177 | This week we discover the media fueled Starbucks controversy that is not over coffee, but private jets, how one dietician who is fighting back against the mounting war” on “ultra processed foods” and microwaves, plastics and BPA oh my.

• So Starbucks’ CEO commutes to work by private jet? Let’s not pretend the super-rich care about the planet
• Why One Dietitian is Speaking Up for ‘Ultra-Processed’ Foods
• Why You Shouldn’t Microwave Your Food in Plastic Containers, According to Toxicologists and an Epidemiologist

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