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Whole Foods Goes Into Damage Control

August 15, 2008 at 11:25AM By Marion Nestle | comment

This Is What Happens When Corporations Have to Please Their Stockholders.

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tags: marion nestle, what to eat, beef recall, Whole Foods, coleman natural, nebraska beef ltd.

Why Are Americans Gaining Weight?

August 5, 2008 at 2:54PM By Marion Nestle | comment

Sunday’s New York Times has a beautifully illustrated account of how the U.S. food supply has changed since 1970, based on USDA food supply data.

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tags: marion nestle, what to eat, usda food supply data, US food supply

Kids Deserve Better

August 1, 2008 at 10:15AM By Marion Nestle | comment

$1.6 Billion in Advertising Food Products to Kids Is Likely a Low Figure — and Still Too Much.

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tags: kids, marion nestle, what to eat, FTC report

The Politics of Trans Fats

July 29, 2008 at 11:19AM By Marion Nestle | comment

Will California's Trans Fat Ban Have Any Effect on Citizens' Health?

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tags: california, marion nestle, what to eat, trans fats

Surprising Results of a Milk Study

July 24, 2008 at 12:31PM By Marion Nestle | comment

But Guess Who the Sponsor Was (Hint: Not Cows).

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tags: marion nestle, monsanto, rbgh, milk study, dairy study

Just One Can't Hurt

July 10, 2008 at 9:57AM By Marion Nestle | comment

Yesterday’s New York Times published a gorgeous recipe for chocolate chip cookies but I was stunned by the size. The recipe calls for pounds of ingredients but only makes 16 cookies (5 inches in diameter). I couldn’t resist looking up the calories on the USDA’s food composition data base.

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tags: marion nestle, what to eat, chocolate chip cookies, Joy of Cooking

The Soft Drink Industry Fights Back

June 23, 2008 at 12:46PM By Annie Bell Muzaurieta | comment

The soft drink industry is using the latest research findings to argue that vending machines in schools are not the problem in childhood obesity, and it’s what kids drink at home that matters.

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tags: childhood obesity, soft drink industry, sugary drinks

Tomato Misery

June 13, 2008 at 2:21PM By Marion Nestle | comment

It's Politics as Usual at the FDA, While Consumers Remain Confused and Tomato Farmers Take a Hit.

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tags: tomatoes, marion nestle, what to eat, FDA, salmonella outbreak

Postcard from Copenhagen

June 2, 2008 at 1:12PM By Marion Nestle | comment

I'm in Copenhagen this week at the Nordic Nutrition meetings and did my usual tourist thing. I went to supermarkets to check out the products and the health claims. What a disappointment.

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tags: marion nestle, what to eat, nutrition, food labels, denmark, health claims

Organic Infant Formula with Sucrose

May 21, 2008 at 4:54PM By Marion Nestle | comment

The New York Times reports that the organic version of Similac infant formula is made with organic cane juice - sucrose - not lactose (milk sugar). Sucrose is sweeter than lactose; infants love it. Sucrose encourages infants to drink more formula and could promote weight gain.

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tags: marion nestle, what to eat, nutrition, sucrose, organic infant formula, Similac

Food Prices Again: Risks vs. Benefits

May 12, 2008 at 2:44PM By Marion Nestle | comment

Will Increased Food Prices Make School Lunches Less Healthy? Some Argue Higher Costs Will Be Good for the Market.

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tags: marion nestle, what to eat, nutrition, food prices, food safety, school lunch

The CDC on Food Safety

April 24, 2008 at 12:23PM By Marion Nestle | comment

Food Safety Should Start at the Production Level.

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Your Thoughts on FDA's Food Protection Plan?

April 1, 2008 at 3:29PM By Marion Nestle | comment

The FDA Wants Your Opinion on Food Safety.

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Do Food Stamps Make People Fat?

March 24, 2008 at 5:17PM By Marion Nestle | comment

A New USDA Report Examines the Relationship Between Low-Income People, Food Stamps, and Obesity.

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The ADA and Corporate Sponsors: An Unhealthy Alliance?

March 18, 2008 at 2:22PM By Marion Nestle | comment

The ADA Partners with Makers of Food and Beverage Products. Can the Org Remain Independent?

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Noted author Marion Nestle is a Professor in the Department of Nutrition, Food Studies, and Public Health at New York University. She is the author of What to Eat. read full bio.

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