Category: Health

Junk Science Behind Latest Federal Obesity Studies

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Goal is to Push "Nanny State" Proposals Such as Soda Taxes, Food Advertising Restrictions, School Bake Sale Bans and Similar Food Police Initiatives Federal Government Goes to "War on Cupcakes" Washington, D.C. - Big government efforts to fight obesity are ...
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Boston Food Police’s Half-Baked Idea

The Boston Herald reports that the food police in Boston are banning bake sales in schools. Democratic state Senator Susan Fargo, chairwoman of the Joint Committee on Public Health, told the Herald that childhood obesity has reached “crisis” proportions. She ...
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Pink Slime and Consumer Choice, by Cherylyn Harley LeBon

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Recently, we have been besieged with news reports about hamburger. At issue is whether hamburger containing lean finely textured beef (LFTB) is safe and should be part of our diet. As I am a mom, food safety warnings naturally raise ...
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Pink Slime: Who is the real culprit?

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In a piece for Forbes, Dr. Henry I. Miller and I write: The recent controversy over "lean finely textured beef" (LFTB), or "pink slime" as the media and activists love to call it, is reminiscent of the old TV commercial, ...
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Free-Market Group to Quiz Executives at Pfizer and Johnson & Johnson Shareholder Meetings Thursday

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Washington, D.C. - The National Center for Public Policy Research will participate in two pharmaceutical company shareholder meetings in New Jersey on Thursday, April 26. David A. Ridenour, president of the National Center for Public Policy Research, will attend the ...
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A Thought About Eli Lilly and its Enduring Love for ObamaCare

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In light of Eli Lilly CEO John Lechleiter’s doubling-down on the company’s support of ObamaCare during the company’s annual shareholder meeting Monday, here’s a list of Eli Lilly products… Eli Lilly is also involved in agri-chem. For example, it owns ...
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Good Housekeeping, Polluted

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In a piece for Junkscience.com, I write about how Good Housekeeping magazine was once a trusted source for accurate information.That reputation may be going down the drain with a misleading environmental activist hit-piece on water safety. I write, In the ...
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Eli Lilly Executives to be Questioned About Company Lobbying for Unpopular, Unconstitutional ObamaCare Legislation

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Shareholder to Ask Company to "Reset" Its Approach and Pledge Support for Free-Market Health Care Reforms in Coming Legislative Battles Indianapolis, IN / Washington, D.C. - The National Center for Public Policy Research plans to question Eli Lilly executives over ...
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Eli Lilly CEO Firmly Stands By Company’s Pro-ObamaCare Lobbying at Shareholder Meeting

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Rejects Shareholder's Appeal that Company Now Work for Free-Market, Constitutional Health Care Reforms Indianapolis, IN / Washington, D.C. - Today, at Eli Lilly's annual shareholder meeting in Indianapolis, Indiana, the National Center for Public Policy Research questioned CEO Dr. John ...
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Food Activists “Slime” Perfectly Healthy Beef Product in Ridiculous Bid to Promote Organic Food Agenda

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Why Waste Scarce Tax Dollars to Switch to More Expensive, Higher-Fat Alternatives? Food Activists "Slime" Perfectly Healthy Beef Product in Ridiculous Bid to Promote Organic Food Agenda, Charges Health Risk Expert Jeff Stier in Friday's New York Post New York, ...
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