Welcome back to the PIN Podcast! On this episode, we speak with Dr. Barry M. Popkin, the W. R. Kenan Jr. Distinguished Professor of Nutrition at the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health. Dr. Popkin established the Division of Nutrition Epidemiology at UNC and developed the concept of the Nutrition Transition, the study of the dynamic shifts in our environment and the way they affect dietary intake, physical activity patterns and trends in obesity and other nutrition-related noncommunicable diseases. He is also known for his early work on the double burden of malnutrition, and is now actively involved in research and policy design for promoting healthy, including work on sugar-sweetened beverages taxation. In this episode, he shares about his journey through education and early career, and some of the most meaningful projects he has ever worked on. He also provides tips for today's students and young professionals, sharing the wisdom he has gained throughout 50 years of working in nutrition and public health.

Guest: Dr. Barry M. Popkin

Interviewer: Dhruthi Devulapalli & Marian Flaxman

Producer: Marian Flaxman

Theme music: Elena Cherchi

Cornell University's Division of Nutritional Sciences Program in International Nutrition