The Ration A News21 food and health reporting project by UC Berkeley School of Journalism

A News21 food and health reporting project by UC Berkeley School of Journalism

Nutrition

The Science of Food Addiction

By Anja Strejcek and Rebecca Wolfson
Featured Stories

VIDEO: Farms, Lies and Videotape

By Vanessa Carr and Carl Nasman
Featured Stories

VIDEO: The (Open-Source) Ecologist

By Mario Furloni and Thomas Gorman

The Science of Food Addiction

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Rethink the Food Label: A project by News21

Nutrition

Snack addiction; allergy ballads; calories you can get for a dollar; veggie Rx; and more.

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Allergy Minstral: Inside the Allergic-Kid Economy

The Food Industry Tries to Redesign the Nutrition Label: Fails

Food Labels: EU Sets New Mark, Help Rethink Ours

Farming

Pesticide poisoning; an open source tractor; filming big ag; hippie farmers; and more.

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VIDEO: The (Open-Source) Ecologist

Will the EPA help doctors fight pesticide poisoning?

VIDEO: Lost in Sprawl

Food Deserts

Are they over-hyped? A food program revamps mini-marts; Walmart; and more.

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INFOGRAPHIC: Soundscape of a Fresno food desert

VIDEO: A Farm in New Orleans

Who Moved the chips?

Business of Food

An aspiring superfruit; freeze-dried food for survival; fast food ads in Spanish; and more.

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A Fish Without Bones

Berried Alive: On the trail of an aspiring superfood

VIDEO: The Dark Future of Food Advertising