Marion Nestle Explained

Marion Nestle
Birth Date:10 September 1936
Birth Place:New York[1]
Citizenship:American
Workplaces:New York University
Alma Mater:University of California, Berkeley
Thesis Title:Purification and properties of a nuclease from Serratia marcescens
Thesis Url:https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/29405298
Thesis Year:1968
Known For:Public health advocacy, opposition to unhealthy foods, promotion of food studies as an academic field

Marion Nestle (born 1936) 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.[2] [3]

Through her work at NYU and her award-winning books, Nestle has had a national influence on food policy, nutrition, and food education. Nestle became a Fellow of the American Society for Nutritional Sciences in 2005. In 2019 she received the Food Policy Changemaker Award, as a "leader who is working to transform the food system".

In 2022, the University of California Press published Slow Cooked: An Unexpected Life in Food Politics, a memoir.

Education

Nestle was born to a working class Jewish family.[4] She received her BA in bacteriology from UC Berkeley, Phi Beta Kappa (1959). Her degrees include a Ph.D. in molecular biology (1968) and an M.P.H. in public health nutrition (1986), both from the University of California, Berkeley.[5]

Nestle has listed Wendell Berry, Frances Moore Lappé, Joan Gussow, and Michael Jacobson as people who inspired her.[6]

Career

Nestle undertook postdoctoral research in biochemistry and developmental biology at Brandeis University, joining the faculty in biology in 1975.[7] Being assigned to teach a nutrition course stimulated her interest in food and nutrition and using them to teach critical thinking in biology. She describes the experience as like “falling in love".[8]

From 1976 to 1986, Nestle was associate dean for human biology at the School of Medicine of the University of California, San Francisco. She lectured in biochemistry, biophysics, and medicine and developed a teaching program for medical students in nutrition.[9]

In 1986 Nestle became staff director for nutrition policy in the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). From 1986 to 1988, she was senior nutrition policy advisor at HHS. She was editor of the Surgeon General's Report on Nutrition and Health (1988)[10] and contributed to a report from the Food and Nutrition Board: Diet and Health: Implications for Reducing Chronic Disease Risk (1989). These reports set out the scientific background for the 1990 Dietary Guidelines for Americans.[9]

In 1988, Nestle was appointed of Home Economics and Nutrition (now Nutrition and Food Studies) in the Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development Studies at New York University, holding the position of Chair from 1988-2003. She accepted the Paulette Goddard Professorship in 2004, and became Professor Emerita in 2017.[11] She has also been a Visiting Professor of Nutritional Sciences at Cornell University.[12] In 1996 Nestle founded the food studies program at New York University with food consultant Clark Wolf. Nestle hoped to raise public awareness of food and its role in culture, society, and personal nutrition. In this, she not only succeeded but also inspired other universities to launch their own programs.

Nestle is the author of numerous articles in professional publications and has won awards for a number of her books. Food Politics: How the Food Industry Influences Nutrition and Health was first published in 2002, winning a James Beard Literary Award, an Association of American Publishers Award for Public Health, and a Harry Chapin Media Award for Best Book.[13] [14] [15] Safe Food (2003) won the Daniel E. Griffiths Research Award from the Steinhardt School of Education in 2004.[16] In 2007 What to Eat won the James Beard Foundation Award for best food reference book[17] and the National Multiple Sclerosis Society's Better Life Award.[18] In 2012, Why Calories Count: From Science to Politics (co-authored with Dr. Malden Nesheim) won a book of the year award from the International Association of Culinary Professionals (IACP).[19] Eat, Drink Vote: An Illustrated Guide to Food Politics won an IACP award in 2014.[20] Soda Politics: Taking on Big Soda (and Winning) won the 2016 James Beard Foundation Award for Writing and Literature[21] and the Jane Grigson Award for distinguished scholarship from the International Association of Culinary Professionals.[22]

Nestle wrote the "Food Matters" column for the San Francisco Chronicle from 2008 to 2013. She blogs at foodpolitics.com, and tweets from @marionnestle.[23] She has appeared in the documentary films Super Size Me (2004), Food, Inc. (2008), (2008), Killer at Large (2008), In Organic We Trust (2012), A Place at the Table (2012),[24] Fed Up (2014),[25] In Defense of Food (2015),[26] and (2017).[27]

Nestle received the American Public Health Association's Food and Nutrition Section Award for Excellence in Dietary Guidance in 1994 and was named Nutrition Educator of the Year by Eating Well magazine in 1997.[5]

