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Speaker urges consumers to get political about their
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| Article Type: | Brief article |
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College teachers
(Public relations) Food habits (Methods) Consumer education (Methods) |
| Pub Date: | 03/22/2012 |
| Publication: | Name: Human Ecology Publisher: Cornell University, Human Ecology Audience: Academic Format: Magazine/Journal Subject: Health; Science and technology; Social sciences Copyright: COPYRIGHT 2012 Cornell University, Human Ecology ISSN: 1530-7069 |
| Issue: | Date: Spring, 2012 Source Volume: 40 Source Issue: 1 |
| Topic: | Event Code: 290 Public affairs Computer Subject: Company public relations |
| Product: | Product Code: 9914206 Consumer Education |
| Persons: | Named Person: Nestle, Marion |
| Geographic: | Geographic Scope: United States Geographic Code: 1USA United States |
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| Accession Number: | 294821769 |
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Marion Nestle, professor of nutrition, food studies, and public
health at New York University and a former visiting professor of
nutritional sciences in Human Ecology, believes calories are at the
heart of the two most important food issues facing the world today: food
security and obesity. As the inaugural speaker of the Joyce Lindower
Wolitzer '76 and Steven Wolitzer Nutrition Seminar in February,
Nestle said, "Calories can't be seen, they can't be
smelled, and they can't be tasted," leading to confusion about
what exactly a calorie is and why it matters. Nestle and Malden Nesheim,
professor emeritus of nutritional sciences, have co-authored a new book,
Why Calories Count: From Science to Politics, on the topic.
Nestle's solution is to "get political"--consumers can
help change the food environment by supporting farmers' markets,
neighborhood access to healthy food, and accurate food labeling. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] |
| Gale Copyright: | Copyright 2012 Gale, Cengage Learning. All rights reserved. |
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