Let's Ask Marion: What You Need to Know about the Politics of Food, Nutrition, and Health

Marion Nestle, Kerry Trueman

Univ of California Press, Sep 29, 2020 - Social Science - 216 pages

"There is no one better to ask than Marion, who is the leading guide in intelligent, unbiased, independent advice on eating, and has been for decades."––Mark Bittman, author of How to Cook Everything

Let’s Ask Marion is a savvy and insightful question-and-answer collection that showcases the expertise of food politics powerhouse Marion Nestle in exchanges with environmental advocate Kerry Trueman. These informative essays show us how to advocate for food systems that are healthier for people and the planet, moving from the politics of personal dietary choices, to community food issues, and finally to matters that affect global food systems. Nestle has been thinking, writing, and teaching about food systems for decades, and her impact is unparalleled. Let’s Ask Marion provides an accessible survey of her opinions and conclusions for anyone curious about the individual, social, and global politics of food. 
 

Contents

• Introduction: 1
• THE POLITICS OF PERSONAL DIETS: 11
• Why does nutrition advice always seem to: 21
• Are lowcarb diets really better for us?: 29
• Can food be addictive?: 37
• Is fake meat better for usand the planet: 45
• Is it a good idea to selfmedicate with: 53
• THE COMMUNITY POLITICS OF FOOD CHOICE: 61
• Why should anyone go hungry ever?: 63
• Is obesity really only a matter of personal responsibility?: 71
• Why isnt healthy school food a nobrainer?: 79
• Why dont we demand a higher standard of food safety?: 87
• Why cant we stop wasting food?: 95
• Do we need a national food policy agency?: 103
• THE GLOBAL POLITICS OF DIETS HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT: 113
• Can we feed the world well?: 115
• Is the free market the path to a stable global food supply?: 123
• Can we stop agriculture from contributing to global warming?: 131
• Will technology fix our food system?: 139
• are Sustainable Development Goals: 147
• Is there a road map to the future of food?: 155
• Take Action: 163
• Abbreviations: 171
• Index: 185

About the author

Marion Nestle is the Paulette Goddard Professor of Nutrition, Food Studies, and Public Health, Emerita, at New York University, and the author of books about food politics, most recently Unsavory Truth. She blogs at www.foodpolitics.com and tweets at @marionnestle.
 
Kerry Trueman is an environmental advocate, writer, and consultant who has written about low-impact living, healthy eating, and sustainable agriculture for the Huffington Post, Civil Eats, AlterNet, and Grist, among others. She is cofounder of IttyBittyKittyCorner.com, a website offering resources to encourage upcycling, edible landscaping, permaculture, composting, seed saving, and other ecologically sound, technologically savvy strategies to address our current climate crisis.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Let's Ask Marion: What You Need to Know about the Politics of Food, Nutrition, and Health; Volume 74 of California Studies in Food and Culture
• Authors: Marion Nestle, Kerry Trueman
• Publisher: Univ of California Press, 2020
• ISBN: 0520343239, 9780520343238
• Length: 216 pages
• Subjects: Cooking / Health & Healing / General; Health & Fitness / Diet & Nutrition / General; Health & Fitness / Healthy Living & Personal Hygiene; Medical / Health Policy; Political Science / Public Policy / Agriculture & Food Policy; Social Science / Agriculture & Food