Nestle received the John Dewey Award for Distinguished Public Service from Bard College in 2010[28] and in 2011 was named a Public Health Hero by the University of California School of Public Health at Berkeley.[29] In 2011, Forbes magazine listed Nestle as number 2 of "The world's 7 most powerful foodies."[30] [31] She received an honorary Doctor of Science degree from Transylvania University in Kentucky in 2012.[32] In 2013, she received the James Beard Leadership Award[33] and Healthful Food Council's Innovator of the Year Award and the Public Health Association of New York City's Media Award in 2014.[34] In 2016, Nestle was awarded an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree from Macaulay Honors College, City University of New York.[35]

In 2018 Nestle was honored with a Trailblazer Award from the International Association of Culinary Professionals (IACP).[36] She also received the Grand Dame Award of Les Dames d’Escoffier International[37] and was appointed to Heritage Food Radio’s Hall of Fame.[38] In 2019 she became the inaugural recipient of the Food Policy Changemaker Award, given by the Hunter College NYC Food Policy Center.[39]

Nestle visited the Edinburgh Science Festival in 2023 to receive the Edinburgh Medal, which is awarded each year to those who make a significant contribution to the understanding and well-being of humanity through science and technology.[40]

Works

Nestle has published at least 15 books and numerous articles.[34] Her books include:

