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
Food Deserts

Who Moved the chips?

By Annie Mathews
Featured Stories

VIDEO: Lost in Sprawl

By 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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INFOGRAPHIC: Calories vs. Price

The Food Industry Tries to Redesign the Nutrition Label: Fails

Allergy Minstral: Inside the Allergic-Kid Economy

Farming

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

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VIDEO: GMOrganic, A Botanical Love Story

VIDEO: The (Open-Source) Ecologist

VIDEO: The Disappearing Farmer

Food Deserts

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

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Who Moved the chips?

To Eat and Live in a New Orleans Food Desert

Walmart Prepares to Storm the Desert

Business of Food

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

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Caught: Fake Organic Certificates from China

INFOGRAPHIC: Googling Superfoods

Organic and Gluten-Free Passover Foods On the Rise