Food Sleuth Radio

Series produced by Dan Hemmelgarn

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Join Melinda Hemmelgarn, a registered dietitian and investigative nutritionist, for 28-minute, weekly interviews with national experts in food, health and agriculture. From physicians to film makers, writers, farmers, scientists and chefs, Food Sleuth Radio navigates our complicated food system. You’ll discover how farm and food policies impact our environment and public health, and learn the secrets to eating well. Provocative, practical and personal, Food Sleuth Radio helps us think beyond our plates to find “food truth.”
Award-winning Food Sleuth Radio ranks among the top national “green food radio shows.” If you care about what you eat, tune in!

Melinda Hemmelgarn is a registered dietitian, “investigative nutritionist,” award-winning writer and Food Sleuth Radio host. With 30 years’ experience in clinical, academic and public health nutrition, she’s a trusted consumer advocate, and an engaging and energizing national speaker.

For 20 years, Melinda wrote a weekly, trademarked Food Sleuth newspaper column for the Columbia (MO) Daily Tribune. She has published articles in the American Journal of Nursing, Today's Dietitian, Natural Awakenings, ACRES, Current Health, and Edible Communities magazines.

Prior to her freelance writing, speaking and radio career, Melinda developed and directed the Nutrition Communications Center at the University of Missouri. In 2004, she received a Food and Society Policy Fellowship which allowed her to connect the dots between food, health and agriculture. Today she uniquely applies critical thinking skills to media messages about food and farm policy to advance "food system literacy."

Melinda received her B.S. in Dietetics from Florida State University; her M.S. in Human Nutrition and Food Systems from the University of Missouri-Columbia, and completed a dietetic internship through Cornell University at the New York Hospital.
She is a member of the Association of Health Care Journalists, National Association for Media Literacy Education, and the American Dietetic Association’s Hunger and Environmental Nutrition Practice Group.

Food Sleuth Radio has been produced by Dan Hemmelgarn at KOPN Studios in Columbia, MO since June, 2009. The “Mother Nature Network” ranked the show among the “top national green food radio shows” in 2009, and in 2011, Food Sleuth Radio won 1st place for radio interview from the National Federation of Press Women.

Contact: Dan Hemmelgarn: hemmelgarndan@gmail.com; 573-449-3720 Hide full description

Melinda Hemmelgarn is a registered dietitian, “investigative nutritionist,” award-winning writer and Food Sleuth Radio host. With 30 years’ experience in clinical, academic and public health nutrition, she’s a trusted consumer advocate, and an engaging and energizing national speaker. For 20 years, Melinda wrote a weekly, trademarked Food Sleuth newspaper column for the Columbia (MO) Daily Tribune. She has published articles in the American Journal of Nursing, Today's Dietitian, Natural Awakenings, ACRES, Current Health, and Edible Communities magazines. Prior to her freelance writing, speaking and radio career, Melinda developed and directed the Nutrition Communications Center at the University of Missouri. In 2004, she received a Food and Society Policy Fellowship which allowed... Show full description


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How do chemicals in our environment affect the developing fetus? Join Food Sleuth Radio Host and registered dietitian, Melinda Hemmelgarn, for her ...

  • Added: Oct 22, 2012
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Join Food Sleuth Radio Host and registered dietitian, Melinda Hemmelgarn, for her conversation with Monica Nuvamsa, Executive Director of the Hopi ...

  • Added: Oct 29, 2012
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Are genetically engineered foods safe to eat? Would labeling help consumers? Join Food Sleuth Radio Host and registered dietitian, Melinda Hemmelga...

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  • Added: Nov 05, 2012
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Corey Costanzo says growing up in a mafia ridden neighborhood helped him understand the challenges that plague today's at-risk youth. Join Food Sl...

  • Added: Nov 12, 2012
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Good nutrition is especially important during childhood, but feeding kids well has never been harder in the face of unprecedented food marketing di...

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  • Added: Nov 19, 2012
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Water is our most important nutrient, but the major threats to clean water may surprise you. Join Food Sleuth Radio Host and Registered Dietitian, ...

  • Added: Nov 25, 2012
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Advertisements promoting natural gas drilling promise jobs and energy independence from foreign oil. But what are the unintended consequences of na...

  • Added: Dec 02, 2012
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When it comes to diet and health information, it can be hard to separate fact from fiction. Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietitian, M...

  • Added: Dec 10, 2012
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Soil is just dirt, right? Not exactly. Soil is the foundation of life on Earth. Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietitian, Melinda Hemme...

  • Added: Dec 16, 2012
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Want to lose weight, look younger and feel happier than ever? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietitian, Melinda Hemmelgarn, for her int...

  • Added: Dec 24, 2012
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From rising oceans to widespread droughts, we can expect global climate changes to impact how and where we grow our food. Join Food Sleuth Radio h...

  • Added: Dec 31, 2012
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Food stamps help protect our nation’s neediest citizens (now one in six Americans) against hunger, or “food insecurity.” But food stamps (now calle...

  • Added: Jan 06, 2013
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According to advertising industry reports, children spend or influence the spending of more than $1.2 trillion per year, making them an extremely l...

  • Added: Jan 13, 2013
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Michael Hansen, senior scientist at Consumers Union, will discuss Consumer Union’s latest report on antibiotic resistant bacteria found in supermar...

  • Added: Jan 20, 2013
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Kathy Kater, LICSW, psychotherapist and author of “Healthy Body Image: Teaching Kids What they Need to Know,” will discuss how to prevent eating di...

  • Added: Jan 26, 2013
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According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, approximately 1 in 88 children have been identified with an autism spectrum disorder (...

  • Added: Feb 04, 2013
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Each year, 10 billion pounds of BPA (Bisphenol A) are produced and put into consumer products, ranging from food and soda cans to cash register rec...

  • Added: Feb 11, 2013
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According to the Institute of Medicine, food and beverage marketing contributes to the childhood obesity epidemic. But did you realize that our chi...

  • Added: Feb 17, 2013
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According to the Food Marketing Institute, the average supermarket offers consumers close to 40,000 different items. But despite what appears to be...

  • Added: Feb 24, 2013
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“Rhythms of the Land!” is a documentary-in-progress which tells the important stories of African American farmers. Join Food Sleuth Radio host and...

  • Added: Mar 04, 2013
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