Author Archive: Joseph Dixon
Class 3 – Nutrition and Health – Fall 2019 – Chapter 2 of McGuire and Beerman
Using Eatracker.ca to do your Diet Assignment
Class 2 – Nutrition and Health – Fall 2019 – Chapter 1 of McGuire and Beerman
Note about Order of Topics: I follow the book very closely throughout the semester. The first two chapters of the book are fairly light and concern general information about Nutrition and how the Dietary Standards (Dietary Reference Intakes (DRIs)) were created and why. I add some information about the Foundations of Nutrition, which were developed …
Class 1 – Nutrition and Health – Fall 2019 – Welcome to Class
Welcome to the Class: I wanted to say I am looking forward to class this semester. Last semester I added TopHat to the class so as to get immediate feedback and to better track attendance. The response was amazing – every student I talked to liked using TopHat. In order to makeup for some of …
Class 28 – Nutrition and Health – The Last Class (Waltz) – Trace Elements – Vitamin Supplements and Odds and Ends
Notice the Difference between Ultra-processed and Unprocessed Foods:
Class 26 – Nutrition and Health – Chapters 12 and 13 – Major and Minor Minerals
New Paper in Press from Kevin Hall of the NIH
Class 25 – Questions for Exam 3 from the Review Sheet
Remember – Tuesday is Exam 3! You do not need to know the Metabolism chapter for this exam! Just Energy Balance, Water Soluble Vitamins, and Fat Soluble Vitamins Here are some questions from the Review Sheet from a student: 1. Who were the de Klerk family in South Africa? ANS: This was a story I …
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