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Slow Cooked

An Unexpected Life in Food Politics

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Slow Cooked

By: Marion Nestle
Narrated by: Maria Marquis
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Marion Nestle reflects on her late-in-life career as a world-renowned food-politics expert, public-health advocate, and a founder of the field of food studies after facing decades of low expectations.

In this engrossing memoir, Marion Nestle reflects on how she achieved late-in-life success as a leading advocate for healthier and more sustainable diets. Slow Cooked recounts of how she built an unparalleled career at a time when few women worked in the sciences, and how she came to recognize and reveal the enormous influence of the food industry on our dietary choices.

By the time Nestle obtained her doctorate in molecular biology, she had been married since the age of 19, dropped out of college, worked as a lab technician, divorced, and become a stay-at-home mom with two children. That's when she got started. Slow Cooked charts her astonishing rise from bench scientist to the pinnacles of academia, as she overcame the barriers and biases facing women of her generation and found her life's purpose after age 50. Slow Cooked tells her personal story—one that is deeply relevant to everyone who eats, and anyone who thinks it's too late to follow a passion.

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I've known of Marion for years. It was fascinating to learn about her her journey and struggles. She has come a long way and it is such an inspiration for me. So many things clicked in my head in regards to academia as I am a mature aged student and I work at an university. Thank you Marion, for not giving up. You've paved the way for so many more to come after you. One day I want to visit the famous library that has your name.

A must listen for anyone interested in food

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