Jeffery Sobal, emeritus nutrition professor, dies at 74
August 26, 2024
August 26, 2024
ITHACA, New York, Aug. 26 -- Cornell University issued the following news:
Jeffery Sobal, a sociologist whose work focused on the social causes and consequences of obesity, eating relationships and food systems, died Aug. 3. He was 74.
Sobal, a professor emeritus in the Division of Nutritional Sciences and a member of Cornell's faculty for 34 years, applied theories and methods from several social science disciplines to understand food choices, eating and nutritio . . .
Jeffery Sobal, a sociologist whose work focused on the social causes and consequences of obesity, eating relationships and food systems, died Aug. 3. He was 74.
Sobal, a professor emeritus in the Division of Nutritional Sciences and a member of Cornell's faculty for 34 years, applied theories and methods from several social science disciplines to understand food choices, eating and nutritio . . .