![]() There was much more to come as Nestle discovered her interest in science and public health, completing her education and repeatedly encountering opposition to the idea that a woman should study in these fields. ![]() Being admitted to Berkeley seemed a promising change, but within two years she was married and a college drop out. ![]() There was nothing storybook about Nestle's upbringing, and an academic career was wholly outside the expectations of her family, her friends, and her high school counselors. Marion Nestle's name has become ubiquitous in discussions of food politics over the last thirty or more years.Īs a professor of nutrition, food studies, and public health at New York University, and former policy adviser to the US Department of Health and Human Services, she developed a reputation for clear-eyed, science-backed perspectives.īut in this memoir Nestle makes it clear that her path to national prominence was not predictable. ![]()
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