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Student Spotlight: Carmen Prestemon (she/her) - 1 of 3 doctoral students joining our team this fall. Carmen hopes to help shape nutrition policy in her research & find solutions to reduce ultra-processed food consumption. Lindsey Smith Taillie UNC Department of Nutrition UNC Gillings Research globalfoodresearchprogram.org/student-spotli…

Student Spotlight: Meet Mafe Parra, MPH — 1 of 3 new doctoral students joining the GFRP team this fall. Mafe is excited to work with evidence-based policies & make an impact on childhood obesity & hunger. @MarissaGHall UNC Public Health UNC Gillings Research globalfoodresearchprogram.org/student-spotli…

✅ Perks of being a PhD student at UNC Public Health UNC Department of Nutrition Global Food Research Program at UNC-Chapel Hill: Having the opportunity to TA for Lindsey Smith Taillie’s Global Sustainable Food Systems course and having Barry Popkin guest lecture on the nutrition transition. What a privilege!

Our new paper found that a produce prescription pgm, run by Reinvestment Partners helped low-income patients w/ diet sensitive health conditions buy more Fruits+Vegs 🍑🥑🍐🥦🍆🍅& improve nutritional composition of shopping carts. #FoodIsMedicine Global Food Research Program at UNC-Chapel Hill authors.elsevier.com/a/1jgy3Kt2qA9hS

Congratulations, Mrignyani Sehgal on completing your PhD, and a very warm welcome to the GFRP team!

“What would you do if you pulled up to a stoplight and all three colors were signaling at once?” We analyzed common snacks to show how packages might look with proposed US front-of-package labels vs. with Chilean warning labels . Read in The Washington Post: wapo.st/3B45Xam

🤝 Este estudio también es resultado del trabajo de colaboración entre parte del equipo del Global Food Research Program at UNC-Chapel Hill y CIAPEC - INTA Uchile. Te invitamos a revisar la publicación en: journals.plos.org/plosmedicine/a…

📢 New editorial alert in the WHO Bulletin: Front-of-package labels need to be mandatory, not voluntary. ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/P…

Pls RT! Are you a recent college grad (or soon-to-be grad) interested in human nutrition & metabolism science? We are hiring three paid research trainees to join our lab NIH Clinical Center NIDDK for 1-2 years starting in Spring 2025! For more info: training.nih.gov/research-train…

New in IJBNPA: Global Food Research Program at UNC-Chapel Hill/Global Health at UNC Gillings researchers & Brazilian colleagues find that adding an “ultra-processed” label to Brazil's FOP warning label helps people better ID UPFs but may not influence choice to buy products more than warning labels alone: ijbnpa.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.11…

It's #WorldFoodDay! Celebrate by reading about how Chile's mandatory warning labels on products high in salt, sugar, saturated fat, & calories have reduced consumers’ appetite for unhealthy products. (Research by CIAPEC - INTA Uchile & Global Food Research Program at UNC-Chapel Hill) #WorldFoodDay2024 healthpolicy-watch.news/chile-provides…

ICYMI: Our colleagues in Peru at CRONICAS, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, & UPN found 7 in 10 preschoolers exceed recommended screen time, & ↑ screen time is linked to ↑ consumption of candies and chocolate (also linked to age & socio-economic status). pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39237259/

Driven by a desire to help improve our food systems, policies & programs? Curious about research designs & innovative approaches to tackle food & nutrition challenges? A PhD UNC Department of Nutrition working w/ me Global Food Research Program at UNC-Chapel Hill might be your calling! Learn more: globalfoodresearchprogram.org/home/recruitin…

“Dollar Store Got It Going On” — New study finds that affordability & convenience drive shoppers to dollar stores, which are falling short on providing healthy food options. Congrats @alliereimold & team from UNC Public Health @UNCSPHresearch @nutritionUNC cdn.nutrition.org/article/S2475-…

Applications are open for FERN 2025! The Fellowship for Exploring Research in Nutrition (FERN) is a 9-week paid summer fellowship for rising 3rd- or 4th-year undergrads interested in food/nutrition policy research. No previous research experience required! globalfoodresearchprogram.org/home/idea/fern/

New study compares FDA-proposed method to define which foods get labeled high in sat fat, sugar, or sodium to Chile, Canada, & PAHO methods. FDA method would require least products to have a warning label, especially in categories served in small portions. mdpi.com/2072-6643/16/2…

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