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    Interview with Raj Patel, Food Activist

    by Charles Platkin, PhD and Alexina Cather, MPH September 14, 2022
    by Charles Platkin, PhD and Alexina Cather, MPH September 14, 2022

    Raj Patel is an award-winning author, filmmaker and academic. He is a Research Professor in the Lyndon B Johnson School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas, Austin. He has …

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    • Contact Us
  • Food As Medicine Report
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    • Culinary Medicine and Culinary Nutrition
    • Dietary Supplements, Nutraceuticals, and Functional Foods
    • Food as Medicine and Policy
    • Food as Treatment
    • Food as Medicine Program Spotlights
    • Food for Preventive Care
    • Food in Traditional Medicine
    • Foods and Ingredients
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  • FOOD FOR CHANGE
Center For Food As Medicine & Longevity
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    • Mission
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  • Food As Medicine Report
  • Article Topics
    • Culinary Medicine and Culinary Nutrition
    • Dietary Supplements, Nutraceuticals, and Functional Foods
    • Food as Medicine and Policy
    • Food as Treatment
    • Food as Medicine Program Spotlights
    • Food for Preventive Care
    • Food in Traditional Medicine
    • Foods and Ingredients
    • Interviews
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