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    12 Signs You Are A Food Politics Aficionado

    While foodies are Instagramming their latest truffle oil concoctions, you're feverishly refreshing Twitter for the latest farm bill update.

    1. You know what ATF, CDC, DHHS, FAO, FDA, FSIS, and USDA stand for -- and their respective functions.

    2. You have to count to ten and calm yourself down whenever you hear someone argue that health is just a matter of "personal responsibility."

    3. The first websites you go to every morning are Civil Eats and Food Safety News.

    4. You get excited when you hear a rumor that Marion Nestle has started writing a new book.

    5. You're still upset that Food, Inc. didn't win an Academy Award for "Best Documentary"

    6. You have faith that, one day, you WILL understand the farm bill.

    7. You know this chart by heart.

    8. Your love of Stephen Colbert grows exponentially when he takes a jab at Monsanto.

    9. You know that before Jamie Oliver, there was Chef Ann Cooper.

    10. You can spot a food industry front group in 0.2 seconds.

    11. Happy day! New Bittman column!

    12. For you, MyPlate is more an illustration of food lobbying than one of nutritional guidance.