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Feeding on empty
The shortage of food in some parts of the world is acute – Richard Skellington asks what can be done?
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Eating the planet
What impact does your diet have on the planet? Is your fast food contributing to global warming? Explore the true costs of your diet.
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Listen to: The Bengal Famine
A massive humanitarian tragedy - but one which barely gets remembered just sixty years on. Listen to The Things We Forgot To Remember on the Bengal Famine.
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Poverty and Disease
Course extract from Preparing For Development - Poverty and Disease
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Digestion
We are what we eat, aren't we? More about food, diet and the importance of healthy eating
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Explore your digestive system
An interactive exploration of how the digestive system works
Take part nowExplore your digestive systemLevel: 1 Introductory
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Global diets
As the range of different restaurants serving different culture's cuisines suggests, the world does not approach each food stuff with a single mind. Discover how different foods are approached differently in different countries with our global diet map.
Take part nowGlobal dietsLevel: 1 Introductory
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Ever Wondered About... Food
We've got dozens of foods from all the Ever Wondered About Food series, together with recipes and secrets. Take your pick
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Study unit: Nutrition: Proteins
Try this unit and understand the importance of proteins and how they are digested and absorbed
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Study unit: Nutrition: Vitamins and minerals
Try this unit and explore two main groups of vitamins as well as the major mineral elements
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Understanding human nutrition
Are we really what we eat? What is the link between food and our health and well-being? Find out more about this short course.
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Understanding health
This course asks: What is health and what influences it? How is health maintained and who is responsible for maintaining it?
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Study at the OU: International development: challenges for a world in transition
Explore a range of issues in the context of changing global, political and economic circumstances
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