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Move over food wheel, here comes NOVA

Move over food wheel, here comes NOVA 1500 1073 Meghan Dengler

February 28, 2023: Risk in the News – Ultraprocessed Foods Ultraprocessed foods are ready-to-consume, hyper-palatable, low-cost, and, according to critics, designed to replace all other food groups. But are they…

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Cigarettes are no more addictive than Twinkies

Cigarettes are no more addictive than Twinkies 700 350 David Loughran

Testifying before Congress in 1994, James Johnston, then CEO of R.J. Reynolds, defended his company’s tobacco products by claiming they were no more addictive than Twinkies.  At the time, that claim…

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