Discussing Nutrition Across the World
What I learned
In Nutrition, we were assigned partners from Newcastle University with whom we would interact and learn more about their views on Nutrition. We did multiple online discussions where we would talk about the differences between how we viewed nutrition and health and their view on nutrition and health. I also had to opportunity to meet on Zoom with my partner and talk with her about the similarities, differences, and our plans for the future. This project allowed me to understand and learn more about how important global nutrition is and communicate with people who have different insights or nutritional values than we do here in the United States.
After completing this project, I learned that each country has different nutritional values and rules for food labeling or what they consider to be healthy. I also learned about how their country promotes healthy living and how it is different than how the United States promotes healthy living. Specifically, from the interaction with the students from Newcastle University, I learned how their schooling is different from ours, but even though they live in an entirely different country, their diets are very similar to ours. I also learned that many more students go into the field of Nutrition than we do here. Overall, this project was fun and enlightening to see how others view nutrition and the importance of healthy living.
