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Marion Nestle
Researcher at New York University
Publications - 181
Citations - 8346
Marion Nestle is an academic researcher from New York University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Public health & Food safety. The author has an hindex of 40, co-authored 177 publications receiving 7909 citations. Previous affiliations of Marion Nestle include City University of New York & Cornell University.
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The Contribution of Expanding Portion Sizes to the US Obesity Epidemic
Lisa Young,Marion Nestle +1 more
TL;DR: Because energy content increases with portion size, educational and other public health efforts to address obesity should focus on the need for people to consume smaller portions.
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Food Politics: How the Food Industry Influences Nutrition and Health
TL;DR: The Food Industry and "Eat More" as discussed by the authors, 1900-1990: Undermining Dietary Advice 1. "Deconstructing" Dietary Advice 2. Politics versus Science: Opposing the Food Pyramid, 1991-1992 3. Working the System 4. Influencing Government: Food Lobbies and Lobbyists 5. Co-opting Nutrition Professionals 6. Winning Friends, Disarming Critics 7. Exploiting Kids, Corrupting Schools 8. Starting Early: Underage Consumers 9. Pushing Soft Drinks: "Pouring Rights" 10. Making Health Claims
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Halting the Obesity Epidemic: A Public Health Policy Approach
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors outline a broad range of policy recommendations and suggest that an obesity prevention campaign might be funded, in part, with revenues from small taxes on selected products that provide "empty" calories or reduce physical activity, such as automobiles.
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Big Food, Food Systems, and Global Health
TL;DR: Guest editors David Stuckler and Marion Nestle lay out why more examination of the food industry is necessary, and offer three competing views on how public health professionals might engage with Big Food.
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Expanding portion sizes in the US marketplace: Implications for nutrition counseling
Lisa Young,Marion Nestle +1 more
TL;DR: The greater energy content of larger food portions could be contributing to the increasing prevalence of overweight and the need for greater emphasis on the relationship of portion size to energy intake as a factor in weight maintenance.