Michael F. Jacobson

Michael F. Jacobson, Ph.D., is co-founder and executive director of the Center for Science in the Public Interest, the publisher of the world's largest-circulation newsletter, Nutrition Action Healthletter. Jacobson has written or co-authored Restaurant Confidential, Marketing Madness, What Are We Feeding Our Kids?, and The Fast-Food Guide. He has appeared on NBC's Today Show, ABC's Good Morning America, CBS's The Early Show, Oprah, and all major network newscasts, and is frequently quoted on nutrition and food-safety. Jacobson's reputation is that of an aggressive, relentless reformer and critic of the food industry. But he's also highly respected, having been honored by the supermarket industry (the Esther Petersen Consumer Service Award), the restaurant industry (Nation's Restaurant News 50 most influential people), and the Food and Drug Administration (the Commissioner's Special Citation and the Harvey W. Wiley Medal.) Jacobson, who is not a vegetarian, says that the single most important dietary advice it to change your diet in a healthy vegetarian direction.