Marion Nestle

Marion Zittel Nestle
Born	1936[1]
Residence	New York City
Citizenship	American
Institutions	New York University
Alma mater	University of California, Berkeley
Thesis	Purification and properties of a nuclease from Serratia marcescens (1968)
Known for	Public health advocacy, opposition to unhealthy foods

Marion Nestle, Ph.D, M.P.H., is the Paulette Goddard Professor of Nutrition, Food Studies, and Public Health at New York University, in the department that she chaired from 1988 through 2003. Her degrees include a Ph.D in molecular biology and an M.P.H. in public health nutrition, both from the University of California, Berkeley. She is also professor of Sociology at NYU and visiting professor of Nutritional Sciences at Cornell University.

Her name is pronounced like the English verb to nestle,^[2] not like the name of the Swiss food giant, to whom she is unrelated. In 2011, Nestle was called the world's second most powerful foodie, after Michelle Obama.^[3]

Biography

Nestle in 2011

Nestle received her BA from UC Berkeley, Phi Beta Kappa, after attending school there from 1954-1959. She did postdoctoral work in biochemistry and developmental biology at Brandeis University and joined the faculty in biology. From 1976 to 1986, she was associate dean for Human Biology and taught nutrition at the UCSF School of Medicine. From 1986 to 1988, she was senior nutrition policy advisor in the Department of Health and Human Services and editor of the Surgeon General’s Report on Nutrition and Health.^[4]

She is chair of the Council on Nutrition Policy of the National Association for Public Health Policy. Her research examines scientific and socioeconomic influences on food choice, obesity, and food safety, emphasizing the role of food marketing.^{[5] [6]} She is the author of numerous articles in professional publications, and is the author or co-author of seven books.

Nestle writes the "Food Matters" column for the San Francisco Chronicle, blogs at foodpolitics.com and for the Atlantic Food Channel, and tweets from @marionnestle.^[7] She has appeared in the documentary films Super Size Me (2004), Food, Inc. (2008), Food Fight: The Inside Story of the Food Industry (2008), Killer at Large (2008), In Organic We Trust (2012), A Place at the Table (2012)^[8] and Fed Up (2014).^[9]

Bibliography

• Nutrition in Clinical Practice. Greenbrae, California: Jones Medical Publications. 1985. ISBN 978-0-930010-11-9. 
• Food Politics: How the Food Industry Influences Nutrition and Health. Berkeley: University of California Press. 2002. ISBN 978-0-520-24067-4. 
• Safe Food: Bacteria, Biotechnology, and Bioterrorism. Berkeley: University of California Press. 2003. ISBN 978-0-520-23292-1. 
• What to Eat. New York: North Point Press (Farrar, Straus and Giroux). 2006. p. 611. ISBN 978-0-86547-738-4. 
• Pet Food Politics : The Chihuahua in the Coal Mine. Berkeley: University of California Press. 2008. p. 219. ISBN 978-0-520-25781-8. 
• Safe Food: The Politics of Food Safety (Updated and expanded. ed.). Berkeley: University of California Press. 2010. ISBN 978-0-520-26606-3. 
• Nesheim, Malden C. (2010). Feed Your Pet Right (1st Free Press trade pbk. ed. ed.). New York: Free Press/Simon & Schuster. p. 376. ISBN 978-1-4391-6642-0. 
• Why Calories Count: From Science to Politics. Berkeley: University of California Press. 2012. p. 304. ISBN 978-0-520-262881. 

References

External links

• Foodpolitics.com
• NYU Faculty profile
• Food Politics: How the Food Industry Influences Nutrition and Health
• Safe Food: The Politics of Food Safety
• What to Eat: An Aisle-by-Aisle Guide to Savvy Food Choices and Good Eating
• Marion Nestle at IMDB