First day of 22nd grade! 😄 UNC Public Health Global Health at UNC Gillings #PhD

Adopting the EAT-Lancet diet worldwide could cut annual dietary emissions by 17%. Overconsumers (56.9% of the population) would save 32.4% of global emissions, offsetting a 15.4% rise in emissions from underconsumers shifting to healthier diets. Ref.: nature.com/articles/s4155…

What's fueling the US obesity & chronic disease epidemic? Sweet foods Processed meats Soft drinks Salty snacks Instant noodles Fast foods Deep-fried foods ⚠️ Common culprit? Ultra-processed foods. Make whole foods the easy choice. Period.

#Basta Nos hicieron creer que es normal, alimentarnos mal #NoComasMasMentiras Exijamos al Estado regular la publicidad de #comidachatarra Firme en nocomasmasmentiras.org

¡Oigan! Desde que me levanto Hasta que me acuesto Nos llegan mil anuncios Que nos dicen ¡Come esto! ¿Y por qué me dan juguetes? ¡Nos quieren encantar! ¿Y por qué están en mi colegio? ¡Están en todos lados! ¿Y es verdad que sí alimenta? ¡Mentira! Nos tienen

✅ 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!

Very excited to share this new study!

Great commentary by Brent Loken and colleagues! Dietary recommendations to reduce the environmental impact of our food system and improve human health must be tailored to the cultural heritage, values, and preferences of different populations.

Difference between food loss and food waste ⬇️

La bioeconomía circular sostenible tiene un gran potencial para ayudar a combatir la #CrisisClimática y transformar nuestros #SistemasAgroalimentarios 🌎 #MejorProducción

Had the chance to guest lecture at the HPM 715 - Health Economics course! 👨🏽‍🏫 My talk on “Fiscal Policies to Promote Healthy Diets and Reduce Nutritional Disparities" highlighted the power of food taxes and subsidies. Love the interdisciplinary collaboration at UNC Public Health!

Nearly 30 years ago, Congress had the courage to take on the tobacco industry, whose products killed more than 400,000 Americans every year. Banning fast-food advertising marketed to children, could cut the childhood obesity rate by up to 18%. Congress must act.

🎉 Very excited to share our latest research! We found that 77.8% of Chilean pregnant women consume non-nutritive sweeteners, particularly sucralose. The main dietary sources are beverages. sciencedirect.com/science/articl… CIAPEC - INTA Uchile mlgarmendia

It was a pleasure meeting and learning from Kevin Hall today! Grateful for the opportunity to have him visit us at UNC Public Health UNC Department of Nutrition.