Marion Nestle

We don't have a farm-to-table food safety system. I keep saying this. It came as a big surprise to the FDA that…

— Marion Nestle

The chef has kids complaining to their parents the food they get in school is better than what they get at home.…

— Marion Nestle

The trans fat label has been an enormous incentive for food companies to take trans fat out of their products.

— Marion Nestle

Eat less, move more, eat lots of fruits and vegetables, go easy on junk foods.

— Marion Nestle

The problem with nutrient-by-nutrient nutrition science is that it takes the nutrient out the context of the food, the food out of…

— Marion Nestle

They (food companies) are putting $36 billion into directing those choices. And their methods are very effective.

— Marion Nestle

I have a generally optimistic temperament and am thrilled by what I see as a rapidly growing food movement, especially among young…

— Marion Nestle

The pet food recall, which was after all just about pets, and treated as if it were an inconsequential matter, was an…

— Marion Nestle

There's no question that largely vegetarian diets are as healthy as you can get. The evidence is so strong and overwhelming and…

— Marion Nestle

Here we have the great irony of modern nutrition: at a time when hundreds of millions of people do not have enough…

— Marion Nestle

I am not a vegetarian. I subscribe to my own mantra: eat less, move more, eat plenty of fruits and vegetables, don't…

— Marion Nestle

How we grow food has enormous effects on the environment - climate change as well as pollution of air, water, and soil.

— Marion Nestle

Unbelievable as it may seem, one-third of all vegetables consumed in the United States come from just three sources: french fries, potato…

— Marion Nestle

The real reason for health claims is well established: health claims sell food products.

— Marion Nestle

It's a completely reasonable diet -- heavy on fruits and vegetables and fresh, seasonal foods. I'm totally for it. It's common sense…

— Marion Nestle

FDA, which regulates the safety of vegetables, doesn't have those kinds of rules because Congress doesn't want it to. It's not that…

— Marion Nestle

Restaurants that have health-conscious consumers will pay attention to this.

— Marion Nestle

If you like eating meat but want to eat ethically, this is the book for you. From the hard-headed, clear-eyed, and sympathetic…

— Marion Nestle

The key dietary messages are stunningly simple: Eat less, move more, eat more fruits and vegetables, and don't eat too much junk…

— Marion Nestle

These days the biggest issue is how many calories you consume. So all of this stuff distracts people from thinking about calories.

— Marion Nestle

One way in which we can encourage the Chinese government to take more vigorous action to control food safety in their country…

— Marion Nestle

Fat is mainstream, which is why everyone has become complacent. What used to be considered pudgy before isn't even worthy of a…

— Marion Nestle

Many countries have food safety systems from farm to table. Everybody involved in the food supply is required to follow standard food…

— Marion Nestle

Food safety oversight is largely, but not exclusively, divided between two agencies, the FDA and the USDA. The USDA mostly oversees meat…

— Marion Nestle

Once the Government Accountability Office did a review of food safety systems in other countries and found many things about those food…

— Marion Nestle