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CPC Selected as Study Center to Expand National Children’s Study to Rockingham County, NC
October 4, 2007Oct 4, 2007 The National Institutes of Health selected the Carolina Population Center (CPC) at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to be the study center for the National Children’s Study in Rockingham County, NC. The National Children’s … Read more
CPC Fellow Barry Popkin comments on bottled water in The Chicago Tribune
September 25, 2007Sep 25, 2007 … “There’s not a single drink out there — from Enviga to SmartWater — that has any proof of impact,” said nutrition professor Barry Popkin, who directs the Interdisciplinary Center for Obesity at the University of North … Read more
CPC Fellow Barry Popkin discusses global overweight and obesity in the news
September 25, 2007Sep 25, 2007 … “It’s a very different world than it was a while back,” said Dr. Barry Popkin, director of the University of North Carolina‘s Interdisciplinary Obesity Center. “The bulk of the world is fat.” Even the Mediterranean diet … Read more
CPC Fellow Arne Kalleberg comments on working hours in the news
August 31, 2007Aug 31, 2007 As Labor Day approaches, why does it feel like we’re working harder every year? … Moreover, the labor force is now dominated by two-worker families, leaving less time for child rearing and housekeeping duties that haven’t gone … Read more
CPC Fellow Lisa Pearce is quoted on youth and religion in news
August 27, 2007Aug 27, 2007 Among America’s young people, godliness contributes to happiness. An extensive survey by The Associated Press and MTV found that people aged 13 to 24 who describe themselves as very spiritual or religious tend to be happier than … Read more
CPC Fellow Peggy Bentley’s research appears in The Philadelphia Inquirer
August 20, 2007Aug 20, 2007 Taleah Walton entered the delivery room at Hahnemann University Hospital last month saying she planned to breast-feed. But when her son was born, she said, the hospital staff took him and fed him formula anyway. …”They know … Read more
Research by CPC Fellow John M. Thorp, Jr. Reported in U.S. News and World Report
August 9, 2007Aug 9, 2007 “The phenomenon of preterm birth is complex and there are probably multiple pathways involved so, ultimately, we will probably have to have multiple solutions,” said Dr. John Thorp, a co-author on the twin study and a professor … Read more
Sydney Morning Herald Reports on Research by CPC Fellow Popkin
August 9, 2007Aug 9, 2007 The number of overweight people in the world overtook the number of malnourished for the first time in 2006, according to Professor Barry Popkin, director of the department of nutrition at the University of North Carolina. The … Read more
CPC Fellow Kathleen Mullan Harris Elected PAA President
July 27, 2007Jul 27, 2007 The Carolina Population Center is pleased to announce that Kathleen Mullan Harris, CPC Fellow and Professor of Sociology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, has been elected President of the Population Association of America … Read more
CPC Fellow Barry Popkin comments on diet soda consumption in NY Times
July 25, 2007Jul 25, 2007 People who drank more than one diet soda each day developed the same risks for heart disease as those who downed sugary regular soda, suggests a large but inconclusive study. …”There’s too much contradictory evidence that shows … Read more