[It's been a long hard month and some since my last post. Between a multimedia/website development project, major harvesting, canning, and watering (managing some very large gardens and 60 new trees during a drought), things have slowed down a bit on the harvest side and I can post again. The following is a very very funny, superbly executed on all counts, yet serious (in concept and intent) video from PCRM.]
"It may surprise you to learn that the federal government buys up millions of dollars worth of bacon, burgers, and fatty meat and dairy products and dumps them in our schools and food assistance programs. This practice persists, in part, because companies making these unhealthy products give millions of dollars to members of Congress through political action committees. Until these practices end, stopping childhood obesity will remain a difficult challenge.
Help us stop this vicious cycle of funds for fat. Tell Congress it’s time for the government to stop funding foods that contribute to America’s growing rates of obesity, diabetes, heart disease, and other diet-related illnesses."
[PCRM provides some excellent resources, tips on how to help, and facts at their childhoodobesity webpage.]
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