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Paulette Goddard Professor of Nutrition, Food Studies, & Public Health, New York University, Emerita, and author of books about food politics.

Weekend reading: Flagstaff anti-hunger efforts In September 2025, I was invited by the Flagstaff Family Food Center to give a talk on "Anti-Hunger Politics 2025: Planting Seeds for Resilience." This is an organization in Northern Arizona doing outstanding anti-hunger work. The Center has just…

A MAHA Win? Trix without petroleum dyes My forthcoming (September 8) book with Lisa Sutherland, Sugar Coated: Unboxing the Hidden Forces Shaping America's Favorite Breakfast Food, discusses Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) efforts to remove potentially harmful artificial colors from the food…

American Journal of Public Health series on Ultraprocessed Foods: My Editorial The American Journal of Public Health has just published a series of papers on ultraprocessed foods to which I contributed this editorial. These papers are released today as part of the launch of new initiative, Fed…

My forthcoming (September 8) book with Lisa Sutherland, Sugar Coated: Unboxing the Hidden Forces Shaping America's Favorite Breakfast Food, discusses Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) efforts to remove potentially harmful artificial colors from the food supply. I just bought the first cereal that dropped those colors and replaced them with vegetable dyes. The company did this quietly. I had to look hard to find the green label in the upper right corner saying "colors from natural sources." Compare the colors of the cereal (pretty close to what it actually looks like) to the original Trix colors, still on the market.

The American Journal of Public Health has just published a series of papers on ultraprocessed foods to which I contributed this editorial. These papers are released today as part of the launch of new initiative, Fed UP! aimed at establishing policies to help reduce consumption of ultraprocessed foods and prevent their harm to health. Press releases for the series and campaign are…

Food safety in peril: a post from Bill Marler I don't usually host guest posts here, but I read food safety lawyer Bill Marler's blog and obtained his permission to reprint it. It should be obvious why I thought you should read it. We’re Turning Off the Smoke Detectors on America’s Food Supply…

The eye-rolling protein craze: some thoughts Nutritionists like me cannot understand why people think they need more protein, so much so that the food industry is putting protein into everything. Most Americans consume close to twice the amount of protein needed, and practically anyone who…

American Journal of Health Promotion: papers on misinformation: my latest The True Health Initiative held its 2nd Annual Global Health Misinformation Symposium, in which I participated. The papers from the symposium have just been published in the American Journal of Health Promotion. They are…

In September 2025, I was invited by the Flagstaff Family Food Center to give a talk on "Anti-Hunger Politics 2025: Planting Seeds for Resilience." This is an organization in Northern Arizona doing outstanding anti-hunger work. The Center has just produced its 2025 Northern Arizona Food Equity Report. The online copy is here. It is well worth a look. The Center sent this to me with this message:

Aspen: Ideas festival 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…

Do salmon really get high on cocaine? And will you if you eat it? I was riveted to come across this item. Coked-Up Salmon Go Speeding Upstream: Have you ever wondered whether the cocaine you snort ends up giving Atlantic salmon the zoomies? It turns out it does—at least to a certain extent.…

The wonders of AI: a cubist portrait Last week on my way home from the Washington, DC, launch of the ultra-processed papers from the American Journal of Public Health, I was corresponding with Richard McCarthy (Think Like Pirates) about our mutual sadness about the death of Slow Food founder,…

Weekend reading: IPES-Food’s report on the New Geopolitics of Food The International Panel of Experts on Sustainable Food Systems has released its latest report, The New Geopolitics of Food: Navigating policies for resilient self-reliance. The report focuses on how "how wars, trade disputes, aid…

I don't usually host guest posts here, but I read food safety lawyer Bill Marler's blog and obtained his permission to reprint it. It should be obvious why I thought you should read it. We’re Turning Off the Smoke Detectors on America’s Food Supply By Bill Marler on June 6, 2026 Posted in Case News The people who find foodborne outbreaks are being fired, defunded, and disbanded — and the bugs do not care.

Nutritionists like me cannot understand why people think they need more protein, so much so that the food industry is putting protein into everything. Most Americans consume close to twice the amount of protein needed, and practically anyone who consumes enough calories gets plenty. Protein is in lots of foods and it's really hard not to get enough unless you aren't eating much.

The True Health Initiative held its 2nd Annual Global Health Misinformation Symposium, in which I participated. The papers from the symposium have just been published in the American Journal of Health Promotion. They are available under the heading "Knowing Well, Being Well" on the journal's site. All are open access. My contribution is here. Food Politics in an Era of Misinformation…

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.

I was riveted to come across this item. Coked-Up Salmon Go Speeding Upstream: Have you ever wondered whether the cocaine you snort ends up giving Atlantic salmon the zoomies? It turns out it does—at least to a certain extent. Welcome to the Salmonopolis 500. No. It never entered my mind. But now there is a study: Cocaine pollution alters the movement and space use of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) in a large natural lake…

Last week on my way home from the Washington, DC, launch of the ultra-processed papers from the American Journal of Public Health, I was corresponding with Richard McCarthy (Think Like Pirates) about our mutual sadness about the death of Slow Food founder, Carlo Petrini. Richard said our conversation inspired him to ask the free ChatGBT to produce this portrait.

The International Panel of Experts on Sustainable Food Systems has released its latest report, The New Geopolitics of Food: Navigating policies for resilient self-reliance. The report focuses on how "how wars, trade disputes, aid cuts, climate shocks, and weakening international cooperation are pushing up food prices, deepening hunger, and reshaping global food security." It draws on the experience of governments of many countries in attempting to stabilize prices, support farmers, and protect access to food.