Micro-Course Catalog
Micro-Courses are free, bite-sized video courses that feature Friedman faculty discussing current trends and topics in food and nutrition. If you would like to learn more about each individual Micro-Course, information is available below. For access to our Micro-Courses, please fill out the form and you'll receive access to your selected course.
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How does diet affect the immune system? The relationship between nutritional status, the immune response and susceptibility to infections is complex. Several factors, including food insecurity, obesity, and aging, can impact this relationship. In this course you will learn the role vitamins C, D, E, and the mineral zinc, play in the immune response. Scientific evidence of their effects, as well as information specific to COVID-19, will be presented.
Course Duration: 33 Minutes
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Dietary Supplements: What are they, what do they do, and who should take them? In this course, you will take a look at how dietary supplements are regulated. You will then delve into the scientific evidence on how certain supplements, including multivitamins, fish oil, and vitamin E may affect human health. Information on their advantages and limitations, as well as the circumstances under which certain people might consider taking them, will also be presented.
Course Duration: 1 Hour
Course Instructor:
Jeffrey B. Blumberg | Research Professor, Professor Emeritus
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Why should we all care about food and nutrition? Diet quality is now the single leading cause of poor health on the planet, including chronic diseases like obesity and diabetes, cancers, heart disease, stroke, undernutrition, and many other conditions. When you put all these diet-related illnesses together, it is the single biggest issue for rising healthcare costs. Yet, in all the debates about health care spending and costs, food and nutrition aren’t mentioned. If we address the science that we have and address the policy that is needed, then we can make a difference. In this course, you will be presented with four big-picture lessons on how nutrition science impacts public policy and health.
Course Duration: 1 Hour
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When people want to eat healthier, and know what to do, why is it that they often end up not doing it? In this course, you will look at this question through a psychological lens and explore one specific explanation called dual process models or being “of two minds.” These models often help explain why sometimes when people are motivated, and they really want to do something, they just can’t seem to do it.
Course Duration: 50 minutes
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What are sustainable diets? In this course, you will be introduced to the relevant terms and goals related to the food system. You will also explore current efforts and perspectives across different sectors including private businesses, non-profits or advocacy organizations, and governments, and learn how they’re all linked to the health implications of your diet.
Course Duration: 35 minutes
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