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Eating breakfast is not a good weight loss strategy, scientists confirmEating breakfast is not a good weight loss strategy, scientists confirm
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Cereal companies created a myth about the first meal of the day. Researchers keep debunking it.

By Julia Belluz
Future Perfect
Octopuses are smart, inventive creatures. Factory farming them would be a disaster.Octopuses are smart, inventive creatures. Factory farming them would be a disaster.
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Researchers are looking into industrial production of octopus for food. It’s a terrible idea.

By Kelsey Piper
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Want to fix obesity and climate change at the same time? Make Big Food companies pay.Want to fix obesity and climate change at the same time? Make Big Food companies pay.
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A new report says food companies are pursuing profit at the expense of public and environmental health. That has to change.

By Julia Belluz
Explainers
Fasting diets are going mainstream — ahead of the science. Here’s why.Fasting diets are going mainstream — ahead of the science. Here’s why.
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Some people lose weight fasting but many others can’t stick to it.

By Julia Belluz
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“Ag-gag laws” hide the cruelty of factory farms from the public. Courts are striking them down.“Ag-gag laws” hide the cruelty of factory farms from the public. Courts are striking them down.
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“Ag-gag laws,” explained.

By Kelsey Piper
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More than 38 million people are on food stamps. The government shutdown could hit them hard.More than 38 million people are on food stamps. The government shutdown could hit them hard.
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The government is guaranteeing funding for food stamps through February. After that they don’t have a plan.

By Tara Golshan
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Why do people hate vegans so much?Why do people hate vegans so much?
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A UK food editor just lost his job for writing an email about “killing vegans.”

By Abigail Higgins
The Big Idea
How to stop cruel factory farming: start with one animalHow to stop cruel factory farming: start with one animal
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People have irrational sympathy for cows and pigs. Animal rights activists should appeal to that impulse.

By Brian Kateman
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I love meat. But these new “bleeding” veggie burgers convinced me to give it up for good.I love meat. But these new “bleeding” veggie burgers convinced me to give it up for good.
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How a month-long experiment made me realize I could survive without eating animals.

By Nick Pachelli
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Americans should eat less meat, but they’re eating more and moreAmericans should eat less meat, but they’re eating more and more
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The campaign to persuade us to cut back on burgers and bacon has been a bust so far.

By Eliza Barclay
Technology
Full video: Impossible Foods CEO Pat Brown and chef Dominique Crenn at Code 2016Full video: Impossible Foods CEO Pat Brown and chef Dominique Crenn at Code 2016
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Is the future of food meatless?

By Recode Staff
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The wartime propaganda guide to healthy eatingThe wartime propaganda guide to healthy eating
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To destroy the Central Powers, you basically need to live like Michael Pollan

By Matthew Yglesias