Now Pouring: Soda Pledges, Politics & Public Health

Nov. 7, 2014 Election Outcome: Historic passage and precedent of  Berkeley vote on soda tax; synopsis article via SF Gate on why Berkeley passed a soda tax and SF didn't. Oct. 8, 2014 Update: NYTimes' Mark Bittman and Mother Jones both weigh in on the politics of the soda tax, which has vaulted to $9.1 million "Big Soda" (ABA) spending combined to try to crush the measure in SF … [Read more...]

School Sit-ups Sponsored by Soda-n-snacks?

Update 2015: When in doubt...buy 'em out. sigh. More Coke and soda obfuscation and payola with registered dieticians, pay for play research, junk science via medical sock puppets and obesity blame game shifting to position Coke as an 'energy balance' alternative. (facepalm) Unspeakable public health policy with  targeting kids of color Just really appalling marketing … [Read more...]