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Healthier Checkout Lanes Coming to Aldi Supermarkets

Statement of CSPI Senior Nutrition Policy Counsel Jessica Almy
January 12, 2016
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Jack in the Box Removes Soda from its Kids' Menus

Statement of CSPI Senior Nutrition Policy Counsel Jessica Almy
February 10, 2016
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FDA Issues Flawed Rule on Substances Recognized as “Safe” in Food

Statement of CSPI Deputy Director of Nutrition Policy Jessica Almy
August 12, 2016
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Perris, CA to Stop Serving Sugary Drinks As Default With Kids' Meals

Statement of CSPI Deputy Director of Nutrition Policy Jessica Almy
March 15, 2017

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Nutrition Tips

See the news that calcium supplements are bad for your heart?

“Calcium supplements could increase risk of heart disease, new study finds,” said aWashington Post headline in October. “Calcium supplements could give you a heart attack,” wrote the New York Daily News.

Don’t panic. Relax. It’s not true

The Post and the Daily News and other media outlets evidently read the press release about this confusing new study and not the study itself. Nor did they put the new research into perspective.

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