March 2023 NNLM Reading Club: Nutrition Misinformation

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With March being National Nutrition Month, the NNLM Reading Club has selected three books that connect to one of our NNLM national initiatives: confronting health misinformation. This month’s books focus on expanding what nutrition means and why it is not always as simple as one bite feeds all. Each book connects to a different facet of confronting nutrition misinformation. “Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants” was initially published in 2015, but a new YA version was released in 2022. We highlight the updated YA version of the book, which provides fresh insights into what indigenous wisdom and plants can teach us about nutrition. Understanding food shaming and race is the topic of Psyche A. William-Forson’s book “Eating While Black…” This book explores what food shaming is and how it impacts members of the Black community. Lastly, the forthcoming book release, “The Wellness Trap: Break Free from Diet Culture, Disinformation, and Dubious Diagnoses, and Find Your True Well-Being” by Christy Harrison, confronts diet culture, overall nutrition disinformation, and how to empower yourself to follow your nutrition journey.

Additionally, NNLM Reading Club is excited to highlight collaboration with colleagues this month!

African American Medical Librarians Alliance (AAMLA) Discussion Groups February 2023

NNLM Health Misinformation Symposium April 4 – 6, 2023

To learn more and to access the free promotional graphics and discussion guides, go to https://www.nnlm.gov/nnlm-reading-club/nutrition-misinformation.