Nutrition for Reducing Body Fat (SCI 38)
Course Details
Thursdays, 7:00 - 8:50 pm
6 weeks, January 12 - February 16, 2011
1 unit(s), $240
Registration opens 28 November 2011
Knowledge is the starting point for making change, but it is not the toughest part of the actual change process. To reduce body fat, knowing the facts about what to eat clearly helps, but knowledge does not mean we will follow through. Nutrition knowledge needs to be put within the context of what drives us to make decisions (our mind) when surrounded by fast food and treats (our environment). In this course, we will empower ourselves with knowledge about increasing metabolism and energy levels, controlling hunger and cravings, and managing portions. We will also gain an understanding of the types of fad diets that exist and the psychosocial forces that our nutrition knowledge has to contend with. By paying close attention to what we are instinctually driven to eat, we can avoid the mistake of assigning ourselves non-sustainable changes, and instead work with who we are to achieve our goals. This course will be roughly equal parts lecture and discussion with weekly projects.
This course may not be taken for a Letter Grade.
Clyde Franz Wilson, Director, Center for Nutrition, Sports Medicine Institute
Clyde Wilson teaches nutrition in both the UCSF and Stanford School of Medicine. He also teaches nutrition courses in Stanford’s Department of Athletics and is a research associate in biochemistry and biophysics at UCSF. Wilson received a PhD in chemistry from Stanford. He conducted post-doctoral research in the Cardiovascular Research Institute at UCSF on muscle metabolism and fatigue, work that he continues as a research associate in the Department of Biochemistry.
