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Letter to FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg re: Trans Fat

July 2, 2013

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Letter to McDonald's re: toys in Happy Meals

June 22, 2010
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Beware of These Effects of Caffeine on the Body

August 24, 2015
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Are Foods with High Fiber Really That Good for You?

September 2, 2015
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The Hidden Danger of Calories in Drinks

September 3, 2015
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What’s the Best Diet for Weight Loss?

August 1, 2015
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"Cheerios Protein" Has Negligibly More Protein, but Far More Sugar, than Original Cheerios

CSPI Sues General Mills, Citing Misleading Labeling and False Advertising
November 9, 2015

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Coe v. General Mills, Inc.

November 9, 2015
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Scientists Call for Retraction of BMJ Feature on Dietary Guidelines

November 5, 2015

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Scientists letter to BMJ

November 5, 2015
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House Members Seek to Undermine Calorie Labeling at Restaurants

Statement of CSPI Nutrition Policy Director Margo Wootan
November 3, 2015
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Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, Chef Tom Colicchio & Padma Lakshmi Push To Keep Strong Nutrition Standards At School, Provide Students With Nutritious Meals

Gillibrand Joins Food Policy Action & CSPI to Highlight Need for Healthy School Meals as Congress Negotiates Child Nutrition Standards
October 27, 2015
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Does Soda = Happiness? CSPI Builds a Happiness Stand to Find Out

Video Seeks to #ShareHonesty on Soda
October 27, 2015
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IARC Evaluates Carcinogenicity of Red and Processed Meat

Statement of CSPI Nutrition Director Bonnie Liebman
October 26, 2015
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Food Day 2015 Puts Spotlight on Greener Diets

Improving Diets and Pushing Policy Changes are Food Day's Objectives
October 22, 2015
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Plum Organics Announces New Baby and Toddler Pouch Naming Conventions

October 22, 2015
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FDA Sued for its Failure to Regulate Salt

CSPI Says Agency Unlawfully Delaying Action on 2005 Petition
October 8, 2015

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CSPI v. U.S. FDA

October 8, 2015
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House Agriculture Hearing Shows Why Experts, not Politicians, Should Guide Government Nutrition Guidelines

Special Interests Seek to Meddle in Dietary Guidelines for Americans, Says CSPI
October 7, 2015

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Dietary Guidelines infographic

November 12, 2015
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Science, Not Politics, Should Guide Dietary Guidelines

Statement of CSPI President Michael F. Jacobson
October 7, 2015
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Label Improvements Resolve Vitaminwater Litigation

September 30, 2015

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Proposed Vitaminwater agreement

September 30, 2015
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Is the Paleo Diet Healthy?

September 28, 2015
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Recipe: Lentil, Apple, & Walnut Salad with Cider Dressing

November 3, 2015

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Nutrition Tips

Going Organic: What's the payoff?

Sales of organic foods are growing by 10 to 20 percent each year in the United States. More than 10 percent of fruits and vegetables sold are now organic. By any measure, organic foods are starting to enter the mainstream American diet.

And with good reason. Organic produce often has higher levels of potentially healthy compounds. And organic farms may fare better in droughts, don't use synthetic fertilizers that contaminate groundwater, and are more hospitable to critical pollinators like bees and butterflies.

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