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Artificial Sweeteners May Disrupt Body’s Blood Sugar Controls Kenneth Chang, New York Times, September 17, 2014.
Diet Soda, the Silent Killer?Tom Philpott, Mother Jones, March 1, 2012.
The Safety of Aspartame New York Times, February 21, 2006.
A Sweetener’s Effects: New Questions Raised Marian Burros, New York Times, July 3, 1985.
Sweetener Worries Some Scientists Jane E. Brody, New York Times, February 5, 1985.
A Valuable ReputationRachel Aviv, New Yorker, February 10, 2014.
Debating How Much Weed Killer Is Safe in Your Water GlassCharles Duhigg, New York Times, August 22, 2009.
Syngenta’s Campaign to Protect Atrazine, Discredit CriticsClare Howard, Environmental Health News, June 17, 2013.
Secret Document Shows Bush Administration Effort to Stop Global Anti-Obesity InitiativeCommercial Alert, January 15, 2004.
Special Report: How Washington Went Soft on Childhood ObesityDuff Wilson and Janet Roberts. Reuters, April 27, 2012.
Experts Zero in on Pizza as Prime Target in War on Childhood ObesityKaren Kaplan, Los Angeles Times, January 19, 2015.
Report on U.S. Meat Sounds Alarm on Resistant BacteriaStephanie Strom, New York Times, April 16, 2013.
Obama’s 5 Biggest Sellouts to the Meat IndustryTom Philpott, Mother Jones, November 5, 2013.
Flies, Maggots, Rats, and Lots of Poop: What Big Ag Doesn’t Want You To SeeTom Philpott. Mother Jones, March 20, 2013.
The Meat Industry Now Consumes Four-Fifths of All AntibioticsTom Philpott, Mother Jones, February 8, 2013.
The F.D.A.’s Not-Really-Such-Good-News Mark Bittman, New York Times, December 17, 2013.
Breeding Bacteria on Factory FarmsMark Bittman, New York Times, July 9, 2013.
Do These Antibiotics Make Me Look Fat?Tom Philpott, Mother Jones, August 24, 2012.
Poll: Americans Don’t Want Antibiotics in Their MeatMother Jones, June 21, 2012.
Bacteria 1, F.D.A. 0Mark Bittman, New York Times, December 27, 2011.
What Causes Weight GainMark Bittman, New York Times, June 10, 2014.
Always Hungry? Here’s WhyDavid S. Ludwig and Mark I. Friedman, New York Times, May 16, 2014.
It’s the Sugar, FolksMark Bittman, New York Times, February 27, 2013.
The Extraordinary Science of Addictive Junk FoodMichael Moss, New York Times, February 20, 2013.
Big Food vs. Big InsuranceMichael Pollan, New York Times, September 9, 2009.
Food For Thought: Eat Your Way to DementiaBijal Trivedi, New Scientist, September 3, 2012.
More (Stronger) Evidence Linking Sugar to DiabetesMike Mechanic, Mother Jones, February 28, 2013.
Diet, Nutrition and the Prevention of Chronic DiseasesWorld Health Organization/Food and Agriculture Organization, 2003.
Experts Zero in on Pizza as Prime Target in War on Childhood ObesityKaren Kaplan, Los Angeles Times, January 19, 2015.
Why the FDA Doesn’t Really Know What’s In Your FoodErin Quinn and Chris Young, Center for Public Integrity, April 14, 2015.
Food Additives on the Rise as FDA Scrutiny WanesKimberly Kindy, Washington Post, August 17, 2014.
Food Flavor Safety System a Black BoxChris Young and Erin Quinn, Center for Public Integrity, June 9, 2015.
Some Food Additives Raise Hyperactivity, Study FindsElisabeth Rosenthal, New York Times, September 6, 2007.
The Food Safety Movement Grows TallRalph Nader, Huffington Post, June 20, 1014.
The Coming Food DisasterDavid Schubert, CNN, January 28, 2015.
Reasons for Labeling of Genetically Engineered FoodsMichael Hansen, Consumers Union, March 19, 2012.
Why We Need GMO LabelsDavid Schubert, CNN, February 3, 2014.
Monsanto GM Soy is Scarier Than You ThinkTom Philpott, Mother Jones, April 23, 2014.
Nearly Half of All US Farms Now Have SuperweedsTom Philpott, Mother Jones, February 6, 2013.
Some GMO Cheerleaders Also Deny Climate ChangeTom Philpott, Mother Jones, October 15, 2012.
U.S. GMO Crop Companies Double Down on Anti-Labeling EffortsCarey Gillam, Reuters, July 29. 2014.
Vote for the Dinner PartyMichael Pollan, New York Times, October 10, 2012.
