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Barbara Hopkins, MMSc, RD, LD

Director of the Didactic Programs in Dietetics (DPD), Department of Nutrition - Georgia State University
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Barbara Hopkins, Master of Medical Science (MMSc), RD, LD, is the Director of the Didactic Programs in Dietetics (DPD) in the Department of Nutrition at Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA. Ms. Hopkins teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in Medical Nutrition Therapy, serves on graduate student thesis and project committees, and is a preceptor in clinical nutrition at Grady Memorial Hospital for the ACEND accredited supervised practice program at Georgia State University. Barbara has over 35 years of clinical nutrition practice experience in both the acute care and critical care settings.
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The Evolution of Front-of-Pack Nutrition Labeling

This is a very interesting  article that was first posted in June 2025, and due to its popularity the KHNI would like to draw your attention to this informative read. Over the past decade, the global prevalence of obesity has escalated to alarming levels, prompting significant public health concerns. In 2022, approximately 1 in 8… Read more »

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What Does Digestive Health Really Mean?

Author(s): Barbara Hopkins, MMSc, RD, LD

Digestive health is one of the top 10 nutrition trends for 2017, but what does it mean? This blog takes a closer look at what digestive health really means.