Product Details

• Actors: Standard Deviants
• Format: Color, NTSC
• Language: English
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Cerebellum Corp
• VHS Release Date: April 5, 2000
• Run Time: 90 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
• ASIN: 6305214425
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2,461 in Video (See Bestsellers in Video)

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This Telly Award winner for Best Educational Video is presented by the Standard Deviants academic team, which includes professors from major universities. Presenting the subject of human nutrition, this video is a useful resource for high school or college students in their academic success. It provides a comprehensive overview of nutrition basics and study techniques, including mnemonics and memory builders (it also comes with quick reference cards). Its humorous, off-beat format encourages confidence and the fun of learning. The Standard Deviants' Human Nutrition is also the perfect resource for instructors of fitness, health, and nutrition as a supplement to their classroom curriculum. Topics discussed and reviewed include the six basic nutrients and their functions, the RDA, the food guide pyramid, the digestive system, water balance and function, weight control and metabolism, immunity, and disease prevention. The engaging teaching format, in which a complex, challenging subject is broken down into clear, basic, accessible information, is also entertaining. The Standard Deviants staff and comedy writers create 90 minutes of entertainment, from jazz-club musicians to rap singers, presenting "The Nutty, Nougat-Filled World of Human Nutrition." --Christine Aiken

Product Description
Take a fantastic voyage inside your body with the Standard Deviants. They'll show you how your body converts food into energy and much more. Learn all about the ABC's of vitamins and anti-oxidants in this fun-to-watch and informative video. Includes such topics as: carbohydrates, food guide pyramid, proteins, amino acids, macronutrients, metabolism, micronutrients, Diabetes I and II, calories, obesity, digestive system. Running time: 1 hr 30 min

"My text and lectures make up the main course, the Standard Deviants provide the dessert and together--they make a great meal!" --Professor Dan Wilkins, University of Nebraska

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19 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Incredibly packed with information, April 14, 2001

By	Lover of Mysteries "avatar_of_ares" (Norridge, IL United States) - See all my reviews

After watching this tape a few times, I decided not to enroll in a college nutrition class. I can't imagine any class being as informative and entertaining as this tape is. If I needed to take a course in nutrition, this tape would certainly be a valuable asset to review for tests.