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: The (Open-Source) Ecologist

By Mario Furloni and Thomas Gorman
Food Deserts

Who Moved the chips?

By Annie Mathews

The Science of Food Addiction

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Nutrition

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

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Eat a Carrot and Call Me in the Morning

INFOGRAPHIC: Calories vs. Price

A Nutritional Facts Label for the People, By the People

Farming

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

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How Can We Keep the People Who Harvest Our Veggies Healthy Too?

VIDEO: Farms, Lies and Videotape

VIDEO: Lost in Sprawl

Food Deserts

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

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Walmart Prepares to Storm the Desert

VIDEO: A Farm in New Orleans

To Eat and Live in a New Orleans Food Desert

Business of Food

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

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Organic and Gluten-Free Passover Foods On the Rise

Berried Alive: On the trail of an aspiring superfood

INFOGRAPHIC: Mapping Global Food Spending