December 27, 2012

Make Soda Ineligible to Buy with Food Stamps

Mark Bittman, New York Times


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Not long ago few doctors – not even pediatricians – concerned themselves much with nutrition. This has changed, and dramatically: As childhood obesity gains recognition as a true health crisis, more and more doctors are publicly expressing alarm at the impact the standard American diet is having on health.

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