We do it for the buzz. Like drug addicts. How do we stop the constant craving?
By Katharine Mieszkowski Jun 18, 2009
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Salon cartoonist Carol Lay discusses the world's first diet-book graphic memoir and why the best approach to weight loss is the least sensational.
By Judy Berman
January 22, 2009
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Forget Wii Fit and Perfect Pushup suction cups. To get in shape, I went back to the original fitness guru -- "the world's most perfectly developed man."
By Todd Levin
July 15, 2008
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Protein shakes doled out 35 years ago pay economic dividends down the line. Somewhere, Adam Smith is pleased
By Andrew Leonard
January 25, 2008
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The polemical sequel to "The Omnivore's Dilemma," Pollan's new book shows how processed foods are making us fat and sick -- and why eaters must revolt.
By Craig Seligman
January 8, 2008
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The food industry processes the life out of our flakes and puffs, then sponsors studies boasting of their health benefits. Isn't it time to rebel against breakfast cereal supremacy?
By Anastacia Marx de Salcedo
October 3, 2007
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Congress just handed petroleum- and chemical-guzzling industrial farms five more years of wrongheaded subsidies, but chef Dan Barber says sustainable, organic food will yet prevail.
By Eli Rosenberg
August 23, 2007
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Does the New York Times' blockbuster Op-Ed lambasting vegan parents go too far?
By Carol Lloyd
May 24, 2007
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Heidi Swanson, author of the new cookbook "Super Natural Cooking," chats about the unsung pleasures of spelt and chard and her crusade to make healthy food hot.
By Sarah Karnasiewicz
March 6, 2007
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Annie's Homegrown Macaroni & Cheese is the pantry staple of harried, organo-hipster parents everywhere. But is it any healthier than the day-glo noodles of our white-bread childhoods?
By Anastacia Marx de Salcedo
January 30, 2007
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Pumped into foods from yogurt to pizza, omega-3 fatty acids, made from fish, are being hyped as an elixir for heart disease and depression.
By Catherine Price
October 17, 2006
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Like wine, luxury chocolate now has connoisseurs who tout its "mouthfeel" and "terroir." Bring back "melts in your mouth, not in your hand"!
By Oliver Broudy
June 23, 2006
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I know I should only feed my kids organics and deny them fructose. But shouldn't they learn the value of a good hot fudge sundae?
By Mary Elizabeth Williams
April 26, 2006
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"The Omnivore's Dilemma" author Michael Pollan on how Wall Street has driven America's obesity epidemic, the misleading labels in Whole Foods, and why we should spend more money on food.
By Ira Boudway
April 8, 2006
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Mike Huckabee, Arkansas' newly skinny governor, weighs in on the humilation of being fat, why government shouldn't police our grease, and whether he's planning to diet his way to the White House.
By Katharine Mieszkowski
May 31, 2005
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Salon persuades four foodies to open wide for some unappetizing low-carb foods spawned by the Atkins-South Beach craze.
By Rebecca Traister
May 11, 2004
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"Fast Food Nation," a stomach-churning critique of the health and labor practices of the burger business, argues that Americans should change their dietary habits. Good luck.
By Maria Russo
February 8, 2001
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I learned how to transform funky spunk into delicious joy juice -- but ultimately decided not to.
By Hank Hyena
August 21, 2000
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Zinc and selenium are better for you than beer and potato chips.
By Jack Boulware
April 25, 2000
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A growing number of spoiled only children are obese, and may face diminished future sex lives because of it.
By Jack Boulware
April 10, 2000
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Just because I turned 50 doesn't mean I want to retire.
By Christopher Scanlan
February 25, 2000
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Scientists find evidence of long-sought "fifth taste."
By Dawn MacKeen
January 24, 2000
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It's anti-social, not necessarily healthful -- and besides, meat tastes good!
By Laura Fraser
January 7, 2000
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Food is unhealthy only if you stress over it.
By Steven A. Shaw
December 24, 1999
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Why can't I make it through a day without my diet soda fix?
By Liz Krieger
September 30, 1999