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more about #foodfights more comments → onestrawplz: It's stupid to throw up your hands and give up on trying to end some cruelty in the world just because it's near impossible to live a strictly cruelty... more » roxythekiller: Having been a vegetarian and animal rights activist for over five years, people like Steiner make me physically ill! Arguments like his place undue p... more » christos001: I need some schooling on the ethics of veganism- a concept whose borders seem hazy to me. I don't like how animals are treated, but I don't have a pr... more » fauxfruit: My one plea for people who are trying to live as ethically as possible (and I applaud this endeavor)...don't make your cat go vegetarian. People are o... more » catherder: If anyone's still reading, I gotta say - after reading some of these comments and visiting a turkey farm for a holiday story (I'm a reporter, and even... more » tiredfairy: Anyone else think PETA is part of problem in anyone being able to take A. animal rights seriously and B. a lot of people feeling like, screw those fol... more » mass romantic: The NY Times article made me think, and I've come to the conclusion that I don't have any problem with humans using animals. Abusing, yes, big proble... more » AndPreciousLittleofThat: My takeaway: No matter how hardcore you think you are, there's always going to be someone who looks on you disdainfully because they are, in fact, mor... more » Booksaretoo: Damn it. Band-Aids? Even other brands' adhesive bandages? I'm rather prone to cutting myself while prepping my veggie meals, so I guess I'll have t... more » ohayou_kun: The way I see it is: Planet first, animals after. No planet = no life, so if it was a choice between the two... We all know who's going to win. more » threeredhens: I have been a long time lurker on this site and feel the need to speak on this issue. One year ago our family bought a small farm and we raise all of... more » kitsune: They'll have to pretty much opt out of birth control too, won't they? more » La Chica Lucy: While everyone should do what they can for the environment and to better the treatment of animals, for so many people it is simply impossible to opt o... more » EmpressZombie: Hmm, I'm an unabashed meat eater. I can't really go vegetarian for health reasons but I still wouldn't if I didn't have them. It just makes me wonder ... more » karmasutra är svensk: Honestly, I hate it when I tell people that I'm vegetarian and then they tell me that if I actually cared about the environment and the animals, then ... more » -
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Meat, Fur, Razors, And The Challenges Of Living Ethically
Vegetarianism has gotten a lot of press lately, but in yesterday's Times, Gary Steiner argued that being truly ethical involves eschewing far more than meat — and this kind of abstemiousness may be falling out of favor. More » -
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Food Racism Isn't What We Thought It Was
When we saw the phrase "food racism" used on CNN, we got all excited. Finally, someone is about to discuss grocery store discrimination and food deserts as a matter of public policy! Oh wait no - it's about tacos. More » -
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Why Is "Normal Eating" So Hard To Define?
The Times Well blog points out a fascinating article on the question, "what is normal eating?" But why is that question so complicated — and why do we assume fat people have the wrong answer? More » -
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Latest Diet Enemy: "Girls' Night"
On the heels of news that kids eat more when they're with their friends, scientists say women eat less around men, and more around each other. Cue the annoying stereotypes! More » -
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Friends, No Friends Both Lead To Obesity
A new study purports to show that kids eat more when they're with their friends. But another study found that "social stress" caused monkeys to gain dangerous visceral fat. So do friends make us fat or not? More » -
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Julia Child: Feminist Icon?
Writes pantry-saint Michael Pollan, "You may think of [Child and Steinem] as antagonists, but that wouldn't be quite right. They actually had a great deal in common... and addressed the aspirations of many of the same women."
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New Tests Suggest We're Not Actually Allergic To Anything
Okay, that's an exaggeration. Back away from the cocktail peanut. But it does seem that an alarming percentage of food allergies are actually - how you say? - not real. More » -
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"I Was A Baby Bulimic," Now He's A Food Critic
New York Times restaurant critic Frank Bruni makes a living eating. So it's both disturbing and encouraging to learn, in this excerpt from his memoir Born Round that his early years were plagued with weight struggles, self-loathing and eating disorders. More » -
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Times Discovers Women Who Don't Diet
Today's New York Times "Thursday Styles" section has (another) article about how some people eschew dieting in favor of eating what they want — even if it doesn't make them thin. More » -
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Michelle Obama's Garden Continues To Sprout Criticism
What seems like the least controversial move Michelle Obama could possibly make — planting a garden on the White House lawn — has actually generated its fair share of criticism. More » -
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Should Michelle Obama Get Back In The Kitchen?
A NY Times editorial suggests that Michelle Obama's scorn for cooking is doing the nation a disservice. More »
