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    <pubDate>Sat, 26 May 2012 16:39:38 -0400</pubDate>
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	<title>&quot;Non-Nutritional&quot; Food Tax Sparks Debate</title>
	<link>http://www.vpr.net/news_detail/87303/non-nutritional-food-tax-sparks-debate/</link>
	<description><![CDATA[VPR's Jane Lindholm talks with UVM nutrition professor Rachel Johnson about how our attitudes and understanding of nutrition are changing, and what incentives or penalties could help us make wiser decisions.  
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	<pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 13:47:23 -0500</pubDate>
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    <title>Nutrition Taxes And Labeling</title>
		<link>http://www.vpr.net/episode/48035/nutrition-taxes-labeling/</link>
	<description><![CDATA[Should we tax junk food and soda?&nbsp; Should menus have calorie counts?&nbsp; We talk with UVM nutritionist Rachel Johnson about food and nutrition issues.&nbsp; Also, an update on the H1N1 virus, and a group of singing librarians!
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	<pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 12:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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	<title>Legislators Propose Tax On &#039;Non-nutritional&#039; Food</title>
	<link>http://www.vpr.net/news_detail/87177/legislators-propose-tax-on-non-nutritional-food/</link>
	<description><![CDATA[There's a new idea in the Statehouse for raising millions of dollars - and
maybe even cutting down on obesity. Some
legislators want to tax what they describe as &quot;non-nutritional&quot; food. The money
would help pay for health care programs.
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	<pubDate>Thu, 11 Feb 2010 17:50:00 -0500</pubDate>
	<vpr:moreLabel><![CDATA[VPR's&nbsp;Bob&nbsp;Kinzel&nbsp;reports]]></vpr:moreLabel>	<vpr:airDate2>Fri, 12 Feb 2010 06:34:22 -0500</vpr:airDate2>				    <enclosure url="http://www.vpr.net/audio/news/regional_news/2010/02/Spot-0211-12k.mp3" length="1284914" type="audio/mpeg" />
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    <title>Krupp: Food and health</title>
		<link>http://www.vpr.net/episode/46499/krupp-food-health/</link>
	<description><![CDATA[As seasonal produce begins to make its way to our tables once again, commentator Ron Krupp is thinking about the year-round food supply.
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	<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2009 17:55:00 -0400</pubDate>
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	<title>Lawmakers propose junk food tax</title>
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A group of lawmakers want to help close the state's budget gap by imposing a sales tax on soda and other beverages that contain a lot of sugar. But the Vermont Grocers' Association is strongly opposed to the bill.

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	<pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2009 17:49:54 -0500</pubDate>
	<vpr:moreLabel><![CDATA[VPR's&nbsp;Bob&nbsp;Kinzel&nbsp;reports]]></vpr:moreLabel>					    <enclosure url="http://www.vpr.net/audio/news/regional_news/2009/02/SPOT-0210-11K.mp3" length="1170393" type="audio/mpeg" />
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    <title>Health Food or Candy?</title>
		<link>http://www.vpr.net/episode/44012/health-food-or-candy/</link>
	<description><![CDATA[Commentator Rachel Johnson is Professor of Nutrition at UVM and an advisor to Eating Well Magazine. Today, she warns us not to fall for healthy-sounding foods that really aren't.
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	<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jul 2008 17:55:00 -0400</pubDate>
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    <title>Food labels</title>
		<link>http://www.vpr.net/episode/33301/food-labels/</link>
	<description><![CDATA[Commentator Rachel Johnson has been contemplating something she's calling &quot;Label Mania&quot; and she wonders if we really need so many flashy labels to steer us toward healthier foods.
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	<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2007 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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