166 search results for “marion nestle” (page11)

Misplaced Pesticide Preoccupation

Last month, as thousands of public health professionals (read: professional nannies) converged on the nation’s capitol to hear Hollywood science “expert” Erin Brockovich keynote the annual…
Posted December 3, 2004 at12:00 am

Cereal Killer

We thought we’d heard it all from New York University’s leading diet dictator, Marion Nestle. When General Mills announced that it would use whole grains for its…
Posted November 22, 2004 at12:00 am

A Timeline Of Trial Lawyers And Obesity Lawsuits

A cabal of fat-cat trial lawyers are poised to launch an onslaught of frivolous lawsuits to cash in on the debate over America’s weight. From restaurants and food…
Posted September 28, 2004 at12:00 am

‘Hordes’ Of Trial Sharks Circling Obesity Bandwagon

“There are hordes of lawyers” looking to sue food makers for causing obesity, nutrition nag Marion Nestle told the New York Times this week. Meanwhile, the Associated Press reports that…
Posted September 1, 2004 at12:00 am

Reason Enough To Roast Food Cops

“Surely it would be legitimate to point out that an anti-tobacco activist was a chain smoker, that an opponent of legalized gambling liked to play the slots, or that an…
Posted August 27, 2004 at12:00 am

Hyperbolic Hypocrisy

The critics of consumer choice and enemies of a wide variety of menu options have never been known for their consistency. From flip-flops about obesity lawsuits to schizophrenic support of…
Posted August 24, 2004 at12:00 am

The Maine Problem: Food Cops Run Amok

A state known for its rich and delicious lobster now faces the draft report of an anti-obesity plan straight out of the food cops’ playbook. The Commission to Study…
Posted August 23, 2004 at12:00 am

PCRM’s Seven (Of Many) Sins

Trial lawyer ringleader John “Sue the Bastards” Banzhaf was there. So were Kelly “Big Brother” Brownell and top food cop Michael Jacobson. As usual, Marion Nestle…
Posted July 27, 2004 at12:00 am

Eating: Pleasure Or Hazard?

“We might be closer to finding warning labels on our food telling us that ‘eating may be hazardous to your health’ than we think,” writes cookbook author Giuliano…
Posted July 9, 2004 at12:00 am

Trial Lawyers PHAI-ning Obesity Concern, Again

In April The New York Times reported that Richard “even trial lawyers call me ‘greedy'” Daynard of the Public Health Advocacy Institute (PHAI) “says the institute…
Posted July 8, 2004 at12:00 am