Mark Bittman (born February 17, 1950) is an American food journalist, author, and columnist for The New York Times. Read full biography of Mark Bittman →
Our demand for meat, dairy and refined carbohydrates - the world consumes one billion cans or bottles of Coke a day - our demand for these things... →
The USDA is not our ally here. We have to take matters into our own hands, not only by advocating for a better diet for everyone - and that's the... →
This evidence is overwhelming at this point. You eat more plants, you eat less other stuff, you live longer.
Thanks to farm subsidies, the fine collaboration between agribusiness and Congress, soy, corn and cattle became king. And chicken soon joined them on... →
The current health crisis, however, is a little more the work of the evil empire. We were told, we were assured, that the more meat and dairy and... →
I'll never stop eating animals, I'm sure, but I do think that for the benefit of everyone, the time has come to stop raising them... →
The sad thing is, when it comes to diet, is that even when well-intentioned Feds try to do right by us, they fail. Either they're outvoted by... →
Let me pose you a question. Can farm-raised salmon be organic when its feed has nothing to do with its natural diet, even if the feed itself is... →
Mark Bittman (born February 17, 1950) is an American food journalist, author, and columnist for The New York Times.