WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY & RESEARCH

Nutrition and Health Part 1: Macronutrients and Overnutrition

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There is an overload of information about nutrition and health, but what is the truth and what can you do to improve the health of your patients? Learn more about nutrition and how our diet profoundly impacts our current and future health. This course addresses the relationship between nutrition and human health, with a focus on health problems related to overnutrition...

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Domain - Nutrition and Health

Start date course semester 1 and 2

Level

bachelor introductory

Study credits

Language

English

Nutrition and Health Part 2: Micronutrients and Malnutrition

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Domain - Nutrition and Health

Start date course semester 1 and 2

Level

bachelor introductor

Study credits

Language

English

Nutrition and Health Food and Risks

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Everyday reports of food scandals and recalls are published. One day it’s scary bacteria in meat, and another day it’s dangerous pesticides in fruits. According to some, meat needs to be cooked well to prevent food-borne illness while others warn not to heat food to prevent the formation of poisonous substances...

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Domain - Nutrition and Health

Start date course semester 1 and 2

Level

bachelor introductor

Study credits

Language

English

Sustainable Food Security: Food access

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Food access: Learn about food supply and food security

Have you ever considered that you’re not the only one who decides what food ends up on your plate? In this environmental studies course, you’ll explore how key actors at household, local, national and international levels negotiate and make choices on access to food. You will understand why the choices you make have been predestined. And you will learn what it takes to provide access to a safe and nutritious food supply every day...

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Domain - Food Security

Start date cours semester 1 and 2

Level

master/ introductory

Study credits

Language

English

Food Security: The value of systems thinking

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Systems thinking and environmental sustainability: solve the Rubik’s cube

Have you ever considered how many aspects of food production affect the natural environment? Every aspect needs to be considered in attaining the future goal to produce enough food for the growing population while at the same time preserving our planet. It’s as difficult as solving a Rubik’s cube; changing one aspect may affect the environment in a major way...

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Domain - Food Security

Start date cours semester 1 and 2

Level

master/ introductory

Study credits

Language

English

Food Security: Crop production

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Crop production: learn about agriculture and food production for the future.

How much food will be available for humankind in the future? Feeding nine billion people in 2050 without exhausting the planetary reserves is perhaps the greatest challenge humanity has ever faced...

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Domain - Food Security

Start date cours semester 1 and 2

Level

master/ intermediate

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Language

English

Sustainable Soil Management: Soil for life

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Soil is the earth’s fragile skin that anchors all life. We depend on soil to build our homes and cities, to grow crops for food and raise livestock, to support transportation and enable recreation. Yet we disregard this crucial and precious resource that lies right under our feet...

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Domain - Soil

Start date cours semester 1 and 2

Level

bachelor introductory

Study credits

Language

English

11/09/18

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