Friday

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Workout of the Day

6 rounds for time of:

8-meter handstand walk
4 strict muscle-ups
2 deadlifts

♀ 235 lb. ♂ 335 lb.

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A Shadowy Industry Group Shapes Food Policy Around the World

"The International Life Sciences Institute [is] an American nonprofit with an innocuous sounding name that has been quietly infiltrating government health and nutrition bodies around the world. Created four decades ago by a top Coca-Cola executive, the institute now has branches in 17 countries. It is almost entirely funded by Goliaths of the agribusiness, food and pharmaceutical industries. The organization, which championed tobacco interests during the 1980s and 1990s in Europe and the United States, has more recently expanded its activities in Asia and Latin America, regions that provide a growing share of food company profits. It has been especially active in China, India and Brazil, the world’s first, second and sixth most populous nations."

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