MERCED, CA. — What is the best fat-burning exercise? Is chocolate healthy for your heart? What is the relationship between nutrition and cancer? Can you believe the claims of dietary supplements? How much body fat is unhealthy, and what is too thin?
Learn the answers to these questions and many more in “Nutrition 10: Discoveries and Concepts in Nutrition, ” a survey course taught by nationally renowned fitness and nutrition expert Liz Applegate, Ph.D., during UC Merced Summer Session Two. Packed with practical information, this course is appropriate for health and fitness professionals, as well as anyone who wants to have a healthier lifestyle. The deadline to register is August 2, 2002.
“My goal is for the classroom material to be memorable and applicable to real life, so I try to give students plenty of current information that affects them personally and talk about current issues and fads rather than focus on history and concepts,” said Applegate, who is a faculty member in the Nutrition Department at UC Davis. “One measure of success is when students can take what they have learned and make more nutritious decisions when they go to a restaurant or the grocery store.”
Recently honored with UC's Excellence in Teaching Award, Applegate's effective teaching style also is reflected in the fact that her undergraduate nutrition classes at UC Davis are the nation's largest, with more than 2,000 students enrolling each year.
Among her professional accomplishments, Applegate is a fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine; a member of the Sports and Cardiovascular Nutritionists; the author of several books and more than 300 articles for national magazines; and a nutrition consultant for the U.S. Olympic Team, the Sacramento Kings NBA team and several professional athletes. She regularly appears as an expert in Woman's Day, Better Homes and Gardens, USA Today, the Washington Post and other national media; makes regular guest appearances on Good Morning America; and offers health segments on CNN and ESPN.
“Nutrition 10” will be offered on Monday and Wednesday afternoons beginning August 5 at the UC Merced offices in Atwater and UC Merced's educational and outreach centers in Fresno and Bakersfield. Live, two-way videoconferencing will be used to maximize participation in this popular course. Three units of general UC science/engineering credit are available, and the cost is $228 for UC students and $300 for non-UC students.
To learn more about the course, visit the “Nutrition 10” web site at teaching.ucdavis.edu/nut10. Applications and information about UC Merced Summer Session are available online at www.ucmerced.edu/professional_dev/programs_students.asp. For additional information, please contact UC Merced Summer Session Coordinator Shannon Adamson at 559.241.7407.
