Course details
To what extend are learning problems in primary school children related with high fat diets and unhealthy eating habits?
Is ADHD a direct consequence of saturated fat diets, high in sodium and sugar intake?
SECTION 1
Course Presentation - Why Take This Course
SECTION 2
PART I - High fat diets in school children
- what's on a school lunch tray?
- are children aware of what's on their plates?
- effects of eating fat in children - how does it affect their metabolism?
- the mice experiment (University of Illinois)
SECTION 3
PART II - Junk food and ADHD
- what do we mean by ADHD?
- what does it feel to have ADHD?
- nutritional deficiencies linked with ADHD
SECTION 4
PART III - What should be done?
- are unhealthy eating habits reversible and preventable?
- healthy eating, school performance and social interaction
- what can you do as a teacher?
- how to establish and promote food education in your classroom
