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By Marion Nestle

November 18 2025

More AI-hijacking: this time, What to Eat Now!

It’s a brave new world out there and I’m not having an easy time with it.

I’ve already told you about the DeepFake Instagram post using my image.

Now, there’s more!

Would you believe DeepFake books?

When I went on the Amazon book site on the publication date for What to Eat Now (November 11), my new book was listed first, and still is, at $25.20.

But immediately following it were these [Amazon has since taken down the listings].

Who the enterprising Mateo Velasquez and Shanz Noor might be, I have not the slightest idea.

Curious to know what this was about, my partner, Mal Nesheim, ordered copies right away and got them before the listings disappeared.

The first is a paperbound of 100 pages of blank lined paper—a blank notebook with my cover on it!

The workbook has an enticing table of contents (“Choosing real food in a complex world,” “Understanding labels and marketing tricks,” “Practicing mindful and joyful eating,” etc), but each of those headings is followed by precisely the same page and a half of “reflections” (“Awareness is the first step to reclaiming control over your nutrition and health”) and blank lines, repeated over and over.

I suppose I should feel flattered.

The moral: Caveat emptor!

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Now Available: What to Eat Now

My new book, What to Eat Now, is officially out!

It's both a field guide to food shopping in America and a reflection on how to eat well—and deliciously.

For more information and to order, click here.

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