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"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. 
 

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.

"Marion Nestle has emerged as one of the sanest, most knowledgeable, and independent voices in the current debate over the health and safety of the American food system."––Michael Pollan, author of The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals

"When it comes to making sense of the unclean politics of national and international food policy, exposing the motives of corporate food giants, and helping us make the right choices about what we eat, Marion Nestle is a fierce and reliable voice of reason, and her new book is approachable, focused, and hopeful."––Alice Waters, chef, author, food activist, and owner of Chez Panisse restaurant

"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

Praise for Marion Nestle
 
"When journalists need to understand how an agricultural policy or nutrition guideline will affect public health, they call Marion Nestle. . . . Nestle has an unparalleled ability to parse USDA reports and cut through the hype to deliver sane, informed nutritional information."––Time
 
"One of the most dogged chroniclers of the U.S. food industry and its politics."––NPR/The Salt
 
"Nestle is a well-respected nutrition expert with degrees in molecular biology and public health nutrition, whose writing is smart and accessible."––New York Magazine/The Cut
 
"Don’t be put off by the fact that she’s an academic; Nestle writes in simple and informative language."––Vice
 
"Nestle has had a hand in changing how food is studied, understood, and even—many would argue—produced."––Civil Eats
 
"[A] longtime crusader on conflicts of interest in food science."––Vox
 
"Nestle has made a career of letting people know things the food industry often does its best to obscure. She decodes the gobbledygook on labels and sorts out the good food-health studies from the spin. She documents the many ways the food industry drives government food policy. And she exposes the enormous amounts of money spent to market junk food to kids. . . . Nestle is simply one of the nation's smartest and most influential authorities on nutrition and food policy."––San Francisco Chronicle/SF Gate
 
"One of the key voices in food policy, nutrition, and food education in this country."––Village Voice
 
"Nestle has been an extraordinary force in shaping the way we think and talk about food."–– James Beard Foundation in the Huffington Post
 
"Nestle may be America's foremost public nutrition warrior. The scientist, activist, and author has been advocating for clarity in food research and marketing for years, and has been highly critical of the food industry."––Undark