Marion Nestle

Professor of Nutrition at NYU, author of 'Safe Food: The Politics of Food Safety.'

Marion Nestle appears in the following:

10 Nutrition Myths: Soy Causes Breast Cancer and Nutrition Advice Keeps Changing A Lot

Friday, March 03, 2023

Busting the myths that consuming soy products increases the risk of breast cancer and that nutrition advice keeps changing a lot.

30 Issues: 'Healthy' Food, Nutrition and Access

Wednesday, October 12, 2022

Discussion of the FDA's proposed new standards for its "healthy" seal of approval, the food industry, and how food insecurity and access to healthy food play into these decisions.

Is Milk Cancelled?

Tuesday, November 26, 2019

America's largest dairy company recently filed for bankruptcy. Find out what this means for you.

Food 'Science'

Tuesday, October 30, 2018

Turns out... chocolate milk doesn't prevent concussions.

How the Sugar Industry Hid Its Link to Heart Disease

Wednesday, September 14, 2016

The sugar industry hid its product's link to heart disease by turning the blame onto saturated fats.

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Big Soda's Fall From Grace

Friday, October 09, 2015

NYU Professor Marion Nestle explains how big soda companies got to where they are and how recent advocates are successfully fighting them.

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Coke Says You Can Lose Weight by…Drinking Coke?

Monday, August 17, 2015

A new study funded by Coke suggests that you can lose weight simply by exercising more and not adjusting your diet. We spoke with a nutrition professor from NYU about what's behind this.

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Food for Thought: Pepsi, Chipotle Choose Perception Over Science

Tuesday, April 28, 2015

Chipotle recently announced it won't use GMOs and Pepsi is ditching the sweetener aspartame. The nutritionist Marion Nestle explains whether it's for health reasons...or the bottom line.

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Two Babes in a Food Fight

Wednesday, April 08, 2015

A blogger who goes by Science Babe went after the popular blogger and anti-GMO champion Food Babe earlier this week, calling her crusade against toxins total bunk. Who's right?

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Childhood Obesity Rates Fall

Wednesday, February 26, 2014

CDC data show a 43% drop in obesity rates among American children age 2 to 5. Nutrition expert Marion Nestle says this is a very hopeful sign, but that follow-through is required to k...

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School Lunches Come With a Serving of Politics

Wednesday, February 12, 2014

Last year, more than 5 billion school lunches were served to over 30 million students across the country through The National School Lunch Program. In total, more than 224 billion lun...

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Please Explain: The Politics of Food

Friday, December 20, 2013

On this week’s Please Explain, Marion Nestle, author of Eat, Drink Vote: An Illustrated Guide to Food PoliticsFood Politics: How the Food Industry Influences Nutrition and HealthWhat to Eat, among other books, talks about the politics of food.

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Are We Better Off After Bloomberg?

Thursday, December 12, 2013

As Bill de Blasio prepares to take the oath of office, we've got three questions for the experts (and you) about the Bloomberg legacy:Did Bloomberg make us healthier? Did he leave you...

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FDA is Eyeing New York's Trans-Fat Ban

Friday, November 08, 2013

Six years after NYC banned trans fats in restaurants, the FDA has started the process of a national ban. Marion Nestle, professor in the Department of Nutrition, Food Studies, and Public Health at New York University, and author of Food Politics: How The Food Industry Influences Nutrition and Health talks about the impact of the ban on public health and grocery bills.

 

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Connecticut Passes GMO Labeling Bill

Thursday, June 06, 2013

Connecticut has passed a bill requiring specific GMO food labeling, but four other states have to pass such legislation first. Marion Nestle, professor in the Department of Nutrition, Food Studies, and Public Health and professor of Sociology at New York University, and author of an updated edition of Food Politics: How The Food Industry Influences Nutrition and Health (University of California Press, 2013) talks about the trigger provisions and the larger movement to require special labels for GMO foods.

 

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Is Food Passed Its Sell-By Date Okay?

Tuesday, March 05, 2013

Marion Nestle, professor in the Department of Nutrition, Food Studies, and Public Health, and professor of Sociology at New York University, discusses the new Urban Food Initiative in Boston--and whether it's okay to serve meals cooked with food passed its sell-by date to low-income consumers.

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The Science of Calories

Tuesday, January 01, 2013

When it comes to weight loss, does it matter more what you eat, when you eat or how much you eat? Marion Nestle, professor in the department of Nutrition, Food Studies, and Public Health and of sociology at New York University tries to answer that question in her new book, Why Calories Count: From Science to Politics.

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Organic vs Non-organic

Friday, September 07, 2012

Marion Nestle, professor in the Department of Nutrition, Food Studies, and Public Health, and professor of Sociology at New York University, co-author with Malden Nesheim of Why Calories Count: From Science to Politics, discusses the recently revived debate over the benefits of consuming organic vs conventional foods.

 

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New York City Plans a Ban of Oversized Sugary Drinks

Thursday, May 31, 2012

New York City plans to ban the sale of large sugary drinks, announced Mayor Michael Bloomberg on Wednesday. The ban, which aims to fight obesity, would impose a 16-ounce limit on the ...

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The Mayor vs. Soda Pop

Thursday, May 31, 2012

Michael Saul of the Wall Street Journal, New York City Health Commissioner Dr. Thomas Farley, and Marion Nestle, professor in the Department of Nutrition, Food Studies, and Public Health and professor of Sociology at New York University and author of Why Calories Count, talk about Mayor Bloomberg's proposal to prohibit the sale of "super-sized" sugary soft drinks in NYC's restaurants.

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