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Marion Nestle

Molecular biologist, nutritionist, public health advocate

Professor of Nutrition and Food Studies and Public Health at New York University and author of several books on nutrition, food safety and food politics includingWhat to Eat: An Aisle-by-Aisle Guide to Savvy Food Choice, Food Politics: How the Food Industry Influences Nutrition and Health, Pet Food Politics: The Chihuahua in the Coal Mine, Safe Food: Bacteria, Biotechnology, and Bioterrorism and Eat, Drink, Vote: An Illustrated Guide to Food Politics; former contributor to The Atlantic.