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Jessica O'Brien

Doctor and Patient - Teaching Doctors About Food and Diet - NYTimes.com - 0 views

  • For the last 15 years, to help schools with their nutrition curriculum, the University of North Carolina has offered a series of instruction modules free of charge. Initially delivered by CD-ROM and now online, the program, Nutrition in Medicine, is an interactive multimedia series of courses covering topics like the molecular mechanism of cancer nutrition, pediatric obesity, dietary supplements and nutrition in the elderly.
  • More recently, Ms. Adams and her colleagues have begun working on online nutrition education programs geared toward practicing physicians.
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    I wonder how many medical students and physicians are learning through online information, such as these nutrition modules, to make up for the gaps in current medical education curriculum? These nutrition modules are interactive and let students take electronic notes while reviewing the material.
Chris Dede

Could Facebook Be Making You Fat? - 1 views

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    "Studies" like this are bogus because they confuse correlation with causation.
Chris McEnroe

Bruce Braley, Shawn Johnson introduce P.E. legislation | The Des Moines Register | DesM... - 1 views

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      What does he base this statement on?
  • “Expanding technology use in PE class will make fitness more engaging for kids and more effective, teaching students how to stay active and combating childhood obesity,” Braley said.
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    I could see that being useful because it provides immediate feedback and used correctly could impact reward networks.
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