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January 23, 2023

Ultra-Processed Foods: It’s Not Just Their Low Nutritional Value That’s a Concern

Richard Hoffman The Conversation

Some researchers have theorised that ultra-processed foods increase inflammation because they are recognised by the body as foreign – much like an invading bacteria. The body mounts an inflammatory response, which has been dubbed “fast food fever”.

Documentary -- The Hand That Feeds

February 6, 2015

Fast food, immigration, how justice is forged. A dramatic true story of restaurant workers in New York, many of them undocumented, struggling to organize. It's gotten great reviews; you can help get audiences.

May 2, 2014

Fast-Food CEOs Make 1,200 Times As Much As One of Their Workers—and They Want to Keep It That Way

Zoë Carpenter The Nation

Most fast-food jobs aren’t even full-time; the average salary for average hours is under $12,000. Last year, fast-food wages fell to levels not seen since 2006. Meanwhile, compensation for fast-food executives has more than quadrupled since 2000. Those CEOs pocketed an average $23.8 million in 2013, making them among the highest paid people in America.

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