NFL star quarterback Tom Brady goes after the food industry in his new self-help book and replicates the celebrity model of making broad disparaging characterizations unsupported by sound science.
NFL star quarterback Tom Brady goes after the food industry in his new self-help book and replicates the celebrity model of making broad disparaging characterizations unsupported by sound science. For example, he finds fruits and vegetables ripened with ethylene gas to be unreal, even though it is naturally produced by various fruits and using it as a ripening agent boosts the consumption of healthy fresh produce.He calls GMOs a chemistry experiment and declares Coca-Cola to be “poison for kids.” This kind of ignorance was highlight...
What You Need to Know Today: Russia rejected calls for a ceasefire in the Black Sea, including a proposal to halt attacks on civilian shipping that could help restore grain flows from Ukrainian ports. Tyson Foods announced plans to permanently close its Joslin, Illinois, beef processing facili...
The big news in the cattle markets yesterday was Tyson Foods’ move to close two more beef plants. One of them, the Joslin, Illinois, plant was shuttered immediately after the announcement. The other, in Eagle Mountain, Utah, is a case-ready plant that does not slaughter cattle. Tyson also...
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released the Consumer Price Index (CPI) on Wednesday. In July, the CPI rose 0.1 percent, seasonally adjusted, and rose 3.4 percent over the last 12 months, not seasonally adjusted. The index for all items less food and energy, or the “core” infla...
