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Marion Nestle
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Paulette Goddard Professor of Nutrition, Food Studies, & Public Health, New York University, Emerita, and author of books about food politics.

Marion Nestle is an American molecular biologist, nutritionist, and public health advocate. She is the Paulette Goddard Professor of Nutrition, Food Studies, and Public Health Emerita at New York University. Her research examines scientific and socioeconomic influences on food choice, obesity, and food safety, emphasizing the role of food marketing. .. more

Public Health 44%
Medicine 18%

How is MAHA doing so far? Not so great.

A bunch of items got me thinking about the gap between what MAHA promised and what it is actually doing: mostly talk, but not much action. I.  This post from Senator Elizabeth Warren on X. II.  The New York Times: How Kennedy did on children's health reforms…
How is MAHA doing so far? Not so great.
A bunch of items got me thinking about the gap between what MAHA promised and what it is actually doing: mostly talk, but not much action. I.  This post from Senator Elizabeth Warren on X. II.  The New York Times: How Kennedy did on children's health reforms Everything seems to be a mixed bag: Dietary guidelines advising eat real food and restrict highly processed foods, but also advising more meat, fat, and saturated fat.
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USDA tells dairy industry not to worry about environmental, social, and governance (ESG) overregulation

It's Climate Week, so this seems ironically appropriate.  Never mind global warming, ruminant greenhouse gas emissions, or food safety. You have to love the double-speak rhetoric: This action…
USDA tells dairy industry not to worry about environmental, social, and governance (ESG) overregulation
It's Climate Week, so this seems ironically appropriate.  Never mind global warming, ruminant greenhouse gas emissions, or food safety. You have to love the double-speak rhetoric: This action aligns research and promotion activities with the Department’s priorities and the original mission of the checkoffs. USDA remains committed to ensuring that every dollar collected from American producers serves American agriculture for the better.
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The National Confectioners Association is concerned about sugar restrictions

I subscribe to Jerry Hagstrom's "The Hagstrom Report" for his tracking of food events in Washington DC I would not know about otherwise.  He occasionally hosts sponsored posts and I was especially interested to read this…
The National Confectioners Association is concerned about sugar restrictions
I subscribe to Jerry Hagstrom's "The Hagstrom Report" for his tracking of food events in Washington DC I would not know about otherwise.  He occasionally hosts sponsored posts and I was especially interested to read this one on September 15: "Candy: An American Manufacturing Success Story 250 Years in the Making" by John Downs, the president and CEO of the…
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