Our other author, Gavin Weedon, is an Associate Professor in Sociology of Sport, Health and the Body at Nottingham Trent University. He teaches and researches critical approaches for understanding social, cultural political, and ecological dimensions of human movement - including food and nutrition.

Meet one of our authors, Sammi! Samantha King researches and teaches the social dimensions of the body, health, and sport at Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario. Her interest in embodiment and consumption as sites of struggle carries through into her recent work on food and nutrition.

Our episode on Willa Paskin’s Decoder Ring podcast is live! Listen to learn how protein muscled its way to the top of our diets. Let us know your thoughts!

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We're excited to share the cover for our book Protein: The Making of a Nutritional Superstar! Learn the untold story of protein’s rise to nutritional superstardom and how it made its way to the centre of your dinner plate. To access the pre-order link, click here: dukeupress.edu/protein