Marion Nestle On Her History With Food Studies And The Future Of Food Politics

Marion Nestle On The Future Of Food
NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 15: (L-R) CEO and Founder of Intellectual Ventures and former Chief Technology Officer at Microsoft Nathan Myhrvold, NYU professor of Nutrition, Food Studies, and Public Health Marion Nestle, and Executive Pastry Chef at Jean Georges Johnny Iuzzini attend a panel at The International Culinary Center on November 15, 2011 in New York City. (Photo by Neilson Barnard/Getty Images for The International Culinary Center)
NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 15: (L-R) CEO and Founder of Intellectual Ventures and former Chief Technology Officer at Microsoft Nathan Myhrvold, NYU professor of Nutrition, Food Studies, and Public Health Marion Nestle, and Executive Pastry Chef at Jean Georges Johnny Iuzzini attend a panel at The International Culinary Center on November 15, 2011 in New York City. (Photo by Neilson Barnard/Getty Images for The International Culinary Center)

Nestle is also gearing up for the publication of Eat, Drink, Vote: An Illustrated Guide to Food Politics in September; the book will feature about 250 political cartoons that deal with the issue of food policy.

We sat down with her to talk about her history in the field, the state of food policy today, and where food activism is heading.

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