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Look out for hidden trans fat in trans fat-free food

Think twice before you bust open that bag of chips-you could be eating more trans fat than you think, thanks to a loophole in FDA food labeling laws.

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created Feb 15, 2011 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (5) | comments 10

Taiwan mulls world's first junk food tax: report

Taiwan is planning the world's first tax on junk food in a bid to encourage the public to eat healthily and cut obesity rates, a report said Monday.

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created Dec 21, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 1

TV bombards children with commercials for high-fat and high-sugar foods

Childhood obesity in the United States is reaching epidemic proportions. With more than one fourth of advertising on daytime and prime time television devoted to foods and beverages and continuing questions about the role ...

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created Nov 04, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1