The Real Organic Project is sponsoring a conference at Churchtown Dairy in Hudson, NY, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. It’s on “Saving Real Organic: Anti-Trust and Food.” Tickets and information are here.
by Marion Nestle
Oct
31
2008
Diabetes rates double, especially in South
The CDC announces that rates of type 2 diabetes have nearly doubled overall in the last ten years,and more than doubled in states in the south and in Puerto Rico. Ten years ago, the average was around 5%; now it’s around 10%. No surprise: the rates closely track rates of obesity.