 A 2015 "Slate" article described her writings as using "malicious metonymy" to be deceptive.Referring to the whole food movement, Marion Nestle, professor of nutrition, food studies, and public health at New York University, says Hari "gives the movement a bad name" and prefers Hari focus on more important issues.Yvette d'Entremont, science writer and former analytical chemist, writing for "Gawker", criticized the lack of scientific support for Hari's claims, and described her writing as "the worst assault on science on the internet".