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Abstract
The rise in obesity and diet-related chronic disease in many parts of the world has led to an increased concern about healthful eating, and a consequential rise in the focus on specific, quantifiable nutrients that may help in reversing obesogenic trends. However, because of the complexity of the relationship between foods, nutrients and chronic disease, the assumed clarity and quantifiability of dietary choices can be called into question. This paper focuses on an interpretivist approach to teaching about food, aimed at uncovering the diverse and uniquely individual nature of our relationship with food. For all involved in the project, a deeper level of self-examination with respect to food, higherlevel cognitive learning about food and its socio-cultural context, and a sense of community were among the key outcomes.
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Christopher Fink
Christopher Fink has been on the faculty at Ohio Wesleyan University in the Department of Health & Human Kinetics since 2007. His scholarly interests include the field of health promotion, examining the relationship between the socio-cultural/physical environment and dietary/movement behavior choices, food studies and food education, and the application of theoretical constructs and principles to the health behavior change process. He holds professional memberships in the Association for the Study of Food and Society, the International Union for Health Promotion and Education, the American College of Sports Medicine, and American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance. Department of Health & Human Kinetics, Ohio Wesleyan University, 61 S. Sandusky St., Delaware, OH 43015, USA ([email protected]).