Andy Bellatti (born May 29, 1982
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires ( or ; ), officially the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires ( es, link=no, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires), is the capital and primate city of Argentina. The city is located on the western shore of the Río de la Plata, on South ...
,
Argentina
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) is a
Las Vegas
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-based
nutritionist A nutritionist is a person who advises others on matters of food and nutrition and their impacts on health. Some people specialize in particular areas, such as sports nutrition, public health, or animal nutrition, among other disciplines. In many c ...
who approaches
nutrition
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from a
whole-foods, plant-centric framework. He also takes a strong interest in
food politics
Food politics is a term which encompasses not only food policy and legislation, but all aspects of the production, control, regulation, inspection, distribution and consumption of commercially grown, and even sometimes home grown, food. The co ...
, nutrition policy, and
deceptive
Deception or falsehood is an act or statement that misleads, hides the truth, or promotes a belief, concept, or idea that is not true. It is often done for personal gain or advantage. Deception can involve dissimulation, propaganda and sleight o ...
food industry marketing tactics. He also frequently discusses the close relationship between the
food industry
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and the
Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
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.
Bellatti has contributed to a variety of
blog
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s and
website
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s, including "Mrs. Q"'s Fed Up With Lunch,
[Mrs Q, Fed Up with Lunch, 2011] Vegan.com,
and Robyn Webb's Fabulous Food Finds
Notes
References
Andy on Fed Up with LunchAndy on Vegan.comAndy on Robyn Webb's Fabulous Food FindsDietitians for Professional Integrity
External links
*
Andy Bellatti's SmallBites Blog
1982 births
Living people
Argentine journalists
Male journalists
People from Buenos Aires
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