Activism cultivated at SF State fuels alum’s advocacy efforts
Carolyn Sideco gives a talk at a May 2024 Kinesiology Alumni Dinner at San Francisco State University.
Alumna used role in Netflix documentary series about diet to share views on public health and more
Carolyn Sideco (B.S., ’03) is no stranger to community advocacy. It’s something she learned as a Kinesiology student at San Francisco State University and later put into practice in her 20-plus-year career as a physical education teacher and athletic director at ICA Cristo Rey Academy in the Mission District and most recently as a coaching consultant. The health of her community is always top of mind. So when the opportunity arose to take part in the recent Netflix docuseries “You Are What You Eat: A Twin Experiment,” she was all in.
The Netflix show was based on a Stanford University clinical trial that followed 21 sets of genetically identical twins who changed their diets and lifestyles for eight weeks to discover how certain foods impact the body. One twin followed an omnivorous diet, the other ate vegan. (No spoilers on which diet earned better marks.) The streaming series focused on four sets of twins, including Carolyn Sideco and her sister Rosalyn.