The organization aims to combat the food industry’s influence on nutritional policy that can be harmful to public health In effort to provide a source of transparency and integrity in the food industry while improving public health, CEO and founder of KIND Snacks Daniel Lubetzky has pledged $25 million toward “Feed the Truth,” an organization [...]
In late 2015, Daniel Lubetzky learned of a federal rule that puzzled him: Salmon, avocados, olives, eggs and tree nuts aren’t “healthy,” according to the Food and Drug Administration. Lubetzky, the chief executive of snack brand KIND, had just received a letter from the FDA warning him to stop putting the term on the packaging [...]
NEW YORK (AP) — A $25 million pledge to fight the food industry’s influence on public health is coming from a surprising source — the CEO of a snack bar maker. Kind founder Daniel Lubetzky says he’s pledging his own money to create a group called “Feed the Truth” dedicated to revealing corporate influence in [...]
Today I am announcing the launch of Feed the Truth, an independent organization that will seek to improve public health by making truth, transparency and integrity the foremost values in today’s food system. This initiative grew out of my journey at KIND. In March 2015, KIND received a warning letter from the U.S. Food & [...]
FastCo Charlie Sorrel 01.17.17 6:00 AM Sin Azucar, or “without sugar,” is a photographic project from Spanish photographer Antonio Rodríguez Estrada. The idea is as simple as can be: Estrada takes packaged foods and photographs them alongside the amount of sugar they contain. The results speak for themselves, and are often—especially in the case of [...]
This is s a well structured and relatable site that can teach us about the fascinating world of microbes and what they consist of including bacteria, archaea, fungi, protist and viruses: http://www.microbeworld.org/what-is-a-microbe
As it happens, Donald J. Trump is not the only person to announce plans to shut down a personal philanthropy, just the best known. This is the story of a man who made and kept that same promise. Nearly five years ago, Charles F. Feeney sat in a cushy armchair in an apartment on the [...]
The medical profession, like many others, undervalues women and obsesses about making women work full time and carry the same burden as men. Yet, as this article shows, there is a ton of value in respecting the role of women in the medical profession. There is also a ton of value to society to not [...]
I recently visited a friend in the hospital who just had a baby girl, and she showed me the congratulations gift from the “nutrition” department of the hospital. We both thought it was quite ironic!
#WhatWeNeedToSucceed: A Letter to the Next President on Behalf of Women Entrepreneur Elizabeth Gore, Dell EIR Elizabeth Gore, Dell EIR 1 Nov 2016 #WhatWeNeedToSucceed Nov. 1, 2016 To: Secretary Hillary Clinton / Mr. Donald Trump Dear Madam Secretary / Mr. Trump: We write to you today on behalf of our nation’s leading innovators, entrepreneurs and [...]