Author Archive: Joseph Dixon

Class and Exam on Tuesday, February 17, Cancelled Due to Snow

The exam and the class scheduled for today has been cancelled and moved to Friday, February 20, 2015 due to snow.  See you Friday!

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Questions from Students concerning the Exam

I’ve had quite a few questions over the past few days.  I will answer those questions in this post. 1.  What numbers do I need to know for the exam? Answer:   I do not mind answering this question although I think I have mentioned the important ones several times in class.  You have to know …

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Class on Friday, February 13, 2015

Reminder:  Exam 1 is on Tuesday, February 17, 2015!

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Class on Tuesday, February 10, 2015

Reminder: Exam 1 has been moved to Tuesday, February 17, 2015

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Class on Friday, February 6, 2015

Whole wheat Lasagna made with whole wheat pasta, tofu fried in olive oil, and spinach:

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Board Presentation on Tuesday, February 3, 2015

The Board Presentation on Tuesday, February 3, 2015 was an example of carbohydrate digestion and absorption after a full night’s sleep in a healthy individual who was not diabetic. The breakfast consumed, a stack of pancakes containing some 2,000 Kcal of carbohydrate, was certainly a large one but still possible.  The student was well able …

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Updated Class Schedule on Tuesday, February 3, 2015

Please look closely at the updated class schedule!

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Class on Tuesday, February 3, 2015

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Questions from an Inquisitive Student on February 1, 2015

Questions from an inquisitive student! I received this email from a student. These are great questions and she gave me permission to share them with you. Professor Dixon, I have some questions that I hope you can help me with: 1. What is the format of the test (multiple choice/short answer)? Ans: Multiple choice 2. …

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Energy and Nutrition, Blog from Class on January 30, 2015

Points from the Lecture on Energy. I presented some aspects of energy in nutrition but stopped because we will discuss this again in material for exam 2. However, I wish to give you the outline of the rest of the story now. Calories — This is a unit of measure for the energy form called …

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