Interrogating Moral and Quantification Discourses in Nutritional Knowledge

Charlotte Biltekoff is Associate Professor in American Studies and Food Science and Technology at the University of California, Davis. Her contributions to this essay draw on her book, Eating Right in America: The Cultural Politics of Food and Health (Duke University Press, 2013).

Jessica Mudry is Assistant Professor in the School of Professional Communication at Ryerson University in Toronto. Her book, Measured Meals: Nutrition in America (SUNY, 2009), as well as her current book project on the culture of the calorie, informs her contributions to this issue.

Aya H. Kimura is Associate Professor in Women’s Studies at the University of Hawaii. Her contributions in this article draw on her book, Hidden Hunger: Gender and the Politics of Smarter Foods (Cornell, 2013).

Hannah Landecker holds a cross appointment as Associate Professor in sociology and in the Institute for Society and Genetics at the University of California, Los Angeles. She is the author of Culturing Life: How Cells Became Technologies (Harvard University Press, 2007). She is currently writing a book, “American Metabolism,” about the history and current transformation in concepts and practices of metabolism.

Julie Guthman is a geographer and Professor of Social Sciences at the University of California, Santa Cruz, where she teaches courses in global political economy and the politics of food and agriculture. She has published extensively on contemporary efforts to transform the way food is produced, distributed, and consumed, with a particular focus on voluntary food labels, community food security, farm-to-school programs, and the race and class politics of “alternative food.” Her publications include two multi–award winning books: Agrarian Dreams: The Paradox of Organic Farming in California and Weighing In: Obesity, Food Justice, and the Limits of Capitalism.

Charlotte Biltekoff is Associate Professor in American Studies and Food Science and Technology at the University of California, Davis. Her contributions to this essay draw on her book, Eating Right in America: The Cultural Politics of Food and Health (Duke University Press, 2013).

Jessica Mudry is Assistant Professor in the School of Professional Communication at Ryerson University in Toronto. Her book, Measured Meals: Nutrition in America (SUNY, 2009), as well as her current book project on the culture of the calorie, informs her contributions to this issue.

Aya H. Kimura is Associate Professor in Women’s Studies at the University of Hawaii. Her contributions in this article draw on her book, Hidden Hunger: Gender and the Politics of Smarter Foods (Cornell, 2013).

Hannah Landecker holds a cross appointment as Associate Professor in sociology and in the Institute for Society and Genetics at the University of California, Los Angeles. She is the author of Culturing Life: How Cells Became Technologies (Harvard University Press, 2007). She is currently writing a book, “American Metabolism,” about the history and current transformation in concepts and practices of metabolism.

Julie Guthman is a geographer and Professor of Social Sciences at the University of California, Santa Cruz, where she teaches courses in global political economy and the politics of food and agriculture. She has published extensively on contemporary efforts to transform the way food is produced, distributed, and consumed, with a particular focus on voluntary food labels, community food security, farm-to-school programs, and the race and class politics of “alternative food.” Her publications include two multi–award winning books: Agrarian Dreams: The Paradox of Organic Farming in California and Weighing In: Obesity, Food Justice, and the Limits of Capitalism.

Charlotte Biltekoff is Associate Professor in American Studies and Food Science and Technology at the University of California, Davis. Her contributions to this essay draw on her book, Eating Right in America: The Cultural Politics of Food and Health (Duke University Press, 2013).

Jessica Mudry is Assistant Professor in the School of Professional Communication at Ryerson University in Toronto. Her book, Measured Meals: Nutrition in America (SUNY, 2009), as well as her current book project on the culture of the calorie, informs her contributions to this issue.

Aya H. Kimura is Associate Professor in Women’s Studies at the University of Hawaii. Her contributions in this article draw on her book, Hidden Hunger: Gender and the Politics of Smarter Foods (Cornell, 2013).

Hannah Landecker holds a cross appointment as Associate Professor in sociology and in the Institute for Society and Genetics at the University of California, Los Angeles. She is the author of Culturing Life: How Cells Became Technologies (Harvard University Press, 2007). She is currently writing a book, “American Metabolism,” about the history and current transformation in concepts and practices of metabolism.

Julie Guthman is a geographer and Professor of Social Sciences at the University of California, Santa Cruz, where she teaches courses in global political economy and the politics of food and agriculture. She has published extensively on contemporary efforts to transform the way food is produced, distributed, and consumed, with a particular focus on voluntary food labels, community food security, farm-to-school programs, and the race and class politics of “alternative food.” Her publications include two multi–award winning books: Agrarian Dreams: The Paradox of Organic Farming in California and Weighing In: Obesity, Food Justice, and the Limits of Capitalism.

Charlotte Biltekoff is Associate Professor in American Studies and Food Science and Technology at the University of California, Davis. Her contributions to this essay draw on her book, Eating Right in America: The Cultural Politics of Food and Health (Duke University Press, 2013).

Jessica Mudry is Assistant Professor in the School of Professional Communication at Ryerson University in Toronto. Her book, Measured Meals: Nutrition in America (SUNY, 2009), as well as her current book project on the culture of the calorie, informs her contributions to this issue.

Aya H. Kimura is Associate Professor in Women’s Studies at the University of Hawaii. Her contributions in this article draw on her book, Hidden Hunger: Gender and the Politics of Smarter Foods (Cornell, 2013).

Hannah Landecker holds a cross appointment as Associate Professor in sociology and in the Institute for Society and Genetics at the University of California, Los Angeles. She is the author of Culturing Life: How Cells Became Technologies (Harvard University Press, 2007). She is currently writing a book, “American Metabolism,” about the history and current transformation in concepts and practices of metabolism.

Julie Guthman is a geographer and Professor of Social Sciences at the University of California, Santa Cruz, where she teaches courses in global political economy and the politics of food and agriculture. She has published extensively on contemporary efforts to transform the way food is produced, distributed, and consumed, with a particular focus on voluntary food labels, community food security, farm-to-school programs, and the race and class politics of “alternative food.” Her publications include two multi–award winning books: Agrarian Dreams: The Paradox of Organic Farming in California and Weighing In: Obesity, Food Justice, and the Limits of Capitalism.

Charlotte Biltekoff is Associate Professor in American Studies and Food Science and Technology at the University of California, Davis. Her contributions to this essay draw on her book, Eating Right in America: The Cultural Politics of Food and Health (Duke University Press, 2013).

Jessica Mudry is Assistant Professor in the School of Professional Communication at Ryerson University in Toronto. Her book, Measured Meals: Nutrition in America (SUNY, 2009), as well as her current book project on the culture of the calorie, informs her contributions to this issue.

Aya H. Kimura is Associate Professor in Women’s Studies at the University of Hawaii. Her contributions in this article draw on her book, Hidden Hunger: Gender and the Politics of Smarter Foods (Cornell, 2013).

Hannah Landecker holds a cross appointment as Associate Professor in sociology and in the Institute for Society and Genetics at the University of California, Los Angeles. She is the author of Culturing Life: How Cells Became Technologies (Harvard University Press, 2007). She is currently writing a book, “American Metabolism,” about the history and current transformation in concepts and practices of metabolism.

Julie Guthman is a geographer and Professor of Social Sciences at the University of California, Santa Cruz, where she teaches courses in global political economy and the politics of food and agriculture. She has published extensively on contemporary efforts to transform the way food is produced, distributed, and consumed, with a particular focus on voluntary food labels, community food security, farm-to-school programs, and the race and class politics of “alternative food.” Her publications include two multi–award winning books: Agrarian Dreams: The Paradox of Organic Farming in California and Weighing In: Obesity, Food Justice, and the Limits of Capitalism.