Overview
Discussion #3
Instruction: Discuss one topic that you think is the most important in this module or discuss ideas that challenged or changed your understanding of a given issue.
Requirement: Post at least one comment (i.e., the most important thing you learned). Your post should not just incorporate general opinions, but be directly related to (i.e., information from the modules cited in your post) the learning module(s) (i.e., book chapters, lectures notes, research articles, news articles etc.).
Your comment(s): discuss one of the most important topic or idea you learned from the module. Explain why you found that topic or idea to be important.
Grading Criteria: Your post... 1. States the most important idea and discusses why it is important/interesting.
2. Makes an explicit attempt to cite theoretical ideas/research evidence/statistics that are covered in the learning module(s).
3. Meets the minimum length (8 meaningful sentences for your post; 4 meaningful sentences for your response to others).
LINKS Provided: Ultra Processed: How Food Tech Consumed the American Diet
Chemical That May Cause Infertility Found in Cheerios,
Quaker OatsToxic chemicals used in food preparation leach into human bodies Nanoplastics linked to heart attack, stroke and early death Drinking Boiled Tap Water Reduces Human Intake of Nanoplastics and Microplastics
About one-third of the food Americans buy is wasted
Module 3 covers…
Chapter 3: Social epidemiology
Required Readings: Chapter 3
Copelton, D. A., & Weiss, G. L. 2023. The Sociology of Health, Healing, and Illness, 11th Edition. New York: Routledge