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
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VIDEO: Lost in Sprawl

By Thomas Gorman
Featured Stories

VIDEO: The Farm

By Brooke Minters and Kate McLean

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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A Nutritional Facts Label for the People, By the People

Those Seeking Mandatory Labeling of Genetically Modified Foods Look to Milk

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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Will the EPA help doctors fight pesticide poisoning?

VIDEO: GMOrganic, A Botanical Love Story

Radishes in Suburbia

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

Walmart Prepares to Storm the Desert

VIDEO: A Farm in New Orleans

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

VIDEO: The Politics of Food

A Fish Without Bones