The Fish Counter

By Marion Nestle

Marion Nestle, America's preeminent nutritionist and the scholar widely credited with establishing the field of modern American food studies, takes us through every aspect of how we grow, market, shop for, store, label, and eat fish in America. With her trademark analysis and unerring eye for detail, Nestle pulls the curtain back on the complicated routes that fish have to go through to make it to our supermarket fish counter.

Do we need to worry about biological and chemical contaminants in our fish? How are government agencies dealing with fish supply problems today? How do we know which fish sellers to trust? How can we balance seafood benefits and risks to choose fish that are good for our health and are ethically and sustainably sourced? How healthy are fish, really?