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2015-07-12. Marion Nestle: Food Scientist Extraordinaire. 2021-09-12. Ananke. en-US . Claire . Dangalan.
  2. Web site: Interview: Marion Nestle . December 10, 2003 . PBS Frontline.
  3. News: Reiss . Sami . How Marion Nestle Changed the Way We Talk About Food . 28 November 2022 . GQ . 13 October 2022.
  4. Web site: “Slow Cooked”: How Marion Nestle Revitalized Food Studies . https://web.archive.org/web/20221012152625/https://www.forbes.com/sites/errolschweizer/2022/09/27/slow-cooked-how-marion-nestle-revitalized-food-studies/ . 12 October 2022 . Forbes . 27 September 2022 . 21 July 2024.
  5. Web site: Nestle, Marion 1936- . www.encyclopedia.com . 22 November 2022.
  6. Marshall . Kate . 2013 . Ten Years of Food Politics: An Interview with Marion Nestle . Gastronomica . 13 . 3 . 1–3 . 10.1525/gfc.2013.13.3.1.
  7. Web site: Marion Nestle on Her History With Food Studies and the Future of Food Politics . Village Voice . 20 June 2013 . Eve . Turow . 2015-11-17.
  8. News: Interview with Marion Nestle . 28 November 2022 . American Society for Nutrition . 1 August 2017.
  9. PROCEEDINGS OF THE SIXTY-NINTH ANNUAL MEETING OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR NUTRITIONAL SCIENCES San Diego, CA April 1–5, 2005 . The Journal of Nutrition . 1 September 2005 . 135 . 9 . 2274–2289 . 10.1093/jn/135.9.2274 . 22 November 2022. free .
  10. Web site: Marion Nestle, PhD, MPH . WebMD . 22 November 2022 . en.
  11. Web site: Marion Nestle Big Think . Big Think . 2015-11-17.
  12. News: Marion Nestle - Nobel Conference 46 Nobel Conference - 2010 . 22 November 2022 . Gustavus Adolphus College . October 6, 2010 . en.
  13. Web site: NYU's Nestle, Author of Award-Winning "Food Politics," Available for Comment On Nutrition and Food Industry . NYU . 22 November 2022 . en.
  14. Web site: Namie . Joylin . Review: Food Politics . FoodAnthropology . 22 November 2022 . en . 19 September 2011.
  15. Web site: Book awards: Harry Chapin Media Award LibraryThing . LibraryThing . 22 November 2022 . en.
  16. Web site: Marion Nestle Papers, 1970-2017 MSS.159 . Fales Library & Special Collections . 22 November 2022.
  17. Web site: Awards Search . James Beard Foundation . 22 November 2022 . en.
  18. News: Gardner . Jan . Prize season . 22 November 2022 . Boston.com . March 2, 2007 . en.
  19. News: Marion Nestle: Discusses the Goal of Large Corporate Food Companies . 22 November 2022 . Dr. McDougall Health & Medical Center . June 17, 2015.
  20. News: Forbes . Paula . IACP Announces 2014 Food Writing Award Winners . 22 November 2022 . Eater . 15 March 2014 . en.
  21. News: WINNERS ANNOUNCED FOR THE 2016 JAMES BEARD FOUNDATION BOOK, BROADCAST & JOURNALISM AWARDS NEW YORK, NY . 22 November 2022 . James Beard Foundation . April 26, 2016.
  22. Web site: Soda Politics: Taking On Big Soda (And Winning) . Real Food Media.
  23. Web site: About Marion Nestle . foodpolitics.com . March 29, 2011. 2008-11-26 .
  24. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1574200 IMDB entry
  25. News: Why Is the U.S. So Fat? Katie Couric Documentary Fed Up Seeks to Explain . Rosenberg, Martha . May 22, 2014 . Huffington Post . May 25, 2014.
  26. Web site: In Defense of Food: Transcript. PBS.
  27. Super Size Me 2: Holy Chicken!. https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211219/dSyicDf9UvI . 2021-12-19 . live. Spurlock, Morgan (director) . September 6, 2019 . August 8, 2021 . Film Documentary .
  28. Web site: Bard College Catalogue at Bard College . Bard College . 22 November 2022 . en.
  29. News: Devitt . James . Nestle Recognized as Public Health Hero for Leadership in Nutrition Policy and Combating Obesity . 22 November 2022 . New York University . en.
  30. Web site: The World's 7 Most Powerful Foodies . https://web.archive.org/web/20111109152517/http://www.forbes.com/pictures/lmm45ffdk/2-marion-nestle-professor-new-york-university . dead . November 9, 2011 . Pollan, Michael . Michael Pollan . November 2, 2011 . Forbes . December 14, 2014.
  31. News: Brion . Raphael . Michael Pollan Lists the World's 'Most Powerful Foodies' . 22 November 2022 . Eater . 7 November 2011 . en.
  32. News: Expert nutritionist Marion Nestle receives honorary degree from Transylvania University - Transylvania University - 1780 . 22 November 2022 . 1780 the Official Blog of Transylvania University . 23 October 2012.
  33. News: Hoffman . Anya . 2013 JBF Leadership Award Winner Marion Nestle James Beard Foundation . 22 November 2022 . James Beard Foundation . October 23, 2013 . en.
  34. Web site: Marion Nestle . NYU Steinhardt . 22 November 2022 . en.
  35. News: Food Studies Scholar and Consumer Advocate Marion Nestle Is Macaulay Commencement Speaker . 28 November 2022 . CUNY Newswire . April 18, 2016 . en.
  36. News: Spiegel . Alison . The 2018 IACP Award-Winners . 22 November 2022 . Food & Wine . February 25, 2018 . en.
  37. News: Marion Nestle Earns LDEI Grand Dame Award . 22 November 2022 . Les Dames d'Escoffier Chicago . 12 June 2018.
  38. Web site: Marion Nestle Heritage Radio Network . Heritage Radio Network . 22 November 2022.
  39. News: Appel . Deirdre . Food Policy Changemaker Award: Dr. Marion Nestle - Hunter College . 22 November 2022 . NYC Food Policy Center (Hunter College) . 14 June 2019.
  40. Web site: Edinburgh Medal - Edinburgh Science . 2023-06-13 . Edinburgh Science . en-GB.
  41. Nestle . Marion . The surgeon general's report on nutrition and health: New federal dietary guidance policy . Journal of Nutrition Education . 1 September 1988 . 20 . 5 . 252–254 . 10.1016/S0022-3182(88)80067-0 . en . 0022-3182. subscription .
  42. McGinnis . J M . Nestle . M . The Surgeon General's Report on Nutrition and Health: policy implications and implementation strategies . The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition . 1 January 1989 . 49 . 1 . 23–28 . 10.1093/ajcn/49.1.23 . 2912006 .
  43. O’Doherty Jensen . Katherine . Safe Food: Bacteria, biotechnology, and bioterrorism . Journal of Clinical Investigation . 15 March 2004 . 113 . 6 . 787 . 10.1172/JCI21319 . 362128 . 0021-9738.
  44. Schoch-Spana . Monica . Review of Safe Food: Bacteria, Biotechnology, and Bioterrorism . Agricultural History . 2006 . 80 . 4 . 470–472 . 4617780 . 22 November 2022 . 0002-1482.
  45. Web site: WHY CALORIES COUNT Kirkus Reviews . Kirkus Reviews. April 1, 2012 . 22 November 2022 . en.
  46. News: Abrams . Frances E. . Unsavory Truth: How Food Companies Skew the Science of What We Eat . 22 November 2022 . new york journal of books . November 1, 2018.
  47. News: Professor of Food Studies Marion Nestle Publishes Memoir NYU Steinhardt . 22 November 2022 . steinhardt.nyu.edu . October 27, 2022 . en.

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