Marion Nestle
American Nutrition researcher; academic (born 1936)
Marion Nestle (born September 10, 1936) is an American molecular biologist, nutritionist, and public health advocate. She is the Paulette Goddard Professor of Nutrition, Food Studies, and Public Health Emerita at New York University. Her research examines scientific and socioeconomic influences on food choice, obesity, and food safety, emphasizing the role of food marketing.
Through her work at NYU and her award-winning books, Nestle has had a national influence on food policy, nutrition, and food education.
Nestle became a Fellow of the American Society for Nutritional Sciences in 2005. In 2019 she received the Food Policy Changemaker Award, as a "leader who is working to transform the food system".
Nestle's memoir, Slow Cooked: An Unexpected Life in Food Politics, was published in 2022.
Early life and education
Nestle was born to a working-class Jewish family. Nestle's name is unrelated to the company Nestlé, and is pronounced Nes-sul.
She received her BA in bacteriology from UC Berkeley, Phi Beta Kappa (1959).
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