Unique Educational Course Helps College Students Improve Diet
March 4, 2010 – 9:21 amTeaching college students – an understudied population for preventing weight gain – about societal issues related to food and agriculture may help them choose healthier diets, according to research presented at the American Heart Association’s 2010 Conference on Nutrition, Physical Activity and Metabolism. In a pilot study, researchers from Stanford University in California found that a college course focused on social issues related to food resulted in healthier diets than three classes focused on health related issues such as obesity…
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