• Lesson 3.4-Nutrition through the lifecycle

    Learning Goals: By the end of this lesson you will be able to

     

    C3.1 evaluate new and emerging food- and nutrition-related products and services in terms of their real or perceived benefits to Canadian consumers (e.g., additives, functional foods, whole-wheat pasta, soy products, energy drinks, vitamin- enhanced drinks, local food initiatives, agro-tourism, molecular gastronomy, the slow food movement)

     C3.2 explain why people adopt various eating patterns (e.g., vegetarian diet, slow food diet, organic diet, local food diet, weight-loss program)

     C3.3 assess the effects on overall health of various eating patterns and trends (e.g., low-carbohydrate diets, promotion

    of trans-fat-free foods, promotion of antioxidants and phytochemicals)