Let's Ask Marion

What You Need to Know about the Politics of Food, Nutrition, and Health Volume 74
1. Auflage 2020
ISBN: 978-0-520-34323-8
Verlag: University of California Press

Buch, Englisch, Band 74, 216 Seiten, Cloth Over Boards, Format (B × H): 108 mm x 162 mm, Gewicht: 207 g

Reihe: California Studies in Food and Culture

"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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Nestle, Marion

Trueman, Kerry

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Sachkultur, Materielle Kultur
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Ökotrophologie (Ernährungs- und Haushaltswissenschaften)
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft | Kulturwissenschaften Kulturwissenschaften: Ernährung & Gesellschaft
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Medizin, Gesundheit: Sachbuch, Ratgeber
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Public Health, Gesundheitsmanagement, Gesundheitsökonomie, Gesundheitspolitik
• Sozialwissenschaften Sport | Tourismus | Freizeit Kochen, Essen, Trinken
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction 

I. THE POLITICS OF PERSONAL DIETS AND HEALTH
1. What is a healthy diet? 
2. Why does nutrition advice always seem to be changing?
3. Are low-carb diets really better for us?
4. Can food be addictive?
5. Is fake meat better for us—and the planet—than the real thing? 
6. Is it a good idea to self-medicate with supplements or superfoods?

II. THE COMMUNITY POLITICS OF FOOD CHOICE
7. Why should anyone go hungry, ever?
8. Is obesity really only a matter of personal responsibility?
9. Why isn’t healthy school food a no-brainer?
10. Why don’t we demand a higher standard of food safety?
11. Why can’t we stop wasting food? 
12. Do we need a national food policy agency? 

III. THE GLOBAL POLITICS OF DIETS, HEALTH, AND THE ENVIRONMENT
13. Can we feed the world well? 
14. Is the “free” market the path to a stable global food supply? 
15. Can we stop agriculture from contributing to global warming?
16. Will technology fix our food system? 
17. What are Sustainable Development Goals, and why should we care?
18. Is there a road map to the future of food? 

Conclusion: Take Action 

Abbreviations 
Sources and Further Reading
Index

Über Autor(innen)

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.