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Food Sleuth Radio

by Melinda Hemmelgarn

Dietitian Melinda Hemmelgarn helps listeners “think beyond their plates,” connect the dots between food, health and agriculture, and find food truth.

Latest episodes

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Yulia Chuvileva, PhD, co-founder of CommerciallyDetermined.com. (Part 1 of 2)

Did you know that children are one of the strongest economic forces in a family?  Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietitian, Melinda Hemmelgarn for her convers

Nov 6
28 min

Nicole Avena, PhD, Associate Professor of Neuroscience, Mount Sinai School of Medicine discusses food addiction.

Did you know that in the past, Alcoholics Anonymous advised alcoholics to use sugar to help alleviate their cravings for alcohol? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Register

Oct 29
28 min

Steve Ela, MS, certified organic farmer, discusses how climate change impacts his farm.

Did you know that climate change is having a devastating effect on farmers’ ability to produce food, and consumers’ ability to have access to it? Join Food Sleuth Radio h

Oct 23
28 min

Maria Doa, PhD, Senior Director of Chemicals Policy, Environmental Defense Fund. (part 2 of 2)

Did you know that carcinogens are allowed for use in food, despite legal prohibitions? For example, the same chemical used to strip paint is used to decaffeinate coffee.

Oct 16
28 min

Maria Doa, PhD, Senior Director of Chemicals Policy, Environmental Defense Fund. (part 1 of 2)

Did you know that our Environmental Protection Agency is changing science due to corporate capture? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietitian, Melinda Hemmelga

Oct 9
28 min

Niaz Dorry, North American Marine Alliance discusses sustainable seafood. (part 2 of 2)

Did you know that there are many more species of fish living in our oceans than are available to consumers in the marketplace? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered

Oct 1
28 min

Niaz Dorry, North American Marine Alliance, pt1/2

Did you know that land farmers and fishermen and women face similar challenges resulting from corporate concentration in our food system? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and

Sep 25
28 min

Kim Erndt-Pitcher, Prairie Rivers Network and pesticide drift

Did you know that pesticides can drift for miles from where they were applied on agricultural fields, lawns and golf courses? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered D

Sep 17
28 min

Will Harris, White Oak Pastures.

Did you know that Will Harris’ White Oak Pastures regenerative farm provides 170 jobs to people in his community? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietitian, Me

Sep 11
28 min

Fred Plotkin, discusses Italian food culture and Slow Food

Did you know that Slow Food is a global movement dedicated to promoting good, clean, and fair food for everyone? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietitian, Mel

Sep 4
28 min

Susan Kaplan, JD, author of A Healthy Union: How States Can Lead on Environmental Health

Did you know that as national environmental agencies and regulations are whittled away, states may hold the key to protect public health? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and

Aug 28
28 min

Ari Bargil, senior attorney with the Institute for Justice discusses “Right to Garden” laws.

Did you know that some local governments make it illegal to have vegetable gardens or greenhouses on residential properties? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Di

Aug 20
28 min

Amanda Maria Edmonds, MS, University of Michigan, discusses the cyclospora outbreak.

Did you know that Michigan is “ground zero” for the cyclospora outbreak affecting multiple states in the U.S.? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietitian, Melin

Aug 13
28 min

Don Schaffner, PhD, food safety microbiologist discusses cyclospora.

Did you know that we have a “cyclospora season” in the United States? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietitian, Melinda Hemmelgarn for her conversation with D

Aug 6
28 min

Lauren Dinour, PhD, RD, professor of nutrition and lactation consultant.

Did you know that Arkansas is the only state that requires breastfeeding education in K-12 curriculum? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietitian, Melinda Hemme

Jul 30
28 min

Jon Magee, Agricultural Justice Project

Did you know that the Agricultural Justice Project (AJP) has worked to promote farm and farm worker justice for nearly three decades?  Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Reg

Jul 24
28 min

Kelly Hunter Foster, JD, Senior Attorney, Waterkeeper Alliance, discusses data centers.

Did you know that AI data centers consume large volumes of water in their cooling systems and generate polluted waste water that requires treatment? Join Food Sleuth Radi

Jul 16
28 min

Tristan Brandhorst, PhD, on the fungicide, fludioxonil.

Did you know that breakdown products of a widely used fungicide in the U.S. food system poses both environmental and public health risks? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and

Jul 10
28 min

Marc Boom, Senior Director of Public Affairs, Environmental Protection Network.

Did you know that the majority of Americans believe the burden of pollution is being shifted onto families through medical bills and long-term health consequences, and th

Jul 2
28 min

Robin Mesnage, PhD, toxicologist, Scientific Director at the Buchinger Wilhelmi Therapeutic Fasting program in Uberlingen Germany

Did you know that there is a conceptual change in science that includes a broader understanding of how pollutants and our microbiome interact to impact the development of

Jun 26
28 min

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