I consider these authors to be the voices behind my thoughts:
Byung-Chul Han – South Korean-German philosopher exploring contemporary society, culture, and the effects of neoliberalism on individual and social life.
Key works: Psychopolitics (2017), The Burnout Society (2010), The Transparency Society (2012), The Scent of Time: a Philosophical Essay on the Art of Lingering (2017).
Carlos A. Monteiro – Brazilian nutritionist and public health researcher, coordinator of NUPENS (Center for Epidemiological Research in Nutrition and Health), the group that created the NOVA food classification system, which has transformed global discussions on food and health.
Key works: The UN Decade of Nutrition, the NOVA food classification and the trouble with ultra-processing (2018), Ultra-processed foods: what they are and how to identify them (2019), Ultra-processed foods, diet quality, and health using the NOVA classification system (2019).
Claude Fischler – French sociologist and anthropologist of food, studying food, culture, and identity.
Key works: L’Homnivore: Le goût, la cuisine et le corps (1990), Commensality: From Everyday Food to Feast (2001, with other authors), Food, Self and Identity (2000).
Jean-Louis Flandrin – French historian specializing in the history of food, meals, and European culinary practices.
Key works: Food: A Culinary History (co-edited, 1999), Histoire de l’alimentation (1996), Fêtes et banquets (1981).
Jean-Pierre Poulain – French sociologist specializing in food sociology and eating habits.
Key works: The Sociology of Food: Eating and the Place of Food in Society (2017), Food Studies: An Introduction to Research Methods (2016).
Jesús Contreras – Spanish anthropologist focused on food practices, nutrition, and sociocultural aspects of eating.
Key works: Alimentación y cultura: perspectivas antropológicas (co-authored), Antropología de la alimentación (co-authored).
Mabel Gracia Arnaiz – Spanish historian with studies in anthropology of food, focusing on food culture, nutrition, and public health.
Key works: Paradojas de la alimentación contemporánea, Cultura alimentaria y salud pública (co-authored).
Marion Nestle – American nutritionist and public health advocate, analyzing food policy, marketing, and health.
Key works: Food Politics (2002), What to Eat (2006), Soda Politics (2015), Safe Food (2010).
Michael Pollan – American journalist and author focusing on food, agriculture, and society, advocating for sustainable eating.
Key works: The Omnivore’s Dilemma (2006), In Defense of Food (2008), Cooked (2013), Food Rules (2009).
Massimo Montanari – Italian historian of food and medieval cuisine, exploring cultural and social aspects of eating.
Key works: Food is Culture (2006), Medieval Tastes: Food, Cooking, and the Table (2006), The Culture of Food (2004).
Sidney Mintz – American anthropologist renowned for studies on sugar, globalization, and food culture.
Key works: Sweetness and Power (1985), Tasting Food, Tasting Freedom: Excursions into Eating, Culture, and the Past (1996), Caribbean Transformations (1974).
Zygmunt Bauman – Polish sociologist, famous for analyses of modernity and consumer culture, including its influence on food and lifestyle.
Key works: Liquid Modernity (2000), Consuming Life (2007), Liquid Love (2003).
