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Dr. Marion Nestle Doctor of Philosophy

San Francisco, California
Blog: http://www.whattoeatbook.com/blog
Marion Nestle is Paulette Goddard Professor in the Department of Nutrition, Food Studies, and Public Health (the department she chaired from 1988-2003) and Professor of Sociology at New York University. Her degrees include a Ph.D. in molecular biology and an M.P.H. in public health nutrition, both... Full Bio
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Memorial Day Weekend reading: food biography by Dr. Marion Nestle Doctor of Philosophy Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating A couple of books, just in.  Happy reading! Kurlansky, Birdseye: The Adventures of a Curious Man, Doubleday, 2012. Kurlansky is the author of several distinguished ... Read on »
POM fights back with out-of-context ads by Dr. Marion Nestle Doctor of Philosophy Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating POM Wonderful has a full-page ad in today’s New York Times (how much do these things cost?) titled “FTC v. POM: You be the judge.”  The ad includes selected quotes from th ... Read on »
The FTC vs. POM Wonderful: the latest round by Dr. Marion Nestle Doctor of Philosophy Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating I’ve been following the legal battles between the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the makers of POM juice and other pomegranate juice products with avid interest, main ... Read on »
Get your kids interested in farming: here’s how? by Dr. Marion Nestle Doctor of Philosophy Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating   This appeared in my e-mail.  I tried to find out where it came from, but no luck.  Can anyone tell me its source? Read on »
Some comments on the progress of the farm bill by Dr. Marion Nestle Doctor of Philosophy Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating I haven’t said anything recently about the current status of the farm bill, mainly because it is too early in the political process to know what is going to happen. On ... Read on »
Weekend reading: food as an art by Dr. Marion Nestle Doctor of Philosophy Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating Sandor Ellix Katz, The Art of Fermentation: An In-Depth Exploration of Essential Concepts and Processes from Around the World, Chelsea Green, 2012. This is a big book— ... Read on »
Pondering the Weight of the Nation by Dr. Marion Nestle Doctor of Philosophy Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating I’ve been asked to comment on the HBO series, Weight of the Nation and everything that comes with it: the accompanying book , the auxiliary videos, the distribution plan t ... Read on »
Follow-up on sushi tuna scrape: it’s supposed to be cooked! by Dr. Marion Nestle Doctor of Philosophy Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating In response to my post on tuna scrape , Professor Alan Reilly , Chief Executive, Food Safety Authority of Ireland (the equivalent of our FDA) sent this photograph of an ac ... Read on »
Welcome to the latest iteration of the “cupcake wars:” Massachusetts v. bake sales by Dr. Marion Nestle Doctor of Philosophy Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating While Weight of the Nation is airing on HBO this week (I’ll comment on it after it’s fully aired), here’s what happens when public health officials try to do something to ... Read on »
GM crops in crisis: Roundup-resistant “superweeds” by Dr. Marion Nestle Doctor of Philosophy Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating I was a member of the FDA Food Advisory Committee when the agency approved production of genetically modified foods in the early 1990s. At the time, critics repeatedly ... Read on »
FDA panel recommends approval of another iffy weight-loss drug by Dr. Marion Nestle Doctor of Philosophy Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating I was riveted by an article in today’s New York Times about the latest decision of an FDA drug advisory panel. The panel voted to approve a new weight-loss drug, lor ... Read on »
GAO says U.S. food safety system needs work, resources by Dr. Marion Nestle Doctor of Philosophy Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating The Government Accountability Office is complaining again about the inadequacies of the American food safety system, and with good reason. Its 2012 Annual Report , Opp ... Read on »
FDA’s Global Engagement by Dr. Marion Nestle Doctor of Philosophy Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating The FDA has just released a classy new report on Global Engagement, summarizing its efforts to deal with issues raised by the globalization of drugs, medical devices, and ... Read on »
The latest pet food Salmonella recall by Dr. Marion Nestle Doctor of Philosophy Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating A reader writes: Here’s what I don’t understand. Everyone who is scared of raw says they want their dog’s food to be cooked, to kill salmonella. But here is ... Read on »
Tuna scrape: a case study in international food safety by Dr. Marion Nestle Doctor of Philosophy Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating My Q and A column in the San Francisco Chronicle appears on the first Sunday of every month.  This one is about safety problems with tuna scrape . Q: I had no idea tha ... Read on »
Brooklyn’s Food Book Fair launches today by Dr. Marion Nestle Doctor of Philosophy Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating I was honored to give the keynote address to this weekend’s splendid Food Book Fair (for information, travel directions, and schedule, click here ). The Fair fe ... Read on »
New and delightful books about food by Dr. Marion Nestle Doctor of Philosophy Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating Paul Kindstedt, Cheese and Culture: A History of Cheese and its Place in Western Civilization, Chelsea Green, 2012. Kindstedt, a professor of food science at the Univers ... Read on »
FDA releases strategic plan for 2012-2016 by Dr. Marion Nestle Doctor of Philosophy Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating Ordinarily I find government plans of this type to be soporific but this one is especially well written and well thought out (with some caveats). The report is a state ... Read on »
Nutritionist’s Notebook: Estimating nutrient requirements by Dr. Marion Nestle Doctor of Philosophy Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating My Tuesday question from student readers of NYU’s Washington Square News: Question: How can we determine our individual caloric, vitamin, carbohydrates, fats and other ... Read on »
Will better access to healthier foods reduce obesity? by Dr. Marion Nestle Doctor of Philosophy Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating A question from a reader: Q.  I was wondering if you could comment on the recent article in the New York Times which questions the link between food deserts and obesi ... Read on »
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