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| Dr. Allen Knehans is the David Ross Boyd Professor in the Department of Nutrional Sciences at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center as well as Adjunct Professor in the Department of Health and Sports Sciences at the University of Oklahoma Norman campus . His current research interest is
Community- and school-based interventions
to prevent adult and childhood obesity. He is Faculty in Residence at the Sooner Housing Center at the OU Norman campus. |
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Food & Culture - What We Eat and Why
Tuesday - Saturday January 10-14, 2006
University of Oklahoma, Norman Campus
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Nutrition is a critical component of a healthy lifestyle. While Americans are well aware of this and enormous government resources have been expended to inform Americans, there continues to be widespread misconceptions about healthy eating habits. This course will look at government recommendations for healthy eating, educational materials developed to help consumers eat well, and the process of how recommendations are developed. Each student’s diet will be analyzed in a variety of different ways, and the instructor will lead students in strategizing for change when needed. Overweight and obesity will also be an emphasis in the course, looking at societal changes that might be contributing to the obesity epidemic and suggesting potential remedies to the problem. By the end of the course, students will be better prepared to make informed decisions about their eating habits and health.
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The Class Reading List: (These books and articles supplied
by OSLEP)
• Food Politics, by Marion Nestle
• How to Get Your Kid to Eat...But Not too Much , by Ellen Satter
• Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2005 http://www.healthier.gov/dietaryguidelines/index.html
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