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Seven a day keeps the reaper at bay

By Guest PostApril 1, 2014Healthage, australian government, body mass index, cancer, cigarette smoking, du, hast, heart disease, risk of death, salad, sex, social class, stille nacht, traurige nacht, vegetables

Eating seven or more portions of fruit and vegetables a day reduces your risk of death at any point in time by 42% compared to eating less than one portion, reports a new UCL study.

Researchers used the Health Survey for England to study the eating habits of 65,226 people representative of the English population between 2001 and 2013, and found that the more fruit and vegetables they ate, the less likely they were to die at any age. Eating seven or more portions reduces the specific risks of death by cancer and heart disease by 25% and 31% respectively. The research also showed that vegetables have significantly higher health benefits than fruit. (more…)

MSU Professor Provides ‘Social Class for Dummies’

By Guest PostDecember 31, 2012Economyacademic achievement, african americans, college of education, federal poverty level, higher income whites, lower income, matthew diemer, michigan state university, middle class, msu, psychological research, racial achievement gap, scholar, social class, socioeconomic factor, unemployment, unequal society, working class

Matthew Diemer, associate professor in MSU’s College of Education, talks about his paper “Practices in Conceptualizing and Measuring Social Class in Psychological Research.”

Social class has been linked to health, college attainment and other important outcomes, but the best ways to define and measure social class are still unclear to many, a Michigan State University scholar argues. (more…)

Adolescents Under Pressure to Speak ‘Properly’

By Guest PostDecember 8, 2012Scienceadolescents, adult expectations, adulthood, boomerang kids, college, employment, happy speech, jobless, linguistics books, michigan state university, nonstandard language, philadelphia, role, social class, social incentives, speaking properly, suzanne evans wagner, transition

As adolescents transition to adulthood, the pressure to meet adult expectations – such as speaking properly – may be greater than expected, according to a new study by a Michigan State University researcher.

Suzanne Evans Wagner, assistant professor of linguistics in the College of Arts and Letters, has proven for the first time that language changes with age in addition to community pressures. And, surprisingly, college and post-high school ambitions play a huge role. (more…)

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Seven a day keeps the reaper at bay

MSU Professor Provides ‘Social Class for Dummies’

Adolescents Under Pressure to Speak ‘Properly’