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

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VIDEO: Lost in Sprawl

By Thomas Gorman
Nutrition

The Science of Food Addiction

By Anja Strejcek and Rebecca Wolfson
Food Deserts

Who Moved the chips?

By Annie Mathews

VIDEO: Lost in Sprawl

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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 Science of Food Addiction

Food Labels: EU Sets New Mark, Help Rethink Ours

Farming

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

See all Farming stories.

VIDEO: Lost in Sprawl

Will the EPA help doctors fight pesticide poisoning?

Radishes in Suburbia

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

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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INFOGRAPHIC: Mapping Global Food Spending

Berried Alive: On the trail of an aspiring superfood

INFOGRAPHIC: Googling Superfoods