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Rep. Keith Self will introduce the FIZZ-NO Act, a bill prohibiting soda and other unhealthy, sugary carbonated drinks as ...

A front-of-package food label would be a great educational tool. The Trump administration should keep it.

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Maps show the U.S. states with the healthiest diets, based on fruit and vegetables, alcohol, food insecurity, and diseases.