Mar 5, 2007 To the dismay of pundits and politicians alike, women in industrialized countries and elsewhere have been bearing fewer and fewer children…. According to Ronald Rindfuss, a sociologist, Norwegian women who live in towns with more day-care slots … Read more

Mar 2, 2007 It may be considered the most important meal of the day, but in the daily morning fire drill of getting out the door on time, breakfast can easily become an afterthought. … “You should be eating something … Read more

Feb 23, 2007 CNN’s interview with CPC Fellow Jane Brown is CNN’s “Most Popular Video.” In it, Jane discusses her book Media, Sex and the Adolescent. To see the video, click here: http://www.emailthis.clickability.com/et/emailThis?clickMap=viewThis&etMailToID=876402546&pt=Y Some media outlets may require free user … Read more

Jan 30, 2007 Light-skinned immigrants in the United States make more money on average than those with darker complexions, and the chief reason appears to be discrimination, a researcher says. …William Darity Jr., an economics professor at the University of … Read more

Jan 30, 2007 Dr. Robert Bohannon wants you in his world. It’s fast, upbeat, jovial and driven by caffeine — lots of it….[H]e developed a way to add caffeine to baked goods, one that eliminates the natural, bitter taste of … Read more

Jan 18, 2007 A new study provides the best evidence to date that eating fast food makes you fat. Among nearly 3,400 young adults participating in a long-term study, every additional fast food meal they consumed each week correlated with … Read more

Jan 17, 2007 Dr. Barry M. Popkin has been named the first Carla Smith Chamblee distinguished professor of global nutrition in the School of Public Health at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill effective Jan. 1. The professorship … Read more

Jan 10, 2007 Arne Kalleberg, a sociology professor at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill who specializes in economic equality, said that while the wage hike may be a financial hit for businesses, it may also make minimum wage jobs … Read more

Jan 10, 2007 When most people think about calories, they consider food, not drink. Yet beverages now account for about 20 percent of daily calories consumed by those 2 and older, according to Barry M. Popkin, director of the Interdisciplinary … Read more

Dec 28, 2006 N.C. population surges into nation’s top 10 Continuing waves of newcomers from the Northeast and other regions boosted both Carolinas in the ranks of the nation’s most populous states in new U.S. Census Bureau data being released … Read more