Reading List for June 14-18

2010 Dietary Guidelines
On June 15, the USDA Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion issued the advisory report Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2010.

Here's coverage on the guidelines from the Des Moines Register, and here's Marion Nestle's response.


The Gulf Oil Spill
The Economist
Oysters after the Deepwater Horizon
No mo' po'?
The gulf supplies most of America’s oysters, but for how long?

TIME
Gulf Oil Spill Threatens Local Seafood Industry


The Raw Milk Debate
The New York Times
Crying Over Raw Milk

The Economist
Arguing over unpasteurized milk
Raw milk
The people v. pasteurization


And finally, are you a "super-taster"?