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EIT Food

Understanding Mediterranean and Okinawa Diets

EIT Food and Università di Torino via FutureLearn

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Overview

Learn to make healthier diet choices by examining two different diets

Please note this course runs without facilitation

Your diet can make a big difference to your health. That’s why it’s so important to consider the value of different diets from around the globe.

On this course you will explore the science and benefits of two well-known diets: the Mediterranean and Okinawa diets. You will learn the main components of these diets and how to prepare simple recipes. You will also consider what makes these diets healthy, and how they affect the body.

This course is for anyone interested in maintaining a healthy diet, you don’t need any previous experience. If you’re looking to expand your knowledge on this topic, you might also find of interest the following EIT Food courses on nutrition and health:

  • Nutrition for Health and Sustainability
  • Superfoods: Myths and Truths
  • Food for Thought: The Relationship Between Food, Gut and Brain
  • The Human Microbiome
  • Food and Nutrition: The Truth Behind Food Headlines

Syllabus

  • What do we eat
    • Is your food healthy?
    • Why is diet important for your health?
    • The Mediterranean (MED) food pyramid and scientific background
    • The Okinawa diet: The food pyramid, scientific background and benefits for your health
    • Week 1 reflection
  • Diet and microbiota: health benefits
    • Diet and microbiota: fundaments
    • The health benefits of the MED and Okinawa diets
    • Components of MED and Okinawa diets: protein sources
    • Foods of the MED and Okinawa diets: fish, meat, poultry and dairy
    • An easy-to-prepare recipe
    • Reflection
  • Foods of MED and Okinawa diets: properties and benefits
    • Foods of the Okinawa diet: wakame and kombu seaweeds, tofu, shiitake mushrooms.
    • Components of MED and Okinawa diets: carbohydrate and fat sources.
    • Foods of the MED diet: olive oil.
    • Foods of the MED and Okinawa diets: fruit and vegetables
    • Foods of the MED and Okinawa diets: cereals and pseudocereals
    • Final assessment and 'take home message'

Taught by

Simona Bo

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  • Anonymous
    A very good helpful course. I already knew much of the information but also learned much which was new. Would recommend anyone to take this course.
  • Anonymous
    I really enjoyed the course, it allowed me to remember forgotten concepts and to learn new interesting ones. Thanks a lot!
  • Anonymous
    The course was informative and enjoyable.I had not heard about the Okinawa diet previously.The course encourages you to revisit your own diet and do something to improve it.
  • Anonymous
    Really enjoyed the course. It was very informative.
    However, would have liked to learn more about the Okinawa diet and lifestyle (recipes and staple foods used).
  • Desu Desu
    It helped me make sense of food pyramids and details of both diets. It supported my knowledge about benefits of certain foods and food macromolecules.

    This course expanded my understanding of strach in the diet and dieting in general.
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