How is Philadelphia soda tax, implemented earlier this year, doing? It may be too early to tell, and it depends on who is talking.

How did the soda tax, such a reviled and embattled piece of legislation, come into effect in Philadelphia? It was a compromise.

Philadelpia Mayor Jim Kenney supported soda tax for its revenue potential, not to prevent obesity. Does it matter, as long as it’s working?

Studies show that Berkeley had kept its word regarding the soda tax proceeds. A lot of it was spent on children’s health programs.

With the city’s low consumption and high income, Berkeley’s soda tax data might not have much bearing on the possibilities for other cities.

We are looking at how the cities across U.S. are using soda tax revenue to fund anti-childhood obesity measures and public health programs.

Some officials and citizens see “sin” taxation as the most effective way to deter behavior. Others see it as an annoying intrusion by the nanny state.

The state of Arkansas tried to implement mandatory BMI screenings in schools, which was met with objections from parents on privacy grounds.

Are Chinese kids obese? Are they miserable? Some recent studies looked at the consequences of China’s One Child Policy.

Sometimes, when corporations offer financial aid, they may have shady motives, and the intent to exert improper and harmful influence on the political side.

This post talks about the International Food Information Council, a propaganda arm of the Coca-Cola Company and the American Beverage Association, among others.

Coke’s ability to permeate every nook and crevice of life on planet Earth is uncanny, and we’ve been looking into its relationship with CDC.

We’ve been following the developments around the appointment of Dr. Brenda Fitzgerald as director of the CDC and its relationship with the Coca-Cola Company.

At the CDC, Dr. Brenda Fitzgerald took over a government agency which Coca-Cola executives have been fairly open about their attempts to influence.

Unlike in the U.S., in the United Kingdom, interest in the subject of childhood obesity never seems to ebb. It just flows from one controversy to the next.

We keep collecting stray theories about obesity villains — the factors, substances and circumstances suspected of contributing to the obesity epidemic.

Fear of sinking profits has inspired beverage companies to seek sugar substitutes to escape the sugar tax that kicks in next year in the UK.

Newly appointed Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue rolled back some Obama-era school lunch rules, but every story has two sides.

The USDA recently acquired a new Big Boss, Sonny Perdue, who once ran a fertilizer business and then spent several years as governor of Georgia.

Let’s continue to slog through the complicated history of the United Kingdom’s effort to quell obesity.

When the United Kingdom issued the long-anticipated blueprint titled “Childhood obesity: a plan for action,” many people felt let down.

We continue discussing the Nutrition Coalition, an influence group financed by the Laura and John Arnold Foundation, and dietary guidelines.

Still attempting to catch up with the multitudinous events on the obesity front in the U.K., we looked at the updated “Childhood obesity: a plan for action.”

Is Nutrition Coalition’s campaign “dangerous and harmful” — as some critics claim? The saga of the revision of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans continues.

A look at how the most recent set of Dietary Guidelines for Americans went from recommendation to reality. They may not sound like a big deal, but they matter.

How did the most recent revision of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans come into being? The backstory is more complicated than a spy novel.

Where should nutrition advice come from? And who should and should not be funding related research?

Today we consider an example of the type of resistance the Center for Digital Democracy and other advocacy groups have been up against.

The U.K. government has been pushing erroneous messages, resulting in increased consumption of low-fat junk food, and people are getting fatter and fatter.

A lot of money is being spent to exert power over unformed, impressionable minds, and for only one reason — profit.