Myths About Obesity
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| Year of publication | 2015 |
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| Description | Obesity is an issue on which many people hold strong opinions. Many of these opinions might not be based on scientific evidence, giving rise to speculations and the creation of myths. As future health-care providers, students of medicine and other allied health professions should be capable of debunking these myths, using evidence-based approach. The following is a sample lesson on the topic of obesity myths. The lesson has multiple aims: - making students aware of the many obesity myths generally accepted as fact; - engaging students in critical thinking and media literacy; - developing students' discussion and argumentation skills; - familiarizing students with discipline-specific academic vocabulary. |
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