EIT Food - Superfoods: Myths and Truths

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Superfoods: Myths and Truths
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Overview

Duration	4 weeks
Mode of learning	Online
Official Website	Go to Website
Credential	Certificate

Superfoods: Myths and Truths

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Overview
Highlights
Course Details
Curriculum
Faculty

Superfoods: Myths and Truths
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Highlights

Earn a certificate from EIT Food

Superfoods: Myths and Truths
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Course details

Who should do this course?

This course is for anyone interested in diet, psychology, health and ‘superfoods’. You don’t need any previous experience.

What are the course deliverables?

Identify what superfoods are and are not

Explain the nutritional characteristics of superfoods

Evaluate the role of superfoods and their alternatives in a healthy diet

Compare nutritional values of “superfoods” and some of their alternatives

Assess the social aspects of superfoods production

Describe some mechanisms through which superfoods can be beneficial to our health

More about this course

Goji berries, quinoa, amaranth and green tea are all foods that have been labelled 'superfoods'. But what does this superfood label actually mean?
On this course you will learn about the definition of a 'superfood'
You will consider the biological, neuroscientific and social aspects of superfoods
Developing your critical abilities, you will also evaluate the impact of the superfood phenomenon on society and the economy

Superfoods: Myths and Truths
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Curriculum

Introduction to superfoods

Welcome to the course

Introduction to superfoods

Characteristics of (super) foods

Nutrient content of superfoods and their alternatives

Superfoods and their alternatives

Gluten free diets and alternative grains

A "super" class of molecules: flavonoids

Introduction to flavonoids

Flavonoid effects on brain and cognition

Are superfoods always safe?

Other kinds of superfoods

Are superfoods always safe?

Superfoods: Myths and Truths
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Faculty details

Dr David Field

I'm an Associate Professor at University of Reading, UK. I'm an expert in brain imaging, as well as visual perception, and the effects of diet on the brain and mental function.