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CANNOT MAKE THIS UP. "Yes, there really is something called National Junk Food Day and it's coming up on Monday, July 21st." https://lnkd.in/ddgGhQF View in LinkedIn

JUNK FOOD CULTURE. "In the last half century, junk food and fast food have come to play an extremely important role in American economic, historical, cultural, and social life. Today, they have a major influence on what Americans eat—and how healthy we are (or aren’t). (See: Fast Food and Junk Food: An Encyclopedia of What We Love to Eat)." https://lnkd.in/d9ka38Y View in LinkedIn

ALL AMERICAN. "The history of junk food is a largely American tale: It has been around for hundreds of years, in many parts of the world, but no one has done a better job inventing so many varieties of it, branding it, mass-producing it, making people rich off it and, of course, eating it." https://lnkd.in/du5pSg4 View in LinkedIn

SUGAR TAX. "Government advisory committee tells US to consider taxing sugary foods and drinks. The committee's report is a lengthy, well over 500-page document filled with findings and recommendations on nutrition that the Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Agriculture will use to inform the 2015 update to "The Dietary Guidelines for Americans." https://lnkd.in/dUkgdwt View in LinkedIn

" "SUGAR FOLLOWS TOBACCO STRATEGY. 1. Increasing the addictive quantities. 2. Targeting children. 3. Denial of causality. Same old playbook. " " View in LinkedIn

SUGAR ASSOCIATION RESPONSE: "Sugar is Not the Cause of Obesity." Neither was tobacco related to cancer. https://lnkd.in/dft3-uH View in LinkedIn

FACT. "Sugary drinks increase the risk of obesity, diabetes, heart disease, and gout." http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/sugary-drinks-fact-sheet/ View in LinkedIn

BIG GULP. "7-Eleven convenience stores helped launch the era of fast-food and junk-food supersizing that continues today by introducing the 32-ounce Big Gulp. But even the Big Gulp seemed small after a while. In 1988, the company started selling the 64-ounce Double Gulp." https://lnkd.in/du5pSg4 View in LinkedIn

COMMON SOFT DRINK BOTTLES: before 1550s, 6.5 oz; 1950s 12 oz; early 1990s, 20 oz; 2011 42 oz. blistering increase. http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/sugary-drinks-fact-sheet/ View in LinkedIn

MEGA PORTIONS. "Sugary drink portion sizes have risen dramatically over the past 40 years, and children and adults are drinking more soft drinks than ever." http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/sugary-drinks-fact-sheet/ View in LinkedIn