Nina Teicholz

Nina Teicholz is an investigative journalist and author of the International (and New York Times ) bestseller The Big Fat Surprise . The Economist named it a top science book of 2014, and it was also named a 2014 "Best Book" by the Wall Street Journal , Forbes , Mother Jones , and Library Journal . Before taking a deep dive into researching nutrition science, Teicholz was a reporter for National Public Radio and also contributed to many publications, including the Wall Street Journal , the New...See more

Nina Teicholz is an investigative journalist and author of the International (and New York Times ) bestseller The Big Fat Surprise . The Economist named it a top science book of 2014, and it was also named a 2014 "Best Book" by the Wall Street Journal , Forbes , Mother Jones , and Library Journal . Before taking a deep dive into researching nutrition science, Teicholz was a reporter for National Public Radio and also contributed to many publications, including the Wall Street Journal , the New York Times , the Washington Post , The New Yorker , and the Economist . She attended Yale and Stanford where she studied biology and majored in American Studies. She has a master's degree from Oxford University and served as associate director of the Center for Globalization and Sustainable Development at Columbia University. She lives in New York City. See less