Marion Nestle, PhD, MPH

Marion Nestle, PhD, MPH, professor of nutrition and food studies, New York University, New York City, and author of Unsavory Truth: How Food Companies Skew the Science of What We Eat.
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Stick with the Food Pyramid: The USDA’s MyPlate Should Not Be Your Plate
Nutrition

Stick with the Food Pyramid: The USDA’s MyPlate Should Not Be Your Plate

Marion Nestle, PhD, MPH | September 18, 2023

It has been more than a decade since the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) toppled its well-known “Food Guide Pyramid”…

The Red Meat Controversy
Nutrition

The Red Meat Controversy

Marion Nestle, PhD, MPH | November 5, 2019

For decades, dietary guidelines have recommended limiting red meat to reduce the risk for heart disease and cancer. A new report challenges that.

The Truth About Calories: Research Shows Why So Many Americans Are Packing On the Pounds

The Truth About Calories: Research Shows Why So Many Americans Are Packing On the Pounds

Marion Nestle, PhD, MPH | February 15, 2013

More than 60% of Americans are classified as overweight or obese. What’s going wrong? For answers, Bottom Line/Health spoke with…

Eat Food, Not Ingredients
Food

Eat Food, Not Ingredients

Marion Nestle, PhD, MPH | March 23, 2012

Pollan's "In Defense of Food" Makes the Case for Eating Food Not Nutrients When Michael Pollan, author of the best-selling…