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CSPI to Speaker Boehner: Food Safety More Pressing than Demands of House Extremists

Statement of CSPI Food Safety Director Caroline Smith DeWaal
September 30, 2013
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McDonald's, Alliance for Healthier Generation, Misled Public and Media Re: Soda and Happy Meals

Statement of CSPI Nutrition Policy Director Margo G. Wootan
September 27, 2013
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Removing Soda from Kids' Meals Among McDonald's Improvements

Statement of CSPI Nutrition Policy Director Margo G. Wootan
September 26, 2013
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14 Questions that Could Save Your Life and the Planet

Web App Scores Diets on Health, Animal Welfare, and Environmental Impact
September 23, 2013
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Legislators Propose Modernizing Food Labeling

Bill Would Require Front-of-Package Labeling, Define 'Natural' and 'Whole Grain' Claims, and More
September 19, 2013
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Food, Entertainment Companies Must Do More to Improve Food Marketing Aimed at Kids

Statement of CSPI Nutrition Policy Director Margo G. Wootan
September 18, 2013
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CDC Report on Antibiotic Resistance Doesn't Deliver Action Steps to Address Food Safety, Says CSPI

September 16, 2013
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CSPI Urges Food Safety Reform at Meat and Poultry Plants

Bill Introduced Today Would Modernize USDA & Update Adulteration Standards
September 12, 2013
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Drinking Water is Great, But Drinking Less Soda is Better Message

Statement of CSPI Executive Director Michael F. Jacobson
September 12, 2013
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CSPI Cries Foul Over Artificial Trans Fat at Church's Chicken

Big Chicken Chain Still Using Partially Hydrogenated Oil, Despite Increased Risk of Heart Disease
September 10, 2013
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CSPI Advises USDA to Scuttle Proposed Poultry Inspection Changes

Statement of CSPI Senior Food Safety Staff Attorney Sarah Klein
September 9, 2013
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Coast to Coast Organizing Underway for 2013 Food Day

Singer Jack Johnson to Partner with Food Day on Tour
September 5, 2013
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Shaquille O'Neal Not an Appropriate Let's Move Spokesperson, Says CSPI

Statement of CSPI Nutrition Policy Director Margo G. Wootan
September 4, 2013
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CSPI Says Consumers Should Avoid Aloe Vera Taken Orally

Government Tests Point to Cancer in Rats
August 21, 2013
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Coke Shouldn't Bother Rehabilitating Aspartame's Image, Says CSPI

Statement of CSPI Executive Director Michael F. Jacobson
August 14, 2013
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USDA Urged to Allow Pilot Programs Aimed at Excluding Soda from SNAP Purchases

Groups Want Shift Toward Healthier Foods and Beverages
August 1, 2013
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NYC Vows to Appeal Serving Size Decision

Statement of CSPI Executive Director Michael F. Jacobson
July 30, 2013
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FDA Proposes Rules Aimed at Ensuring Safety of Imported Food

Statement of CSPI Food Safety Director Caroline Smith DeWaal
July 26, 2013
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Soda Sales Continue Slide; Good News for Public Health Says CSPI

Statement of CSPI Executive Director Michael F. Jacobson
July 25, 2013
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Fruits, Vegetables More Affordable Than Packaged Snacks and Sides, Report Finds

July 25, 2013
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Berries Over Bugs!

Dannon Urged to Use Berries, Not Insect-Derived Carmine, to Color its Yogurts
July 24, 2013
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Taco Bell to Drop Kids' Meals

Statement of CSPI Nutrition Policy Director Margo G. Wootan
July 22, 2013
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7UP To Drop "Antioxidant" Marketing

Company Agrees to Stop Fortifying Soda with Vitamins
July 22, 2013
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Coke Loses Again as Vitaminwater Case Moves Forward

Federal Magistrate Recommends Certification of Class Action
July 18, 2013
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Shaquille O'Neal Hyping 270-Calorie Sodas

CSPI Says AriZona Beverages' "Soda Shaq" Undercuts Shaq's Concerns About Obesity, Diabetes
July 17, 2013

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Nutrition Tips

Does vitamin K2 strengthen bones?

“Vitamin K2 is crucial for osteoporosis prevention,” claims Mercola.com (which will be happy to sell you a 30-day supply of K2 for $28).

 

“There are 11 forms of vitamin K,” says Sarah Booth, director of the Vitamin K Laboratory and of the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University.

Leafy greens are good sources of K1. The other 10 forms, collectively called K2, are made by bacteria.

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