What will you learn in this course?

I am Prof. Jane Chao. The other educators of this course are:

• Prof. Yi-wen Chien
• Prof. Yu-Chen Hou
• Prof. Yung-Kun Chuang

We are all from the College of Nutrition, Taipei Medical University, with expertise in vary aspects of nutrition and food science.

On this course you will learn the basics of nutrition for staying healthy as an adult and as an elder. You will also learn about the health problems that can be caused by poor nutritional choices. Finally you will learn how to identify harmful food additives and the risks they pose to health.

The first week will be taught by me. I will begin by exploring some facts in aging. I will also talk about some of the practical issues happening in real life. Then we will suggest some solutions to answer these problems. Please do feel free to discuss the themes of the course with us.

We hope you enjoy. Thanks.