http://www.syndicatemizzou.org Thu, 24 May 2012 06:36:08 GMT en-us 40 Center for eResearch Connecting you with the University of Missouri’s innovative research and creative activity http://www.syndicatemizzou.org/images/logo.png 384 80 http://syndicatemizzou.org/resources/hardin/ipod/05-Hardin.m4v Education http://syndicatemizzou.org/resources/hardin/ipod/05-Hardin.m4v There are many facets of our nutritional landscape that contribute to the obesity epidemic Hardin is fighting. As a culture, we eat out too much, we take diets to the extreme, and our children don’t play outside as often as children in past generations. Hardin knows our culture has a problem, and he is working to combat it with healthy food and educational intervention. 3 Mon, 13 Apr 2009 21:27:29 GMT http://syndicatemizzou.org/resources/hardin/ipod/08-Hardin.m4v Education http://syndicatemizzou.org/resources/hardin/ipod/08-Hardin.m4v Hardin gives a tour of what will become MU’s state-of-the-art metabolic kitchen. Although the space in the basement of the Nutritional Sciences building is currently full of old rat cages and unusable lab equipment, Hardin envisions shiny countertops and places to package food. He also hopes to be able to record cooking demonstrations and investigate the way children select their food. 3 Mon, 13 Apr 2009 21:31:35 GMT http://syndicatemizzou.org/resources/hardin/ipod/06-Hardin.m4v Education http://syndicatemizzou.org/resources/hardin/ipod/06-Hardin.m4v So far, U.S. agriculutural policy has been geared toward making cheap food. According to Hardin, it hasn't done much in the way of encouraging healthy food. With his research and the new metabolic kitchen, he’s hoping to be able to suggest a new policy that will focus on making healthy foods accessible. 3 Mon, 13 Apr 2009 21:29:03 GMT http://syndicatemizzou.org/resources/will/ipod/Will_05_autism_food_intake.m4v Education http://syndicatemizzou.org/resources/will/ipod/Will_05_autism_food_intake.m4v Will describes a recent collaboration with a neurologist, in which they studied food intake during pregnancy and analyzed its affects on the later onset of autism in baby mice. Though the project initially seemed disconnected from his other initiatives, Will notes that collaborative work “gives you more inspiration for your own project.” 3 Fri, 15 Oct 2010 00:17:50 GMT