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	Upcoming Events Recent Events Calendar Regional Groups Calendar Archive About SIGS	March, 2003 Stirring the Pot: A Conversation with Marion Nestle Marion Nestle, professor and chair of the Department of Nutrition and Food Studies at New York University, and best-selling author, spoke at the Food Society's "Stirring the Pot" series in March. In a lively conversation with Food Society members and guests, Ms. Nestle pointed out that Americans' food choices are heavily influenced by politics and the economics of food industry marketing. Ms. Nestle emphasized that we have too much food in America _ enough to feed everyone 3,000 calories a day (the recommended dietary intake is between 2,000 and 2,500 calories per day). Because of this oversupply, food companies spend over $30 billion each year on food marketing to encourage Americans to eat more. According to Ms. Nestle, the "super-sizing" of portions has contributed to the prevalence of obesity among Americans. Heavily marketed products such as corn and soybeans - coincidentally also heavily subsidized products - are skewed in the American diet. She suggested a combination of government policy and consumer education is needed to encourage farmers to produce - and Americans to eat - a more balanced diet with fruits and vegetables. Ms. Nestle asserted that if food is about politics, then political problems require political action and solutions. She urged individuals to use the political system to voice concerns about the food system in America, citing the success of grassroots efforts in changing the provisions of the Organic Act of 2002. "The government does count your feedback - it's like voting," she said. Ms. Nestle also suggested that teaching your kids how to cook is the greatest act of subversion: "You can change the relationship they have with food to something very different, and make your kids more resistant to food marketing." Marion Nestle is the best-selling author of Food Politics: How the Food Industry Influences Nutrition and Health (2002). Her newest book, Safe Food: Bacteria, Biotechnology, and Bioterrorism, was launched earlier this year.	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