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loved this course! I am a nutrition and food science masters student and its a great introductory course for whoever is interested in nutrition and improving their health
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Great course, very helpful in my work, very knowledgeable instructors and latest research on the impact of human gut microbiome on our overall health. Thank you to the creators of the course!
By Alexis R
•Oct 31, 2016
Great course. Very informational. Good start for anyone looking to know more.
By CF
•Oct 2, 2015
It is an injteresting course and provides insight into current research
By Adham A M
•Apr 25, 2016
A great introduction to the intriguing world of Human microbiome.
By Alexandros A
•Aug 29, 2020
A very well-designed course that provides valuable knowledge.
By Prateek D
•May 7, 2019
Probably ideal for those who have a background in biology.
By Moustapha S D
•Oct 31, 2015
Microbiome is like the Amazone forest! Lot of mystery!
By Arjit J
•Aug 17, 2015
great info,friendly staff and very easy to understand
By Raminder s
•Dec 10, 2015
nice course....
I am waiting for advance course.
By Isabelle S d P
•May 4, 2016
Knowledgeable course taught by great teachers!
By Paramita S
•May 27, 2017
The course was informative and worth taking.
By Renate G
•Feb 17, 2018
Clear, entertaining, interesting, varied.
By Shaun C
•Feb 14, 2019
Good overview of an interesting subject.
By Mirko H
•Apr 2, 2019
Very good introduction course.
By trish d
•Aug 21, 2015
very interesting
By Giovanni F
•Mar 1, 2017
Nice course
By Suzanne S
•Sep 10, 2015
In general this was an easy, interesting and enjoyable course, Video interviews and lectures by key researchers in this exciting field were a highlight. It's an introductory course so not deep, but fun.
A couple of things significantly detracted from the course for me.
One was a feeling of unqualified evangelism. I think the microbiome is indeed a hugely important field, but the level of hype here, and lack of any critical perspective, was off-putting. This is particularly disturbing for products like probiotics, which have become a huge industry with little solid evidence to support them, or to choose between them. Also, they devote a lot of time to selling the American Gut Project. Which is a good cause, but I would rather they had spent that time teaching me something useful. I resent being duped into watching ads when I've signed up to be educated.
The other thing that bothered me was the course required us to divulge a lot of personal information to other students in pointless, time-consuming projects. I didn't learn anything from these projects and found them annoying.
By Duygu B
•Sep 12, 2020
The pace is not sufficient, especially in the first class. She talks so fast that I cannot catch up and have to pause every ten sec. for note-taking. Also, she is like reading from the screen, which is not looking professional. For the other classes that I take on Coursera, I didn't encounter this. But the topic is interesting for me, and I really want to learn so that I will continue. I hope this problem will be gone as I move forward.
By bill w
•Oct 15, 2021
I enjoyed this course and would recommend it.
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By RIA K
•Jul 1, 2024
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