MU Nutrition and Exercise Physiology

The Mediterranean Diet:
Food, culture and policies for nutrition and health

June 2 - 15, 2012

Presented by the University of Missouri Department of Nutrition and Exercise Physiology, in partnership with Apicius International School of Hospitality

Mediterranean Diet and Lifestyle
Join University faculty and registered dietitians in Italy for a two-week immersion into the food, culture and policies that contribute to the health-promoting Mediterranean diet. Explore and experience the Mediterranean diet and lifestyle in the northern and central Italy regions of Tuscany, Emilia Romagna and Liguria.

Visit local food markets and producers of olive oil, balsamic vinegar and cheese to learn about the cultural and environmental influences on production, marketing and consumption of regional foods. Participate in workshops to prepare foods of the Mediterranean diet.

Based in Florence, the course is an engaging, hands-on study of the elements of the Mediterranean diet. It includes a day in the celebrated Cinque Terre, a string of five coastal villages on the Mediterranean Sea connected by a walking path, train and boat.

Registered dietitians can earn up to 30 CPE credits. The day-by-day schedule lists the activities and learning codes for CPE credits.

Course instructors are MU Nutrition and Exercise Physiology and Apicius International School of Hospitality faculty and Francesco Sofi, MD, PhD, Mediterranean Diet researcher at the University of Florence.

Cost of the program is $2,500 and includes:

• 12 nights’ accommodations in a hotel located in the Renaissance Centre of Florence
• Variety of seminars, workshops, cooking classes
• Guided experiential workshops to Chianti district and Emilia Romagna region
• Guided walking tour of Renaissance Florence and the Galleria dell’Academia to see Michelangelo’s David
• Guided visits to food shops and markets in the medieval town of Lucca, Mediterranean Diet Museum in Catagnori, Carducci school organic food prep kitchen
• Day trip to Cinque Terre – five villages on the seacoast in the Liguria region
• Meals include: Breakfast in hotel daily, lunches during guided experiential workshops, cooking classes, welcome and farewell dinners
• Airport group pick up and drop off
• Cell phones for local calls (outgoing calls will be charged individually)
• Free Internet access in Apicius facilities in Florence
• HTH health insurance

Terms and conditions: Program cost is $2,500 (Double occupancy. Single supplement $400). Airfare is not included. A deposit of $500 by January 27, 2012 will hold your space for the program. The balance can be paid in two equal payments of $1,000 due on March 1 and $1,000 due on April 1.

To register for the program, submit the following by January 27, 2012:
A completed registration form (pdf)
A non-refundable $500 deposit made out to University of Missouri

Submit registration and deposit to:
Carole Braun, Administrative Assistant
Nutrition and Exercise Physiology Extension
308 Gwynn Hall
Columbia, MO 65211
573-882-0698

For more information, check the PowerPoint presentation and day-by-day schedule or contact: