Posts Tagged ‘food culture’

France: Clinging to traditional meals

Posted by Dave Mulder on September 30th, 2009

France’s pervasive and strong food culture makes it possible for its people to eat relatively unhealthy food yet remain very healthy. Unwritten social rules do what expensive pills and diet fads have been unable to do in the United States.

Soda tax will fall flat against obesity

Posted by Dave Mulder on September 17th, 2009

Would you drink less soda if it cost a little more? Lawmakers believe that a tax on sugary carbonated beverages can go a long way toward combating America’s obesity epidemic. There’s just one problem: it won’t work.