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Nation’s Fattest States; Humane Society and Egg Producers Reach Agreement

• Colorado is the only state with an obesity rate below 20 percent, and Mississippi is the fattest state. [Reuters]

• Egg producers and the Humane Society have reached a deal for better conditions for hens: prepare for egg prices to rise. [NRN]

• Prisoners in California have gone on a hunger strike to protest conditions. Maybe they’d prefer vegan meals? [Mercury News]

• Stur-Dee Health Foods, probably Brooklyn’s oldest health-food store, was founded during the Great Depression and can sell you nifty hemorrhoid and alopecia remedies. [WSJ]

Nation’s Fattest States; Humane Society and Egg Producers Reach Agreement