Vani Hari

Vani Hari
Hari in 2012
Born
Vani Deva Hari

(1979-03-22) March 22, 1979 (age 45)
Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.
Alma materUniversity of North Carolina at Charlotte[1]
Occupation(s)Blogger, author, speaker, affiliate marketer
Known forFood activism
Websitewww.foodbabe.com

Vani Deva Hari (born March 22, 1979), who blogs as the Food Babe, is an American author, activist, and affiliate marketer who criticizes the food industry.[2] She started the Food Babe blog in 2011, and it received over 54 million views in 2014.[3]

She is a New York Times best-selling author,[4] and companies such as Chick-fil-A and Kraft[5][6][7] may have changed or reconsidered ingredients in their products following her campaigns.[8]

Hari's ideas on food safety have been criticized by scientists as pseudoscience[3][9][10] and chemophobia,[11] and others have drawn attention to her financial interest through promotion and marketing of natural foods.[2][12][13]

  1. ^ Sheridan, Ann (August 29, 2012). "Food blogger hopes to get Obama's attention". WCNC.com. NBC News. Archived from the original on August 7, 2017. Retrieved August 7, 2017.
  2. ^ a b Morrison, Maureen; Schultz, E. J. (July 14, 2014). "Activist or Capitalist? How the 'Food Babe' Makes Money". Advertising Age. Retrieved September 23, 2015.
  3. ^ a b Belluz, Julia (April 7, 2015). "Why the "Food Babe" enrages scientists". Vox.com. Vox Media.
  4. ^ Cowles, Gregory (March 1, 2015). "Best Sellers: Advice, How-To & Miscellaneous". The New York Times. Retrieved March 7, 2015.
  5. ^ Modi, Pulin (March 21, 2016). "How a Grassroots Movement Convinced Kraft to Drop Artificial Dyes". The Huffington Post. Retrieved March 21, 2016.
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  8. ^ Strom, Stephanie (December 30, 2013). "Social Media As A Megaphone To Pressure The Food Industry". The New York Times.
  9. ^ Ward, Mary (April 8, 2015). "'Food Babe' blogger called out for pseudoscience". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved October 23, 2015.
  10. ^ Hiltzik, Michael (April 13, 2015). "Reporting on Quacks and Pseudoscience: The Problem for Journalists". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 23, 2015.
  11. ^ Novella, Steven (June 25, 2014). "Food Fears". Science-Based Medicine. Retrieved August 13, 2016.
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