A basic understanding of nutrients can provide a helpful background for our discussions about food, so we’ll briefly review the nutrients and how our bodies use them. But this course will, for the most part, focus on discussions about food because, ultimately, we eat food, not nutrients.
A Sociocultural History of Obesity and the Western Diet
The human body runs on food. Where once, food shortage was the major concern, after the Second World War, technological advances in food production led to a new era that was characterized by an overabundance of inexpensive food and relatively little physical activity.
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Building Blocks
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Cooking
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Plates, Nutrition & Moderation
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