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CPC Fellow Barry Popkin’s research on beverages discussed in New York Times
March 28, 2007Mar 28, 2007 Last year, with the support of the Unilever Health Institute in the Netherlands (Unilever owns Lipton Tea), a panel of experts on nutrition and health published a “Beverage Guidance System” in hopes of getting people to stop … Read more
CPC Fellow Ron Rindfuss’s research on Norwegian mothers appears in NY Times Magazine
March 5, 2007Mar 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
CPC Fellow Siega-Riz comments on the value of breakfast
March 2, 2007Mar 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
CPC Fellow Jane Brown appears on CNN
February 23, 2007Feb 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
CPC Fellow Darity comments on research on skin tone and earnings in Washington Post
January 30, 2007Jan 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
CPC Fellow Popkin reacts to news of caffeinated baked goods
January 30, 2007Jan 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
News features CPC Fellow Barry Popkin’s research on eating fast food and BMI
January 18, 2007Jan 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
CPC Fellow Barry Popkin named Chamblee distinguished professor of global nutrition
January 17, 2007Jan 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
CPC Fellow Barry Popkin Comments on Caloric Beverages in the Washington Post
January 10, 2007Jan 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
CPC Fellow Arne Kalleberg Quoted in News Article about Minimum Wage
January 10, 2007Jan 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