本课程涵盖了吃的研究，因为它会影响每一个人类的健康。 主题包括口味喜好，对食物的反感，食物宗教，食物舒适性，社会仪式饮食，为粮食问题的社会规范的责任。 可持续农业，有机农业食品，讨论政治问题，如转基因食品，营养政策，以及农业和食品工业的影响。 还审查是营养不良的问题，例如，饮食失调，肥胖流行和全球影响的儿童食品广告的原因，贫穷和粮食，以及现代化环境如何影响每个人的饮食习惯。
This course encompasses the study of eating as it affects the health and well-being of every human. Topics include taste preferences, food aversions, the regulation of hunger and satiety, food as comfort and friendship, eating as social ritual, and social norms of blame for food problems. The politics of food discusses issues such as sustainable agriculture, organic farming, genetically modified foods, nutrition policy, and the influence of food and agriculture industries. Also examined are problems such as malnutrition, eating disorders, and the global obesity epidemic; the impact of food advertising aimed at children; poverty and food; and how each individual"s eating is affected by the modern environment.
1. Introduction: What We Eat, Why We Eat and the Key Role of Food in Modern Life
2. Food Then, Food Now: Modern Food Conditions and Their Mismatch with Evolution
3. Biology, Nutrition and Health I: What We Eat
4. Biology, Nutrition and Health II: What Helps Us and Hurts Us
5. Biology, Nutrition and Health III: The Psychology of Taste and Addiction
6. Culture and the Remarkable Plasticity of Eating (Presentation by Ashley Gearhardt)
7. Hunger in the World of Plenty
8. Nutrition Transition and Global Food Issues
9. From Ancient to Modern Farming: The Green Revolution and the Prospect of Feeding the World
10. Sustainability I: The Impact of Modern Agriculture on the Environment and Energy Use
11. Sustainability II: The Impact of Modern Agriculture on Biodiversity, Genetic Modification and Animal Welfare
12. Public Health vs. Medical Models in Nutrition Change: Saving Lives One or a Million at a Time
13. Eating Disorders and Obesity (Guest Lecture by B. Timothy Walsh)
14. Perspectives of the Food Industry (Guest Lecture by Derek Yach)
15. Economics, Nutrition and Health: Subsidies, Food Deserts and More
16. Everyone but Me: The Pervasive Reach and Powerful Influence of Food Marketing on Food Choices
17. The Politics of Food I: How Politics Affects National Nutrition Policy (Guest Lecture by Rogan Kersh)
18. The Politics of Food II: The Issues, the Fights and Who Controls the Frame
19. The Law and Opportunities to Improve Nutrition and Health (Guest Lecture by Stephen Teret)
20. Schools and Nutrition: Where Health and Politics Collide (Guest Lecture by Marlene B. Schwartz)
21. The Morphing of the Modern Diet (Guest Lecture by Brian Wansink)
22. Sustainability and Health Food Access (Guest Lecture by Melina Shannon-DiPietro and Jennifer McTiernan)
23. Success Stories, Innovation and Change from the Grass Roots