Author Archive: Joseph Dixon

Class 13 – Nutrition and Health – Spring 2021 – March 2nd – Chapter 6 in McGuire – The Wonderful World of Lipids – Lecture 2

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Class 12 – Nutrition and Health – Spring 2021 – Feb 26th – Chapter 6 in McGuire – The Wonderful World of Lipids

Breakfast Lineup this morning:

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Class 11 – Nutrition and Health – Spring 2021 – Feb 23rd – Exam 1

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Class 10 – Nutrition and Health – Spring 2021 – Feb 19th – Finish Protein and Amino Acids – Review for Exam 1 – Start Lipids – Chapter 6 McGuire Text

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Class 9 – Nutrition and Health – Spring 2021 – Feb 16th – Finish Chapter 5 McGuire Text – Protein and Amino Acids – Protein RDA

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Class 8 – Nutrition and Health – Spring 2021 – Feb 12th – Finish Type 2 Diabetes – Start Chapter 5 McGuire Text – Protein and Amino Acids

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Class 7 – Nutrition and Health – Spring 2021 – Feb 9th – Finish Chapter 4 McGuire Text – Carbohydrates – Fiber, glucose Absorption, and Type 2 Diabetes

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Class 6 – Nutrition and Health – Spring 2021 – Feb 5th – Start Chapter 4 McGuire Text – Carbohydrates

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Class 5 – Nutrition and Health – Spring 2021 – Feb 2nd – Chapter 3 (2nd Half) of McGuire Text – Digestion; Start Chapter 4 – Carbohydrates

Question from a Student about Quizzes: Question:  Hi Professor Dixons, I hope you are doing well. I am emailing in regards to the lecture quizzes (specifically the DRI quiz). I was looking at the syllabus; and in regards to lecture quizzes it says 12/14 need to be completed; and if we forget about 1 or …

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Class 4 – Nutrition and Health – Spring 2021 – Jan 29th – Chapter 3 of McGuire Text – DSHEA and What is Energy?

In Class 4 we went over the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act (DSHEA), which I call the elephant in the Room! Much of nutrition and health is influenced by this law that was passed by Congress in 1994. DSHEA extended the term dietary supplement from known vitamins and minerals to include any kind of …

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