants or infants weaned before the age of 4 months, introduction of solid foods before the age of 4 months was associated with increased odds of obesity at age 3 years."

States rights moves into the food safety arena

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February 11 2011

Utah State Representative Bill Wright (R-Holden) has reportedly introduced legislation (H.B. 365) that would exempt from federal regulation all foods grown and consumed within the state’s borders

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Daniela Perdomo, “Big soda wants to keep America fat: here’s how to fight back,” Alternet, May 21, 2010

Neil Buchanan, “Why New York’s (and other jurisdictions’) food regulations do not violate freedom of choice: the false notion that our tastes are of our own making,” Findlaw.com, May 20, 2010

Anneli Rufus, “Why caffeine is the perfect addiction for a worker bee society,” AlterNet, May 19, 2010

EPA declares saccharin no longer a potential human carcinogen

Massachusetts bans BPA in baby bottles, sippy cups

AICRWCRF release preventable cancer estimates

“Red Bull” defense joins “Twinkie” defense in crime annals

Research probes association between diet soda and stroke risk

Obesity study questions timing of solid food introduction

States rights moves into the food safety arena

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