- 10 Sequences
- Introductive Level
- Starts on October 16, 2018
- Ends on January 3, 2019
Food for Thought
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30 h
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Syllabus
Week 1: Introduction
This introductory week covers topics such as the link between food and health, historical views of food and food movements.
Week 2: Micronutrients – Vitamins
A comprehensive look at vitamins. Topics to be discussed include deficiency diseases and recommended daily allowances.
Week 3: Micronutrients – Minerals
This week you will be presented a selection of minerals that are important in the human diet with a key focus on calcium and osteoporosis.
Week 4: Macronutrients
How does the body breakdown carbohydrates? What are the different types of fats? Why are some amino acids essential? These questions and more will be answered this week.
Week 5: Agriculture
This week you will learn how farming has changed from the discovery of the key ingredients for fertilizer in the 1800’s to the introduction of genetically modified crops in the 1990’s.
Week 6: Food Additives
What chemicals are added to preserve food and extend its shelf life? What ingredients are added to enhance the taste and look of food? This week you will explore the world of food additives.
Week 7: Adverse Food Reactions
This week focuses on adverse food reactions including different types of toxins, food allergies and microbial contamination that results in food poisoning.
Week 8: Weight Control
This week looks at the science and non-science behind weight control, especially as it relates to developed countries where obesity is rapidly becoming an epidemic.
Week 9: Diet & Health
This week you will learn about the risk factors for cancer and heart disease, as well as how diet and lifestyle play a key role in the development and prevention of these diseases.
Week 10: Wrap Up
The course wraps up with a look at the history of the natural food business, as well as the science and “non-science” of eating nutritious food.
This introductory week covers topics such as the link between food and health, historical views of food and food movements.
Week 2: Micronutrients – Vitamins
A comprehensive look at vitamins. Topics to be discussed include deficiency diseases and recommended daily allowances.
Week 3: Micronutrients – Minerals
This week you will be presented a selection of minerals that are important in the human diet with a key focus on calcium and osteoporosis.
Week 4: Macronutrients
How does the body breakdown carbohydrates? What are the different types of fats? Why are some amino acids essential? These questions and more will be answered this week.
Week 5: Agriculture
This week you will learn how farming has changed from the discovery of the key ingredients for fertilizer in the 1800’s to the introduction of genetically modified crops in the 1990’s.
Week 6: Food Additives
What chemicals are added to preserve food and extend its shelf life? What ingredients are added to enhance the taste and look of food? This week you will explore the world of food additives.
Week 7: Adverse Food Reactions
This week focuses on adverse food reactions including different types of toxins, food allergies and microbial contamination that results in food poisoning.
Week 8: Weight Control
This week looks at the science and non-science behind weight control, especially as it relates to developed countries where obesity is rapidly becoming an epidemic.
Week 9: Diet & Health
This week you will learn about the risk factors for cancer and heart disease, as well as how diet and lifestyle play a key role in the development and prevention of these diseases.
Week 10: Wrap Up
The course wraps up with a look at the history of the natural food business, as well as the science and “non-science” of eating nutritious food.
Prerequisite
None.
Instructors
Ariel Fenster
Science promoter and presenter
David N. Harpp
Tomlinson Chair in Science Education
McGill University
Joe Schwarcz
Director, Office for Science and Society
McGill University
Jonathan Jarry
Science Communicator, Office for Science and Society
McGill University
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