Information about the Aspen Ideas Festival is here. I am scheduled for a session, The American Wellness Paradox, currently scheduled from 11:00-11:50 a.m., at the East Lawn Tent. This will be a discussion with senior HHS policy advisor, Calley Means. Here’s the blurb on it: “Americans are spending more than ever on healthcare, supplements, wellness trends, and “clean eating,” yet rates of chronic disease and metabolic illness continue to climb. As skepticism fuels the rise of movements like MAHA, debates over what Americans should eat have become deeply cultural, political, and economic. Two influential voices with sharply different perspectives on nutrition and food science explore how food systems, farming practices, consumer culture, and the wellness industry collided to create one of the defining public health debates of our time.”
by Marion Nestle
May
9
2010
Food politics in the media: recent examples
I’ve collected a few video bits and other such things. Can’t wait to share them:
- The New York City Film Festival is coming June 23 – 27. Not to be missed.
- Standup comic Brian Regan explains portion sizes.
- Hip Hop artist D-Nick (The Microphone Misfit) raps about Abnormality in our food system.
- Last but certainly not least, Stephen Colbert riffs on the benefits of corporate sponsorships, beginning with KFC’s partnership with the Susan Komen foundation. If you aren’t interested in the bit on worms, start watching at 01:15.
Enjoy! Happy Mother’s Day!

