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Nutrition & Wellness - Biology 50 edublog
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The Nutrition and Wellness Blog established for Bio 50, the Nutrition course taught by Dr. Kirsti A. Dyer at Columbia College. This blog is used to provide information, interesting nutrition updates and for teaching the Nutrition course.
- Added on: Aug 31st, 2008
- Country: United States
- Language: English
- Author: Kirsti A. Dyer
- Listed in: Higher eLearning
- Tags: nutrition elearning education blog distance education college students edublog
Recent Posts
National Distance Learning Week (NDLW) November 9-13, 2009
[Distance] learning programs are invaluable because they provide a segment of our population with critical literacy and job-related skills as well as the means to take their careers to the next level Senator Edward M. Kennedy (D-MA) Chairman of the S...
Settlement in Wee for a Wii Water Intoxication (Hyponatremia) Death
Water Intoxication or Hyponatremia tends to be an uncommon disorder, unless as I’ve mentioned in class, you happen to live in Northern California. In the nearly 5 years that I have been teaching Nutrition there have been two high profile deaths...
Understanding the Differences Between Science and Humanities Papers
In order to help students better understand the differences between writing a paper for an English or humanities class and writing a paper for a science course, I have finished up a series of articles in the Academic Writing section on Suite 101. The...
Twin Study offers Some Tips on Aging
Interesting studies of twins published in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery shows how environment, lifestyle choices and stress can affect the aging process in identical twins. The first study, “Factor Contributing to the Facial Aging of Ident...
San Francisco May Soon Charge Soda Sales Fee
An interesting twist on combating the growing obesity epidemic is developing. This fall San Francisco’s Mayor Gavin Newsom plans to introduce legislation that would charge retailers who sell sugary beverages a fee—levying a soda sales fee. Th...
Making the Case for More Normal Sized Models
A special thanks for Ellen for including this in her show today. The topic was timely, since I was lecturing on Weight in class today. Ellen featured several “plus” sized models on her show from an upcoming Glamour Magazine will feature a...
