Episode 27 - "We Need to Stop Arranging Society Around Ridiculous Choices"

Update: 2011-07-19

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In this episode I talk with Michele Simon, public health lawyer and author of Appetite for Profit. Michele argues against partnerships between health researchers and the food industry, and we discuss my recent conversation with Dr Diane Finegood, who is advocating for increased dialog and trust between research and industry in order to tackle the obesity epidemic. To leave a comment on our blog please visit www.blogs.plos.org/obesitypanacea. Michele's blog can be found at http://www.appetiteforprofit.com/.

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Episode 27 - "We Need to Stop Arranging Society Around Ridiculous Choices"

Travis Saunders & Peter Janiszewski

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Episode 27 - "We Need to Stop Arranging Society Around Ridiculous Choices"

Travis Saunders & Peter Janiszewski

Episode 27 - "We Need to Stop Arranging Society Around Ridiculous Choices"