Traditional Diet

Course Description

COURSE CONTENT

• Traditional Mediterranean Diet and Nutrition in Developed Countries during the 20th Century
• Vegetarian Diet
• Traditional Asian Diet
• Traditional South American Diet
• Traditional African Diet
• Traditional Diet Model: Sustainable Nutrition
• Nutrition: Religion and Cultural characteristics

LEARNING OUTCOMES

• explain the impact of the study of 7 countries on the development of nutrition science
• integrate the characteristics of traditional Mediterranean diet and new scientific knowledge about its impact on health
• integrate the characteristics of vegetarian diet and scientific knowledge about its effect on health
• integrate features of South American Diet, Asian Diet, and African Diet and Scientific Findings related to its Effect on Health
• evaluate the Oldways models of traditional eating habits for the sake of sustainability
• explain the effects of diet on health and even today, including religious and cultural differences