The last two books I did with Marion, Soda Politics (as her editor at OUP) and Unsavory Truth (as her agent), were deep dives into major food system issues. Soda Politics mapped the hardball and softball tactics the soft drink industry employs to sell their product to an increasingly obese world, and Unsavory Truth revealed how the food industry corrupts scientific research by paying for studies that are more about marketing than science. These books showcased Marion's incred
The first of my agent copies arrived today, and I’m thrilled with how it turned out. I can’t wait to dive back in and remember anew that Marion Nestle’s work ethic knows no limits. Congratulations to my first client and good friend — we did it! Keep an eye out over the next few weeks. Reviews are already starting to pop up, in Nature, Scientific American, etc., and they have been glowing! #Marion #MarionNestle #UnsavoryTruth #nutritionresearch #conflictsofinterest #foodindust
How often does a book get a cover story a full year before its publication date? Not often! So it is really exciting that the March issue of Nutrition Action, the world's largest-circulation nutrition newsletter (>a million readers), features a cover story titled "Stacking the Deck? How industry funding can influence science and create confusion." What follows is a three page interview with Marion Nestle outlining the scope of industry funding of nutrition science, diagnosing
I am pleased and more than a little proud to announce that Sinsheimer Literary has sold Marion Nestle's next book, Buying Nutrition Science: How Food Industry Sponsorship Skews Research and Harms Public Health (working title), to the good folks at Basic Books. Marion has been writing on conflicts of interest in the food industry since her groundbreaking book Food Politics, and this will be another important book on a serious and pervasive issue. Just recently a JAMA paper rev