6 results for "Mark Bittman"
Healthy food, meet delicious food: the flexitarian
Friday, April 26, 2013 at 6:31 PMThere was a time when few of us thought about what we ate, but that's been turned upside down since the reigning wisdom first decried salt, then cholesterol, then saturated fat, then almost all fat, then red meat, then carbohydrates and so o...
Mark Bittman: Sugar in our diets is toxic
Saturday, March 2, 2013 at 12:00 AMSugar is indeed toxic. It may not be the only problem with the Standard American Diet, but it's fast becoming clear that it's the major one.
Mark Bittman: It is essential to reinvent the way we grow our food
Saturday, January 5, 2013 at 12:00 AMNothing affects public health in the United States more than food. Gun violence kills tens of thousands of Americans a year. Heart disease, cancer, stroke and diabetes kill more than a million people a year – nearly half of all deaths –...
When dining out on Formica beats white tablecloths
Sunday, September 9, 2012 at 12:00 AMThe last time I ate in a four-star white-tablecloth restaurant, I was frustrated and unhappy. (Bear with me; I'm not asking for sympathy.) This wasn't an isolated incident: It simply isn't what I want anymore.
Mark Bittman: A food movement needs to pressure Obama on issues
Saturday, August 18, 2012 at 12:00 AMFor positive change in the issues that affect our daily lives – not only food but also jobs, income, housing – we need active political leadership. But until President Barack Obama is pushed more strongly by the left, the coming presid...
Mark Bittman: Can't we find a way to attack the real terror – gun violence?
Saturday, August 11, 2012 at 12:00 AMBack in the administration of W., we looked for the weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. That was the wrong place; they're here at home. Normally the WMD I write about is the Standard American Diet (yes: SAD); occasionally I talk about food ...
