Fed Up Challenge


3 Ways of Looking at a Peanut Butter Sandwich—Or, the Challenge of Avoiding Added Sugar

, , former analyst, Center for Science & Democracy

September 24, 2014 11:12 AM EDT

If you haven’t yet seen the movie “the food industry doesn’t want you to see,” now—as the kids are heading back to school—is the perfect time. Preceding our Lewis M. Branscomb forum on science, democracy, and food policy last May, UCS hosted a pre-release screening of Fed Up that left audience members setting aside their sugary drinks and greasy tubs of popcorn in awe.   Read more >

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Dear Surgeon General: We’re Fed Up, Let’s Act on Sugar

, , Research Director, Center for Science and Democracy

June 26, 2014 11:05 AM EDT

When I was a child, I would read the ingredients on food packages. Nearly every package I picked up began with the same ingredient. “What’s high fructose corn syrup?” I asked my Mom.  “I don’t know,” my mom said, “but we could certainly get rich from selling it. It’s in everything!” Read more >

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