Nutrition Misinformation in the Media: Separating Fact from Fiction (Virtual)
Offered by the Health and Well-Being Program in collaboration with the Nutrition Scientists
Keto diet? Intermittent fasting? Gluten-free? Everywhere we look, nutritional trends are popping up left and right. Learn how to navigate the dizzying array of nutrition misinformation that is rampant on traditional and social media. The learning objectives for participants are to:
- Become your own myth-buster: how to discern misinformation from facts based in science.
- Be informed about common nutrition misconceptions and myths to be a better consumer of diet and nutrition information.
- Know actual science-backed dietary approaches to achieve optimal health.
- Improve your relationship with food towards stress- and guilt-free eating.
About the speakers: Dr. Mich猫le Iskandar is a Research Associate and Lecturer at the School of Human Nutrition, 苹果淫院. Dr. Stan Kubow is an Associate Professor at the School of Human Nutrition. They are both passionate about everything nutrition and together, they endeavor to fight nutrition misinformation on social media, as The Nutrition Scientists.
For any questions about this session, please email听healthandwellbeing.hr [at] mcgill.ca.听The link to the session will be sent the morning of the presentation. Registration closes on March 13 at 9 am.
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- In the Employee Menu, click on Training Menu, select Health and Well-Being, and select this course to register
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