Suzanne M. Babich | |
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| Born | 1958 (age 66–67) |
| Other names | Suzanne Havala Hobbs |
| Education | BS in dietetics fromMichigan State University MS in nutrition fromWinthrop University DrPH in health policy and administration fromUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
| Occupation | Public health scientist |
Suzanne Marie Babich (born 1958), formerlySuzanne Havala Hobbs[1] is an Americanpublic health scientist, food writer, registereddietitian andvegetarianism activist. She was the primary author for theAmerican Dietetic Association's 1988 and 1993 vegetarian position papers.
Babich obtained aBS in dietetics fromMichigan State University in 1981 and aMS in nutrition fromWinthrop University in 1991.[2] She obtained aDrPH in health policy and administration fromUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2001.[2]
Babich is an adjunct professor in the Department of Health Policy and Management atGillings School of Global Public Health.[2] She is Associate Dean of Global Health and Professor of Health Policy and Management at the Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health,Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis.[1] She is chair of the Board of Accreditation for the European Agency for Public Health Education Accreditation (APHEA).[1][3]
From 2003 to 2014, Babich wrote a food column "On the Table" in theRaleigh News and Observer and theCharlotte Observer.[4] In total she authored 600 columns.[4]
In 2022, Babich received a U.S. Fulbright Scholar Award to work with colleagues in Croatia at theUniversity of Rijeka.[5][6]
Babich has described herself as a "vegan-leaning, lacto ovo vegetarian for nearly 50 years".[7] She served on the editorial board of theVegetarian Times magazine for many years and was a nutrition adviser for the Vegetarian Resource Group.[7][8] Babich was the primary author for the American Dietetic Association's 1988 and 1993 position papers on vegetarian diets withJohanna T. Dwyer.[9][10][11] The 1988 position paper questioned the idea ofprotein combining and concluded it is unnecessary.[12]
In 1990, Babich worked withT. Colin Campbell to help him compile data for theChina Health Project.[13] In 1996, Babich attended the 32ndWorld Vegetarian Congress.[14]
Babich is on the advisory board of the Coalition for Healthy School Food (CHSF), a non-profit organization that introduces plant-based foods and nutrition in schools.[15] A 2nd edition of Babich'sLiving Vegetarian For Dummies was published in 2022.[16]
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