Why the Next President Will Need a National Food Policy
By Mark Bittman, Michael Pollan, Ricardo Salvador, Olivier De Schutter
Michael PollanOct 6, 20156 min read
Ian D. KaturOct 6, 20152 min read
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While I most certainly applaud Mark Bittman, Michael Pollan, Ricardo Salvador, and Olivier de Schutter for their tenacity in advocating a national policy that fosters the support of real whole foods, I am wondering when food advocates are going to recognize that fortified foods are, hands down, far more associated with chronic disease than any other…
Mo K ClancyOct 6, 20153 min read
Why the Next President Will Need a National Food Policy
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The idea of a National Food Policy as outlined in this article is incredibly exciting. As the owner of one of the country’s first completely clean restaurants, I carry with me countless stories of customers, both adult and children alike, moved to tears upon realizing that they could eat anything on our menu. These people are victims of our food…
Mo K ClancyOct 6, 20153 min read
A National Food Policy for the 21st Century
Michael Pollan
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The idea of a National Food Policy as outlined in this article is incredibly exciting. As the owner of one of the country’s first completely clean restaurants, I carry with me countless stories of customers, both adult and children alike, moved to tears upon realizing that they could eat anything on our menu. These people are victims of our food…
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Bruce NappiOct 7, 20152 min read
Why the Next President Will Need a National Food Policy
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Michael,
You said, “These goals are anything but controversial.” In who’s eyes does that apply? Look at some of the replies to your story. Food is a controversial topic when it is considered among the complexity of all the issues society is facing.
Dave HuffmanOct 7, 20151 min read
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the naivety of thinking that the same government who gave us 23 years of the ‘food pyramid’, and it’s 6–11 servings of carbohydrates, would be even marginally competent at managing a ‘national food policy’ is astounding.
I’d expect a national food policy to have a lot more incidents like the raw milk raids
John IkerdOct 18, 20151 min read
In their white paper, A National Food Policy for the 21st Century, Bittman, Pollan, Salvador, and…
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I have been pleased with the response to my comments calling for revolutionary changes in farm and food policies. I have concluded that willingness to support radical policy changes may be greater than I had thought. In response I have posted two previously written papers on my website and http://johnikerd.com — a shorter paper as a blog piece and a…
Why the Next President Will Need a National Food Policy
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This is where well meaning, even well informed people go astray. This type of group think can lead to disastrous results. These are all good ideas, but trying to create a national policy leaves a bunch of bureaucrats to meddling with one of the most productive/accessible food supply in the world.
NEKA PASQUALEOct 6, 20154 min read
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Thank you I couldn’t agree more that a National food Policy is imperative to our countries health. It is long overdue and I applaud it. How refreshing to read something so important and holistically thought out. We need a program like this to heal and revitalize the destructive path we have been going down for far too long. As a society caring for…