Category Archives: True confessions

Why the poor pay virtually no attention to ‘quit smoking’ campaigns

UK study: the poorer you are, the more likely you’ll be to take up smoking, and the less likely you’ll also be to quit. Find out why. Continue reading

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Do you know the bitter dark secret behind that sweet taste of chocolate?

Do you know how to tell if that chocolate you love was made by children sold into slavery on Ivory Coast cocoa bean farms? Find out which famous chocolate makers are most likely to profit from child slaves – and which companies can ensure ‘slavery-free’ chocolate. Continue reading

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Why industry lobbyists and pseudo-scientists insist that the “meat and butter diet” is actually good for us

The influential Weston Price Foundation is trying to convince us that butter is a “super food” because it contains the “X Factor” discovered by the late Dr. Price, that we should eat poached animal brains for better nutrition, and that we shouldn’t give fruits or veggies to our children. Continue reading

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How 10-year old children are helping Philip Morris earn billions in cigarette sales each year

Workers handling tobacco leaves can absorb as much nicotine in one day as they would get by smoking 36 cigarettes – a staggering dose for workers as young as 10 who helped Big Tobacco giant Philip Morris earn revenues last year of over $25 billion. Continue reading

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