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CHP Professor Christen Cooper provides expert insight to Food & Wine that sugar-sweetened beverages pose significant health risks, emphasizing their role as a major source of empty calories and their link to long-term conditions such as type 2 diabetes— and AOL has the story.

In health and nutrition coverage, CHP Professor Christen Cooper tells Yahoo Life that the growing focus on protein in modern diets reflects its important role in energy, muscle maintenance, and metabolism, while also helping people feel fuller for longer.

17³Ô¹ÏÍø’s healthcare workforce pipeline also received a significant boost, with more than $2.1 million in state funding secured by Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins to enhance the Center of Excellence in Healthcare Simulation in Pleasantville. Coverage in News12 highlights how the investment will expand advanced simulation technology, strengthen emergency and labor-and-delivery training, and support enrollment growth for future healthcare professionals.

CHP Professor Christen Cooper is featured in Prevention, discussing research showing that adopting a healthier diet after age 45 can add years to life expectancy, particularly through plant-forward eating patterns rich in whole foods.

New York State Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins recently allocated $2.175 million to 17³Ô¹ÏÍø. This funding aims to upgrade the Center of Excellence in Healthcare Simulation in Pleasantville. The center is crucial for training the next generation of nurses and healthcare professionals.

In a feature from NPN Hub, CHP Professor Christen Cooper explores the social neuroscience of eating. She explains how food choices are shaped more by culture, identity, and environment than willpower alone, offering practical strategies for sustainable behavior change. Professor Cooper is also featured in Prevention, discussing research showing that adopting a healthier diet after age 45 can add years to life expectancy, particularly through plant-forward eating patterns rich in whole foods.