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How accurate are our fears about radiation? I suspect about as accurate as fears about food irradiation, biotechnology, and pesticides
A critique of Nudges (or libertarian paternalism)
Some surprising comments by Pollan on how he writes about food
Yes, farmers really getting older but not as fast as the rest of the working population
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How credible are the studies "showing" red meat consumption causes early death?
Do the obese impose costs on others? Not according to this study "I find that obese people pay for all of their own increased health costs in the form of lower wages, rather than passing them on to employers, insurers, and co-workers.."
People don't really like to eat "light food" - they only like to tell you they do
Congress worried about who receives farm subsidies
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UC Davis agricultural economist, Julian Alston, talks about food and farm policy and obesity
An article in the American Journal of Public Health on how to use obesity messages to manipulate the public to support government intervention (o.k., dropping the sarcasm, the author's actual title is: Framing the Consequences of Childhood Obesity to Increase Public Support for Obesity Prevention Policy)
An interesting article on whether people seek information on GMOs, climate change, and other topics that confirm their biases; surprisingly confirmation bias is mainly a problem for know it alls (people who think they know a lot)
The Honey Launderers: Uncovering the Largest Food Fraud in U.S. History (here's my question: why do we have a tariff on Chinese honey? Food safety concerns are one thing, but these sorts of trade barriers invite this kind of fraud)