PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Environmental Public Health: Heart Disease: America's Leading Cause of Death
This video adapted from 'The Hidden Epidemic: Heart Disease in America' examines the environmental factors that decades ago made heart disease the leading killer in America. While its root causes were unknown at that time, today...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Above the Noise: Are Energy Drinks Really That Bad?
Above the Noise host Shirin Ghaffary weighs the potential health risks of drinking energy drinks and compares them to other sugary, caffeinated beverages. Energy drinks are a billion-dollar industry and their popularity keeps growing...
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Michael Pollan in Defense of Food
Science Friday talks with author Michael Pollan about his latest book, "In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto." He suggests that people can improve their eating by following this simple rule: Don't eat anything that your...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Nutrition and Health: Lesson 1
This lesson will look at the effect that diet and exercise have on normal body functions. It is 1 of 5 in the series titled "Nutrition and Health."
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Eating "Wilder" Foods for a Healthier Diet
Author Jo Robinson digs up tips on how to get the most nutrition out of our fruits and vegetables. [22 mins. 47 secs.]
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Farm Bill and What to Eat
What's for dinner -- and why? [45 mins. 51]