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: Lost in Sprawl

By 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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INFOGRAPHIC: Calories vs. Price

EAT AT YOUR OWN RISK

INFOGRAPHIC: Grandma Had Better Tomatoes

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?

Radishes in Suburbia

VIDEO: Farms, Lies and Videotape

Food Deserts

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

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VIDEO: A Farm in New Orleans

To Eat and Live in a New Orleans Food Desert

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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The Freeze-Dried Food Craze, Seven Things You Should Know

A Fish Without Bones

VIDEO: The Politics of Food