Barry Popkin, PhD

Barry Popkin, PhD, Carla Smith Chamblee Distinguished Professor in the department of nutrition at the University of North Carolina Gillings School of Global Public Health in Chapel Hill. He is the author of The World Is Fat: The Fads, Trends, Policies and Products That Are Fattening the Human Race.

How to Eat Meat Without Risking Your Health
Nutrition

How to Eat Meat Without Risking Your Health

Barry Popkin, PhD | March 20, 2015

What to do if you don't want to give up that juicy steak Landmark findings: A National Institutes of Health…

Eat Meat, Die Sooner: Red Meat Boosts Risk of Early Death
Nutrition

Eat Meat, Die Sooner: Red Meat Boosts Risk of Early Death

Barry Popkin, PhD | September 10, 2012

Meat Consumption Associated with Premature Death Risk A large-scale study examining the effects of meat consumption on mortality has confirmed…

Cure for the High Cost of Diabetes

Cure for the High Cost of Diabetes

Barry Popkin, PhD | August 29, 2012

The Real Bottom Line on the Cost of Diabetes Diabetes is not only a devastating disease, it’s an epidemic that…