Due to conflicting messages from the media, it’s becoming harder to know what to believe when following a healthy diet and lifestyle.

This course will compare how the media and science handle nutrition and health topics.
You’ll be encouraged to think critically about the information behind media headlines and come to your own conclusions about what’s good for you.
You’ll explore the psychology of why we’re easily influenced by headlines and learn about different types of biases, like confirmatory and availability bias.
You’ll also learn how to find reliable information online and identify unreliable health studies.

Who is this course for?
This course is designed for anyone losing trust in media headlines about how what we eat affects our health and who wants to get to the truth.