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The Melanie Avalon Biohacking Podcast

#199 - Marion Nestle: Food Politics, Working Mom Science Careers, Nutrition Science, Dietary Guideline Problems, Labeling Loopholes, The Fat Vs. Carb Debate, Brand Iconography, And More!

The Melanie Avalon Biohacking Podcast

Melanie Avalon

Alternative Health, Nutrition, Health & Fitness

4.5650 Ratings

🗓️ 26 May 2023

⏱️ 91 minutes

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0:00.0

The expectation was that you didn't have ambitions because you were going to get married and have children.

0:08.0

If you persist in working towards what you think is the right thing to do, sometimes you can make real progress.

0:14.0

What was required in the human diet, the textbooks of nutrition didn't agree.

0:20.0

Boy, if it says vitamins, I'll just get it.

0:22.5

Particularly if it's for kids, inducing brand loyalty,

0:26.7

co is an American icon, and the iconography is extensive.

0:31.6

Welcome to the Melanie Avalon Biohacking Podcast,

0:34.8

where we meet the world's top experts to explore the secrets of health,

0:40.2

mindset, longevity, and so much more. Are you ready to take charge of your existence and biohack

0:47.1

your life? This show is for you. Please keep in mind, we're not dispensing medical advice

0:52.9

and are not responsible for any outcomes you may

0:55.7

experience from implementing the tactics lying herein. Are you ready? Let's do this.

1:05.1

Welcome back to the Melanie Avalon biohacking podcast. Oh my, friends, I am honestly, truly in awe of today's

1:13.8

guest. Marian Nessle is just so cool. I hope that I am doing everything that she's doing when I'm

1:20.5

her age and her work is profound. It has had a huge impact on food politics, our food culture,

1:27.4

all the things. It was such an honor to talk

1:29.8

with her. And we dive deep into so many topics in today's episode, the history of the FDA

1:35.6

and food labels, how RDAs were determined, the role of funding, crazy things about the

1:41.6

sugar industry, the trans fat ban, and something I really love talking about,

1:47.0

which is working as a career woman, a wife, et cetera, including growing up in her time as well as

1:53.1

now. This is just such an incredible, beautiful interview. I can't wait to hear what you guys

1:57.7

think. These show notes will include links to everything that we talked about as well as a full transcript you can find that at melanie avalon dot com slash marian nestle that is

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