Obesity Researchers Need to Understand Capitalism...

Raj — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 23:45:57 -0600

Yep, I've been a very delinquent blogger over the past week. Trying to work on the next book while keeping up with the developments in food politics this week has rather overwhelmed me.

While I figure out my time-management skills, here are a few gobbets of good things. First, via Marilyn, is a piece from SciDev, in which an epidemiologist points out the blindingly obvious to his peers:

To stem the spread of obesity, we must study the web of commercial interests and strategies driving it. ... read more »

Against Whole Foods

Raj — Thu, 12 Jul 2007 18:58:38 -0600

So, John Mackey, Chief Executive Officer of Whole Foods Inc is in trouble. This is the John Mackey who has encouraged something of a cult of personality around his attempts to bring goodness back into the food system. This is also the same John Mackey who, under the pseudonym "Rahodeb", posted a number of taunts trashing his competitor, Wild Oats, while simultaneously praising himself and his haircut. This is the same John Mackey who later offered to buy Wild Oats for near $600 million. ... read more »

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Obesity Researchers Need to Understand Capitalism...

Against Whole Foods