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About the Course

Around the world, we find ourselves facing global epidemics of obesity, Type 2 Diabetes and other predominantly diet-related diseases. To address these public health crises, we urgently need to explore innovative strategies for promoting healthful eating. There is strong evidence that global increases in the consumption of heavily processed foods, coupled with cultural shifts away from the preparation of food in the home, have contributed to high rates of preventable, chronic disease. In this course, learners will be given the information and practical skills they need to begin optimizing the way they eat. This course will shift the focus away from reductionist discussions about nutrients and move, instead, towards practical discussions about real food and the environment in which we consume it. By the end of this course, learners should have the tools they need to distinguish between foods that will support their health and those that threaten it. In addition, we will present a compelling rationale for a return to simple home cooking, an integral part of our efforts to live longer, healthier lives. View the trailer for the course here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7x1aaZ03xU...

Top reviews

TL

Sep 30, 2016

Extremely interesting course. I feel the material and videos were very easy to absorb and understand. I certainly would recommend this to anyone with an interest in food and how it affects our health.

PN

Aug 22, 2021

Very informative! Thanks for having this course free so that more people who are starting to learn about eating properply (like me) will be able to get access to authentic and legit lessons on food ;)

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By yan P

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Apr 24, 2021

very useful information and hopefully completed this course can help me to live a better life and maintain a quality eating habit.

Thank you

By Mary R E

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Feb 24, 2021

Very Clear and well Organized...I learned a lot about my family nutrition and it made me change my ways of cooking...feeling better already.

By Anastasia S

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Nov 18, 2020

Concise advise in simple language. You may already know most of the facts presented here but it’s worth watching for the rest. Thank you!!

By Okeowo M

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Sep 4, 2020

During my course of learning I gained a lot of knowledge on nutrition in relation to health. I'm glad I chose Coursera to explore knowledge.

By Phuong D

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Aug 31, 2020

Super useful information. The information is presented in the way that is intuitive and easy to understand. Highly recommended for everyone.

By Eugenia M C A

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Jul 10, 2020

Excelente, agradable, divertido y me dio excelentes ideas para disfrutar de forma fácil y sana la alimentación de mi familia. Muchas gracias

By Ioan P C

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Jul 3, 2020

It is a very simple course wich everyone should do. Thank you Coursera and Stanford for this helpfull tool in our way to become more healty.

By Jerome

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Apr 27, 2020

Great educational content : organized, well-balanced. It's indeed a perfect introduction to food an health, and an invitation to go further.

By SHANTHIPRIYA D

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Apr 13, 2020

I am very much thankful by the explanation of the questions when it went wrong..the explanation was very useful in answering the questions .

By Mai A A

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Apr 9, 2019

I think everyone should take this course.. It is short and however you were busy you can take it and it will surely change your life habits!

By André J

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Dec 4, 2018

Um curso pequeno, mas com muita qualidade pra quem é iniciante na área, pode mudar sua visão sobre comida e a sua preparação das refeições.

By Muskan

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Dec 3, 2018

i really liked this subject want to know more about it , if there are any more subjects related it i ll be happy to gain knowledge from them

By Carolina Q

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Oct 19, 2017

This is the most intresting and complete nutrition course i ever done (by the way i'm twelve) and thanks to that i'm in love with nutrition.

By Joseph K

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Jan 13, 2017

Short course but you will find something useful if you are not well versed in nutrition. Not sure how much you will gain if you already are.

By Damjan M

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Feb 12, 2016

Exceptional. Simple and understandable and also useful in every way. The videos are made in such a way that you remember most of the things.

By Alondra P Q N

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Dec 4, 2023

Amazing! All of this information was truly helpful and interesting. I can’t wait to follow the videos and recipes when I get the chance to.

By Syeda I

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Mar 8, 2023

It was a very amazing course ,In which we learned about our lifestyle and eating habits And what is the importance of food for good health

By Anubhaa

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Feb 28, 2023

a healthy course which will will motive you towards healthy eating habits. we all must put our steps to live a organic lifestyle. thank you

By Tanna K

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Nov 16, 2021

I love this course! I learned a lot about nutrition, meal preparation and this course gave me more of an appreciation towards (real) foods.

By Brenda L L

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Aug 31, 2021

This course was a knowledge affirming course for me. I am on the right path. I will be able to help others with the information provided.

By Roger O

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Aug 8, 2021

Excellent intro course. Highly recommend for anyone just to have the base knowledge of what it is you are looking at when looking at foods.

By Fatemeh

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Mar 20, 2021

It was super great, but I wish all people especially those countries where are restricted to access these courses, could use and enjoy too.

By Dr A r

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Mar 16, 2021

Loved this intro to nutrition and easy to follow course which is a great refresher for anyone who wants to improve their lifestyle choices.

By Rebeca S R

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Oct 30, 2020

Curso totalmente enriquecedor, pues no solo ayuda a complementar los conocimientos científicos, también ayuda a aplicarlos en la vida real.