Stories by Marion Nestle

Marion Nestle is the Paulette Goddard Professor of Nutrition, Food Studies, and Public Health at New York University and author of Food Politics; Safe Food; What to Eat; and Pet Food Politics. Her website is www.foodpolitics.com.

Coca-Cola's New Ad Campaign Claims the Company Is Fighting Obesity? Oh, Please

Posted on: Jan 16, 2013, Source: Food Politics

The ad is an astonishing act of chutzpah, explainable only as an act of desperation to do something about the company’s declining sales in the U.S.

What to Make of the Scary GMO study?

Posted on: Sep 20, 2012, Source: Food Politics

A new long-term study reports that both GMO corn and Monsanto's Roundup increase mammary tumors in mice.

Maker of “Pink Slime” Sues Everyone Who Calls it That

Posted on: Sep 14, 2012, Source: Food Politics

Big Soda Sues to Hide its Funding of Anti-Tax Campaign

Posted on: Sep 7, 2012, Source: Food Politics

Will Eating Way Less Increase Longevity?

Posted on: Aug 30, 2012, Source: Food Politics

Starvation can hardly be good for health. Here's what a new study shows.

Del Monte Sues FDA For Agency's Insistence on Recalling Food Suspected of Salmonella

Posted on: Sep 1, 2011, Source: Food Politics

The CDC's investigations pointed to imported Del Monte cantaloupes as the source of an outbreak that affected 20 people in several states.

The Future of Food: The Food Movement Goes Mainstream

Posted on: May 6, 2011, Source: Food Politics

It's now time to take the movement to the next step, and that means doing what it takes to become even more powerful.

The Latest Oxymoron: Oxfam Teams up with Coca-Cola to Reduce Poverty

Posted on: Apr 21, 2011, Source: Food Politics

Why is Oxfam America helping Coca-Cola to market its products in Latin America and Africa? I can only guess that Coca-Cola’s grant to Oxfam must have been substantial.

What the Heck Happened? The Politics of GM Alfalfa Explained

Posted on: Feb 4, 2011, Source: Food Politics

How did the USDA's plan for peaceful coexistence among alfalfa growers end up with the agency approving GM alfalfa with no restrictions?

8 Ways to Fix Our Broken Food System

Posted on: Jan 17, 2011, Source: Food Politics

Food politics and nutrition expert Marion Nestle explains how we can transform our food safety system.

Pepsi's Answer to 'Eat Natural': Snackify Beverages and Drinkify Snacks

Posted on: Jan 7, 2011, Source: Food Politics

Pepsi's most recent attempt at "better-for-you" food is looking like a miserable failure. Surprised?

How Coke and Pepsi Are Buying Off Charities Like Save the Children

Posted on: Dec 17, 2010, Source: Food Politics

Coke and Pepsi's sponsorship of Save the Children seems to have killed the organization's push for soda taxes, and hence, their work to end childhood obesity.