Batman & the misguided food battle
I don't watch much TV, but I did take in all of True Detective's (excellent) first season, and I'll admit to letting Scandal play in the background sometimes…
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The anti-diet era
Growing up in the '80s, diet books were a cultural norm. Women were often "on" some regimen or another, usually dictated by whichever had been published most recently. Diet…
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The corporate side of cooking: Interview with Emery Whalen
One of my favorite things is talking to "food people." When you think of food jobs, you usually think about the people preparing the food – whether executive…
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More New Orleans nutrition with Molly Kimball (part 2)
In part 1 of this interview with nutrition expert Molly Kimball, we covered daiquiris, gluten & guilt, among other things. And in the week since posting that, I've…
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New Orleans nutrition with Molly Kimball (part 1)
Now more than ever, you are what you eat. Food used to be a simple matter of sustenance. Now it's part of your identity. Are you eating local?…
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Food labels: Rating "realness"
Marion Nestle, Professor of Nutrition, Food Studies and Public Health at NYU, recently mentioned front-of-package labeling on her blog. This is a topic that's been discussed in the…
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Who's your health authority?
The United States doesn't have a singular, strong food culture that acts as a national eating guide. This is great because we have a diversity of cuisines, but…
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Fasting & the French "absence of excess"
Fasting is garnering attention lately as both a weight-loss method and health-promoting strategy. Granted, calorie-cutting has been considered the gold standard for weight loss for decades. Then we…
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The food enjoyment equation
You may wonder how I can espouse a view of no-rules, enjoy-your-food freedom, and subsequently launch into the world of nutrition science to examine optimal diets.
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Don't worry, eat happy
A decade ago I read Michael Pollan's " Our National Eating Disorder " in The New York Times magazine. Pollan addressed Americans' food anxiety as a major—overlooked—part of…
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