Superweeds, Superpests: The Legacy of PesticidesJosie Garthwaite, New York Times, October 5, 2012.
Researchers: GM Crops Are Killing Monarch Butterflies, After AllMother Jones, March 21, 2012.
Monsanto Corn Plant Losing Bug ResistanceScott Kilman, Wall Street Journal, August 29, 2011.
G.M.O.’s: Let’s Label ‘EmMark Bittman, New York Times, September 16, 2012.
No Scientific Consensus on GMO SafetyEnvironmental Sciences Europe, January 24, 2015.
U.S. Midwestern Farmers Fighting Explosion of ‘Superweeds’Carey Gillam, Reuters, July 23, 2014.
Invader Batters Rural America, Shrugging Off HerbicidesMichael Wines, New York Times, August 11, 2014.
Superweeds, Superbugs, and SuperbusinessBrian DeVore, Utne Reader, September 25, 2013.
GMO Group Steps up Social Media Push for U.S. Consumer AcceptanceCarey Gillam, Reuters, February 11, 2014.
Organic Food and Farm Groups Ask Obama to Require GMO Food LabelsCarey Gillam, Reuters, January 16, 2014.
GMO Corn Failing to Protect Fields from Pests – ReportCarey Gillam, Reuters, August 28, 2013.
Pesticide Use Ramping Up as GMO Crop Technology Backfires: StudyCarey Gillam, Reuters, October 1, 2012.
Super Weeds No Easy Fix for US Agriculture-ExpertsCarey Gillam, Reuters, May 10, 2012.
Industry’s Secret Plan to Get the Feds to Kill GMO Labeling in Every StateMichele Simon, Huffington Post, November 8, 2013.
Big Tobacco Shills Trying to Stop GMO Labeling in CaliforniaMichele Simon, Huffington Post, August 14. 2012.
Do Seed Companies Control GM Crop Research? Scientific American, August, 2009.
Weed Killer, Long Cleared, Is DoubtedAndrew Pollack, New York Times, March 27, 2015.
Heavy Use of Herbicide Roundup Linked to Health Dangers-U.S. StudyCarey Gillam, Reuters, April 25, 2013.
Weed-Whacking Herbicide Proves Deadly to Human CellsCrystal Gammon and Environmental Health News, Scientific American, June 23, 2009.
Angry Mothers Meet U.S. EPA Over Concerns with Roundup HerbicideCarey Gillam, Reuters, May 27, 2014.
Misgivings About How a Weed Killer Affects the SoilNew York Times, September 19, 2013.
USDA Scientist: Monsanto’s Roundup Herbicide Damages SoilTom Philpott, Mother Jones, August 19, 2011.
Argentines Link Health Problems to AgrochemicalsMichael Warren and Natacha Pisarenko, Associated Press, October 20, 2013.
Monsanto Calls Glyphosate ‘Safe’ After AP ReportMichael Warren, Associated Press, October 22, 2013.
Superweeds, Superpests: The Legacy of PesticidesJosie Garthwaite, New York Times, October 5, 2012.
Invasion of the Superweeds: We Knew It Was ComingMichael Pollan, New York Times, May 6, 2010.
U.S. Food Group Faces Legal Trouble in Fight over GMO LabelingCarey Gillam, Reuters, October 31, 2013.
Washington State Sues Lobbyists over Campaign Against GMO LabelingCarey Gillam, Reuters, October 16, 2013.
Industry’s Secret Plan to Get the Feds to Kill GMO Labeling in Every StateMichele Simon, Huffington Post, November 8, 2013.
Junk Food Lobby Forced to Disclose Donors to Its Secret ‘Defense of Brand Strategic Account’Michele Simon, Huffington Post, October 23, 2013.
A Valuable ReputationRachel Aviv. The New Yorker, February 10, 2014.
Critic of Artificial Sweeteners Pilloried by Industry-Backed ScientistsChris Young, Center for Public Integrity, August 6, 2014.
Rounding Up Scientific JournalsAdriane Fugh-Berman and Thomas G. Sherman, Bioethics Forum, January 10, 2014.
Tyrone Hayes on the Misfortune of Frogs, Crooked Science and Why We Should Shun GMOsMelissa Breyer, Treehugger, January 15, 2015.
As Beef Cattle Become Behemoths, Who Are Animal Scientists Serving?Melody Petersen, Chronicle of Higher Education, April 15, 2012.
Food Politics Creates Rift in Panel on Labeling Stephanie Strom, New York Times, April 10, 2013.
Report Faults Food Group’s Sponsor Ties Stephanie Strom, New York Times, January 22, 2013.
