NYU’s Institute of Public Knowledge is hosting the launch of Practicing Food Studies, edited by Amy Bentley, Fabio Parasecoli, and Krishnendu Ray. I wrote the Foreword. We will all provide brief perspectives on our quarter century of teaching food studies. For information and registration, click here. For 30% off on the book, click here.
by Marion Nestle
Mar
24
2009
Is meat bad for health?
A new study from the Archives of Internal Medicine says yes. People who eat the most red meat have a 20% to 30% increased risk of premature mortality. In an accompanying editorial, Barry Popkin points out additional reasons to consider eating less meat: food prices, the environment, and climate change.
The Associated Press and the Washington Post have much to say about this study.
And here’s the meat industry’s reaction.