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Learner Reviews & Feedback for Understanding Obesity by The University of Edinburgh

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About the Course

In this course, we’ll look at the facts and misconceptions around obesity and discuss key physiological and psychological concepts around the brain’s control of appetite and body weight. We’ll consider the biological and environmental pressures that make it easy to gain weight (and hard to lose it!). Most importantly, we'll give you the opportunity to reflect on your own knowledge and assumptions around the subject. We deliver course materials as a mixture of videos, audio-only MOOCcasts, and a selection of short readings. There are short weekly quizzes, a peer-reviewed exercise, and discussion activities on the forum. These will help you prepare for the final project. In it, you are invited to demonstrate your evidence-informed understanding and express how you'll develop it beyond the course. The course features Citizen Science projects. We'll collect data from you (anonymously, of course) and use it to drive participant-led discussions of controversial ideas. In this way, we hope to explore ideas around diet and obesity. These projects also give a taste of how scientific evidence is collected and interpreted by scientists, and give some indication how much there still is to discover and understand. Learners can apply for Financial Aid directly with Coursera to assist with the cost of accessing the full course and gaining a certificate for successfully completing the course....

Top reviews

AJ

Jan 9, 2018

Great experienceThis was great experience, with thouthful insight’s. Looking forward for STEP 2 - Episode 2, “UNDERSTANDING OBESITY_Univ Edinburgh”…

CM

Mar 11, 2024

Great course, well presented with some thought provoking subjects. Recommended for anyone interested in Nutrition

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By Kate B

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Mar 7, 2019

Why wasn't the world's sedentary lifestyle not discussed as a cause of weight gain?

By Sara S C C

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Jun 21, 2022

Good information but poorly constructed/maintained course structure.

By Anna M

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Jul 15, 2021

good layout and easy to follow and keep up to date on the course

By Dahlila V

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Apr 29, 2021

This is a great course for a beginner to take. Thank you.

By Dr. S

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Sep 16, 2020

Role of gut microbiota on obesity should be included

By yim f H

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May 8, 2022

A good course! Enjoyed the quizzes! Thank you!

By Fumio S

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Sep 19, 2018

It was a very interesting lecture.

By Ahmad A

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Jan 6, 2018

thanks for an excellent course

By Kashaf H

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Jul 2, 2025

The course was insightful

By MUHAMMED A

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Aug 29, 2025

Good! Thanks

By Bhavana B

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Aug 13, 2025

good course

By MUHAMMAD Z K

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Apr 18, 2025

It was good

By Allen W

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May 2, 2025

good

By Julie M

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May 24, 2021

Cool

By Dr . P A B

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Mar 9, 2022

It would have been bettrer with biochem,ical basis or the obesity to occur was explained.

It was still a great experienvce to know few of the fact to know about the obesity and understanding the unspoken causes for it.

By Sundus I

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Nov 5, 2023

The course was nice and good information was provided but during the course, I felt like I was watching an interview.

By Iram A

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Dec 6, 2017

Because can only take the final quiz once and its not really related to what i studied... :(

By Abhay B

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Feb 21, 2023

Was a good course but it lacked engagement.