Children’s Hospital Gets $10 Million for Obesity Program from Beverage Nonprofit Chelsea Conaboy and Jeff Shields, Philadelphia Inquirer, March 17, 2011.
In Diabetes Fight, Raising Cash and Keeping TrustMarc Santora, New York Times, November 25, 2006.
Coke Moves With Caution To Remain In SchoolsSherri Day, New York Times, September 3, 2003.
UNICEF in McDonald’s Link RowGuardian, August 2, 2002.
Ban on Advertising to Children Linked to Lower Obesity RatesCatherine Musemeche, New York Times, July 13, 2013.
WHO Urges Tougher Food Marketing Rules To Curb Childhood ObesityKate Kelland, Reuters, June 18, 2013.
Limit Fast Food Advertising Toward Kids, Lower Childhood Obesity RatesDeirdre Imus, Fox News, July 20, 2012.
How Food Ads Could Fuel Childhood ObesityFox News, November 30, 2012.
Commercials Are the Culprit in TV-Obesity LinkTara Parker-Pope, New York Times, February 9, 2010.
TV Ads Contribute to Childhood Obesity, Economists SayRoni Caryn Rabin, New York Times, November 20, 2008.
Junk Food Nation: Who’s to Blame for Childhood ObesityGary Ruskin and Juliet Schor, The Nation, August 29, 2005.
Report Links TV Ads and Childhood ObesityMarian Burros, New York Times, December 6, 2005.
Health Experts Call for Worldwide Ban on Marketing of Junk Food to KidsCommercial Alert, February 27, 2004.
The Fast Food Trap: How Commercialism Creates Overweight ChildrenGary Ruskin, Mothering magazine, 2003.
Congress’ Big Gift to MonsantoTom Philpott, Mother Jones, July 2, 2012.
DOJ Mysteriously Quits Monsanto Antitrust InvestigationTom Philpott, Mother Jones, December 1, 2012.
Monsanto Hid Decades of PollutionMichael Grunwald, Washington Post, January 1, 2002.
Obama’s 5 Biggest Sellouts to the Meat IndustryTom Philpott, Mother Jones, November 5, 2013.
4 of Obama’s Worst Food and Ag Wimp-OutsTom Philpott, Mother Jones, July 25, 2012.
Health Officials Urge F.D.A. to Limit Sweeteners in SodasStephanie Strom, New York Times, February 13, 2013.
Sugary Drinks Linked to 180,000 Deaths WorldwideLeslie Wade, CNN, March 19, 2013.
Sugary Drinks Tied to Obesity Among PreschoolersGenevra Pittman, Reuters, August 5, 2013.
Sugary Drinks Tied to Earlier MenstruationNicholas Bakalar, New York Times, January 27, 2015.
Diet Soda, the Silent Killer?Tom Philpott, Mother Jones, March 1, 2012.
Avoiding Sugared Drinks Limits Weight Gain in Two StudiesRoni Caryn Rabin, New York Times, September 21, 2012.
Liquid Candy: How Soft Drinks Are Harming American’s HealthCenter for Science in the Public Interest, 2005.
Big Sugar’s Sweet Little LiesGary Taubes and Cristin Kearns Couzens, Mother Jones, Nov/Dec 2012.
Is Sugar Toxic?Gary Taubes, New York Times, April 13, 2011.
This Is the No. 1 Driver of Diabetes and ObesityAlexandra Sifferlin, Time, January 29, 2015.
It’s the Sugar, FolksMark Bittman, New York Times, February 27, 2013.
Avoiding Sugared Drinks Limits Weight Gain in Two StudiesRoni Caryn Rabin, New York Times, September 21, 2012.
Health Officials Urge F.D.A. to Limit Sweeteners in SodasStephanie Strom, New York Times, February 13, 2013.
Food For Thought: Eat Your Way to DementiaBijal Trivedi, New Scientist, September 3, 2012.
Corn Syrup More Toxic Than Table Sugar in Female Mice: StudyReuters, January 5, 2015.
Why Organic Is the Right Choice for ParentsDr. Alan Greene and Anna Lappe, Time magazine. June 23, 2014.
The Assault on OrganicsStacy Malkan and Kari Hamerschlag, Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting. July 1, 2014.
Study of Organic Crops Finds Fewer Pesticides and More AntioxidantsKenneth Chang, New York Times, July 11, 2014.
Pesticides: Now More Than EverMark Bittman, New York Times, December 11, 2012.
More Helpful Fatty Acids Found in Organic MilkKenneth Chang, New York Times, December 9, 2013.
Study: Organic chicken carries significantly lower salmonella riskTom Philpott, Grist, March 25, 2011.
Is Organic Better? Ask a Fruit FlyTara Parker-Pope, New York Times, April 17, 2013.