Choose one of the following assignments to do, & present to the class:
1. Read this article and make a poster, powerpoint or cartoon to summarize the main points
2. Make a powerpoint presentation of K2 Find out what foods have these vitamins and what happens during a deficiency. What cultures have foods that contain vitamin K2. Tell us about how K2 improves bone health. Include examples such as Natto, or Gouda or another example of food that contains K2
3. Nixtamalization is a process where maize is soaked in an alkaline solution to help increase the bioavailability of niacin, an essential vitamin for energy reactions. What cultures practice nixtamalization and what steps were needed to make it happen?
4. Fecal transplants: This treatment is used for infection of C. difficile. Describe the symptoms and the risk factors for C. difficile and how a fecal transplant is very effective for treating this disease.
5. What are some examples of probiotic food and prebiotic food? These foods support a healthy microbiome. Do some research and present your findings.
6. Vitamin D has many functions in your body including for bone health and immunity support. What are the functions of Vitamin D in the body, what are the food sources and why is everyone deficient in D during the winter months, if you live in Canada?
7. Genus vaccinium includes huckleberry, bog cranberry and blueberry. Investigate indigenous uses of these berries and identify the nutrients that come from these foods
8. Vitamin A is from marine fish oil, which is a traditional food in populations that live up north. Investigate the uses of vitamin A in the body and give a presentation on a case study of a population that eats cold water fish or takes fish oil, including codliver oil
