In reality, deep-pocketed food & beverage companies drive consumers to make unhealthy choices with: 1) In-store marketing/placement of junk food 2) Billions in advertising 3) Lobbying for govt crop subsidies to make junk food cheap 4) Targeted mktg to youth & communities of color

Yikes. They’ve always been unhealthy but never filled with plastic and glass!

“The food industry blocked us in the courts from filing lawsuits claiming addiction; they started controlling the science in problematic ways, and they took control of the diet industry” - ⁦Michael Moss⁩ on his new book, Hooked. nytimes.com/2021/03/25/wel…

Cristiano Ronaldo Upset at Coke Bottles At Euro 2020 Podium, Drink Water! tmz.me/KGwLf2p

Can't be good for the soda industry -- which spends billions on marketing -- that the world's most famous athlete turned away two bottles of Coke in disgust and urged people to drink water instead.

.Cristiano Ronaldo Ronaldo’s decision to remove Coca-Cola products from view during a press conference at #EURO2020 has sparked a debate on the suitability of certain products sponsoring sport. But what other ways is Coca-Cola using football to market their products? A thread⬇️

Changing the game: why it matters that footballers are shunning the corporate capture of their sport telegraph.co.uk/global-health/… NCD Alliance CINyS - INSP Dr. Simón Barquera Nancy Fink Healthy Food America Californians for Less Soda

“Coca Cola Zero. It’s the sponsor? Don’t drink Coca-Cola, kids.” — Luis Enrique Ramos Díaz also shared his disapproval of the @Euro2020 sponsorship during a press conference. We're glad to see someone else thinks Coca-Cola should not be playing a starring role in kids minds.

(1/2) Center for Science in the Public Interest applauds the recent court ruling that the penalty provision of California's sugary drink tax preemption law is unconstitutional—a victory for public health and local democracy!

(2/2) This ruling will allow CA’s charter cities to encourage healthier choices and advance health equity. Congrats ChangeLab Solutions American Heart Association Californians for Less Soda Cultiva La Salud: changelabsolutions.org/news/ruling-ca…

A recent pilot study in DC found that shoppers encounter soda in an average of 32 places in each store (and as many as 59). This is by design, writes CSPI Communications Associate @tia_schwab for #PearinMind: cspinet.org/news/blog/arch…

71.9% of kids’ meals at the top 50 restaurants don’t meet nutrition standards according to a new Center for Science in the Public Interest report. Read the report and learn how you can get involved here. cspinet.org/resource/selli…

NYC friends: Hope you'll support this common sense bill for high added sugar warnings on restaurant menus.

NEW REPORT: Major K-12 school food companies already sell products that meet federal nutrition standards for whole grains and sodium and would meet additional proposed goals for sugars/sweeteners/dyes. Find out more in Center for Science in the Public Interest’s groundbreaking 2021 report: cspinet.org/school-meals-c…

Former NFL lineman now cooks healthy, delicious meals at his kids’ school cafeteria: ‘Kindergartners are my toughest critics’ washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2022…

This is shocking. U.S. FDA learned of suspected infant formula illness four months before recall politi.co/3s1C6Zp via POLITICO Helena Bottemiller Evich

How much added sugar is in a Jamba Juice smoothie? Consumers want to know, but U.S. FDA doesn’t require chains like Jamba to say. Add your name to urge FDA to require restaurants to tell the truth about added sugars: bit.ly/3E5BlTy

Everyone deserves access to nutritious food. Please make healthy eating easier for New Yorkers by passing the healthy food services guidelines bill this session! Sen. Stewart-Cousins @CarlHeastie New York Senate Dems NY Assembly Majority bit.ly/NYfsg

Customers deserve better from Panera Bread! Please restore transparency with calorie, sugar, and caffeine content on fountain cups; end the Unlimited Sip Club; and stop introducing new high-sugar, high-caffeine drinks like #ChargedLemonade

I did not sign up for “X.” I joined Twitter, which used to boast a wonderful community of advocates working to improve the lives of Americans. Is there anyone still on board who thinks like that?