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Evolution & Human Health — Class Schedule — JanTerm 2016
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Day	Date	Class Topic	Reading Assignment

Mon	4	10 am to 12 noon: Class Introduction (Procedures; Textbook; Schedule; Readings; Discussions; Preparing for Lab; Research Paper & Presentation; Paleo Snack of the Day; Paleo Lunch; Paleo Dinner); Science as a Way of Knowing; Nutrition/Lifestyle Discussion; Overview & 12 Minute Mark Sisson Videos; *No Afternoon lab*	Review of Evolutionary Medicine (1page) (PDF on Moodle); Text Appendix 2 (4 pages)
Tues	5	10 am to 12 noon: "Introduction to Evolution"Afternoon **Field Lab (1:30 pm): Fossils—Duck Creek, Denison Dam,Waterloo Lake (FIEID TRIPS ARE DEPENDENT ON WEATHER**)	Nothing in biology makes sense except in the light of evolution; Introduction to the Origin of Species (Charles Darwin) (1page; Text Chapter 1
Wed	6	10 am to 12 noon: "Human Evolution"; Afternoon Lab (1:30 pm): Videos/Discussion on Human Evolution	Text Chapters 2 and 3;The Hadza; Food For Thought: Meat-Based Diet Made Us Smarter
Thur	7	10 am to 12 noon: Evolution & Human Health: "The Big Picture"; "Why Do We Get Sick?"; Afternoon Session (1:30 pm): Guest Lecturer: Dr. Kerry Brock: "Food: What's In It: An Overview of Proteins, Fats, and Carbohydrates"	Evolution and the Origins of Disease; The Worst Mistake in the History of the Human Race ; Fructose Sets Table For Weight Gain Without Warning (1page); Fructose May Play Role in Diabetes, Obesity and Other Health Conditions (1page); Text Chapters 4, 5, & 6
Fri	8	9:30 am to 11:30 noon (PLEASE NOTE DIFFERENT START TIME): Diseases of Civilization --- "Why Do We Get Sick?" (continuted): Myopia, Dental Malocclusion, Obesity & Diabetes, Heart Disease, Breast Cancer, Hygiene Hypothesis; *No Afternoon lab*	The Hygiene Hypothesis (1page); The Hygiene Hypothesis updated (7 pages); Changing dietary trends and the obesity epidemic; Diabetes Type 1 Article (PDF on Moodle); Origins of Dental Crowding and Malocclusions: An Anthropological Perspective
Mon	11	10:15 am to 12:15 noon (PLEASE NOTE DIFFERENT START TIME): Detailed look at the modern diet ("SAD" = Standard American Diet) and the "Natural Human" Diet"; Video: "The Perfect Human Diet"; *No Afternoon lab*	Sugar and Cancer
Tue	12	10 am-12 noon: *Wheat Belly* and *Grain Brain; Epigenetics; Long term implications for your life and your family; Video: "Ghost in Your Genes"; No Afternoon lab*	You Can Prevent Alzheimer's; Interview of author of Wheat Belly
Wed	13	10 am to 12 noon: Exam I; Evolution & Human Health --- "Diet: Summary of “Recommendations" or Science Based Natural Eating"; "Sugar -- The elephant in the kitchen": Robert Lustig Ted Talk Video; Discussion; Afternoon **Session (1:30 pm): Fossils—Duck Creek, Denison Dam,Waterloo Lake (if Postponed) or Buckner Property (FIEID TRIPS ARE DEPENDENT ON WEATHER)**	Text Chapter 14 & Appendix 5; Paleolithic diet is so easy, cavemen actually did it; Are We Getting Nutrition All Wrong? (1 page)
Thur	14	10 am-12 noon: "Toxins and Eating Clean"; *Afternoon lab/Movie/Discussion* (1:30): Movie: "Cereal Killers"	Environmental Estrogens (1page); Text Chapters 10 & 11
Fri	15	10 am-12 noon: Evolution & Human Health --- "Non-Diet Basic Recommendations" (sleep, exercise, stress, vitamins, etc.)/Discussion; *No afternoon lab*
Mon	18	10 am-12 noon: “World’s Worst Foods”; "Myths"; "Why Science Sometimes Gets It Wrong"; Afternoon Session (1:30): Movie: "Fed Up"	A spoonful of sugar; Report Examines Whether Statins Prevent Death.... (1 page); More information on statins; Final article on statins; The Science of Fat-Loss: Why a Calorie Isn’t Always a Calorie Text Chapter 13 & Appendix 4
Tues	19	10 am-12:00: "Biophilia & other Behavioral/Psychological/Mental Implications of the Modern World" (Depression, etc.); ONE PAGE PALEO DINNER "PAPER" DUE; Afternoon Field Lab (1:30): Buckner Preserve (FIEID TRIPS ARE DEPENDENT ON WEATHER) if not visited earlier	Text Chapter 7, 9; ADHA, Food Additives, & Histamine; A Conversation with E.O. Wilson; Need for Protein Makes Monkeys and Human Overeat. (1 page); Text Appendix 1;
Wed	20	10 am-12:00: "Hunger & Its Controls"/Discussion; 1:30 pm Afternoon Lecture:"Diets"/Discussion --- Guest lecturer: Dr. Kerry Brock	A reversal on carbs....; Carbs against Cardio....; Why Fat People Don't Lose Weight(1 page); Text Chapter 8
Thur	21	NO MORNING SESSION; Afternoon Lab (1:30): Movie/Discussion ("My Big Fat Diet"); RESEARCH PAPER DUE	Text Appendix 3
Fri	22	10 am-12 noon: 10 Minute Course Summary; STUDENT PRESENTATIONS; *No Afternoon lab*
Mon	25	10 am-12 noon: STUDENT PRESENTATIONS; Afternoon Session (1:30): STUDENT PRESENTATIONS
Tue	26	10 am-12 noon: Final Discussion; EXAM II