American Chicken McNuggets Have 2.5 Times the Salt of British Ones
We already know American fast food is overflowing with fat and sugar. Now we can add salt to that list. More »
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Brian Fung is the technology writer at National Journal. He was previously an associate editor at The Atlantic and has written for Foreign Policy and The Washington Post.
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