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P.K. Newby, ScD, MPH, MS, is a Harvard- and Columbia-trained nutrition scientist, author, and Founder and CEO of Food Matters Media. Her newest book is Food & Nutrition: What Everyone Needs to Know, and she writes Food Truth, Unfiltered, a newsletter exploring what we eat, why it matters, and how we can create a healthy, sustainable food future.

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Quick facts about Dr. P.K. Newby

Full Name & Credentials

P.K. Newby, ScD, MPH, MS
Founder and CEO, Food Matters Media
Author, Food & Nutrition: What Everyone Needs to Know

Educational Background

ScD - Harvard School of Public Health
MPH - Columbia University School of Public Health
MS - Institute of Human Nutrition, Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons
BS - SUNY Albany School of Social Welfare

Areas of Expertise

Nutrition science; diet and chronic disease prevention; plant-based diets, health, and sustainability; nutritional ecology; healthy hedonism; farm to fork; future of food; agshittification; Age of the Chicken; culinary nutrition; ecotechno

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Dr. P.K. Newby speaking beside Chewbacca, who is holding a book.

Speaking & Panels

  • HOPE 2026: "Agshittification: Big Meat, Misinformation, and the Fight for the Future of Food" (New York City, August 16, 2026)

  • SXSW: "Plant-Based Meat: Green Eats or Just Junk Food?" and "Regenerative Storytelling" panel (Austin, TX, 2022)

  • Seeds and Chips: "Food Evolution: The Final Frontier" (Milan, Italy, 2019)

  • Museum of Science Sci-Fi Food Day: "Tea. Earl Grey. Hot. | How Science, Technology, and You Shape the Future of Food" (Boston, MA, 2019)

  • Expo Milan: "Food and Nutrition in the 21st Century: How Science, Taste, and Technology (Still) Shape What We Eat" (USA Pavilion; Milan, Italy, 2015)

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Media & Television

  • ABC's The Taste: Featured as one of the "best undiscovered cooks" on Season 3, last woman standing with Nigella Lawson (2014-2015)

  • NBC10/NECN Documentary: Expert interview for "The Climate Project: Your Role, Your Impact" (April 2019)

  • National & Local Television: AM Northwest (KATU Portland), Afternoon Live (KATU Portland), News Center Maine, Jimmy Kimmel Live (ABC) (cameo)

  • Radio & Podcasts: NPR/Living Lab Radio, Wisconsin Public Radio, Gastropod, others

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Dr. P.K. Newby preparing food at an outdoor demonstration kitchen.

Food Events & Cooking Demos

  • WGBH Food & Wine Festival:  Cooking demo featuring plant-based, globally inspired cuisine (2018)
  • Boston Local Food Festival: Cooking demo featuring local produce (2018, 2015, 2013, 2012)
  • Louisiana Food Prize: Celebrity chef cooking demo, judge, and panelist (2016, 2017)
  • Jacques Pépin Lecture Series: "The Future of Food: How Science, Taste, and Technology Shape What We Eat" + healthy hedonism nibbles and cocktails (2015)
Culinary POV
How to Eat e-cookbook artwork featuring Dr. P.K. Newby at an outdoor table.

Books & Publications

  • Food and Nutrition: What Everyone Needs to Know (Oxford University Press, 2025), first edition (2018) published in Turkish (2021) and Chinese (2024)

  • Foods for Health: Choose and Use the Very Best Foods for Your Family and Our Planet (National Geographic, 2014, with Barton Seaver)

  • How to Eat: Plant-Based Recipes to Save Your Life and Our Planet (Food Matters Media, 2020). Free e-cookbook to raise funds for Feeding America

  • The Nutrition Doctor / Cooking & Eating the PK Way: 300+ recipes, articles, and videos on healthy, sustainable eating (2011-2020; archives are here.)

  • More than 65 peer-reviewed articles on diet and disease prevention

New Book

Topics & Contact

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All Food Things Considered

  • Nutrition science and disinformation
  • Chronic disease prevention through diet
  • Plant-based diets and sustainable eating
  • Nutritional ecology (health, environment, society, economy)
  • Food technology and the future of food
  • Age of the Chicken and agshittification
  • Nutrition misinformation and the War on Science
  • Diet and climate change
  • Cooking and culinary nutrition
Dr. P.K. Newby signing a book at SXSW.

Reach Out

  • Media interviews (TV, radio, print, podcast)
  • Speaking engagements
  • Expert commentary
  • Content creation, production, collaboration
  • Science Advisor / Board member
  • Food and nutrition consulting
Reach Out Digital Press Kit
Food & Nutrition: What Everyone Needs to Know, second edition, by P.K. Newby (Oxford University Press)

Evidence-based answers to 150+ FAQ on all things food and nutrition, from farm to fork and far beyond.

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— J.R.R. Tolkien

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Dr. P.K. Newby

Founder and CEO Dr. P.K. Newby is a Harvard- and Columbia-trained nutrition scientist and author of Food & Nutrition: What Everyone Needs to Know. She writes Food Truth, Unfiltered, a free newsletter on Substack.

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