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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

AE

Jun 21, 2018

It was an amazing course that allowed for me to be much more conscious of what I was eating and pushed me to strive to achieve a healthier lifestyle. Overall, it was very entertaining and informative!

CN

May 13, 2021

Really good as an introductory guide to general human nutrition. Gives great insights on cooking, planning meals and health diet habits. It's a rather short course with actually impactful information.

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By Kyle L B

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Jul 5, 2021

Dr. Maya Adam simplifies this nutrition course, so that we can choose the pleasures of good eating. It's an excellent course for those who desire to know what to look for when grocery shopping, what healthy foods to place on our "smaller" plates, and how to be satisfied while eating foods in moderation. Excellent instructor! Excellent course!

By CHANDANA K

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Jun 30, 2020

It was a great opportunity to learn about the dietary aspects which stand more important in everybodies life, to have a successful survival journey. Knowing about the nutritional value and shopping needs and maintaining a proper diet is most needed to lead the healthy life ....I am very greatful about being the part of the session

Thankyou....

By WHITNEY M

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Feb 3, 2023

Most often i have been eating food thinking this is the healthy alternative while i was so misinformed especially by social media and secong hand information passed down by healthy eaters. This course has really opened up my mind and given me a whole new perspective on how i view my food from now on. I am so glad i enrolled for the course .

By k b

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Jan 24, 2023

I am a PharmD, CDCES currently working as a clinical pharmacist and the diabetes educator at my clinical practice site. This course was very helpful and has provided me with some very practical and highly informative pieces of information that will be extremely beneficial to me and my patients. Thank you so much Dr. Maya and Prof. Pollan!!!!

By Barbara K

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Apr 7, 2017

Me gustó mucho el curso, es muy explicativo y claro. Me gusta el énfasis en soluciones simples, pero que están respaldadas por la ciencia. Aprendí más sobre cómo funcionan los distintos grupos alimenticios y cuánto necesitamos de cada uno de ellos. Aprendí consejos prácticos y realistas de cómo mantenerse saludable y tomar mejores decisiones.

By Amber H

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Jan 28, 2016

This course has given me a completely new understanding of how my body functions and how I can "play around" with my meals to change my body and feel healthier! I thought (with this being an online course) that I would not gather much from the content that I didn't already know, but that definitely was NOT true! Thanks for a great experience!

By Minako T

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May 14, 2020

I am satisfied to take this course for the introduction. Because most of the lecture are used in common words and sentences which is really helpful for me to understand well. Simple but there are many important elements for food and health to understand. I am lucky to meet this course at my beginning level to learn for this field. Thank you.

By Sumangala M C

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May 15, 2020

It is a very good course for American scenario. Since I have a degree in Food and Nutrition which I got almost 50 years ago, I was looking for a course for refreshing my knowledge so that I could volunteer as a nutritionist in a hospital. This course covered only a part of my requirement. However, I enjoyed the program.

Thanks and regards.

By Hannah S

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Jun 6, 2017

Very informative and one of the best courses I've ever taken. Covers every aspect of nutrition thoroughly in order to be healthy as well as some tips on how to lose weight since there is such an obesity epidemic in the United States. I would highly recommend it to anyone looking to become healthier and learn about the food they are eating.

By Jerry E A

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Feb 6, 2017

This has been the best class I've seen on Coursera. The videos are broken up into small clips that are just a few minutes long. The videos are fun to watch as well and the presenter speaks very well which I appreciate. It's hard to understand and take notes when a presenter speaks too quickly or doesn't speak clearly or fails to enunciate.

By Ashly A

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Aug 3, 2024

Soy madre, y tuve que dejar mi carrera profesional de nutrición y dietetica por criar a mi hijo, ver estos cursos enseñando sobre nutrición y mostrando organización con respecto a las comidas, es increíble. Lo mejor de todo es que puedes hacerlo a tu propio ritmo y tiempo, algo que cualquier madre esta agradecida. El curso es maravilloso.

By Viktoriia B

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May 1, 2021

This is a terrific real-life practice course. The information is very clear and structured, aimed at changing habits through the positive. After each lesson, I wanted to go and change or do something different in my diet. There are a lot of puzzles in my head that have come together.

I am very grateful for this course to Mayа and Michael.

By Jay K

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Feb 19, 2021

This is the best course for those who want to start learning about nutrition like me. The course begins with the basic knowledges about nutrition, like macronutrients. Then, as the course proceeds I learned more about how we can actually have healthy life in daily life. Pretty amazing course! excited to have another course from dr. Maya!

By Valeria A L D

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May 3, 2020

An excellent approach to food and health. It goes beyond to just understanding nutrients, it also teaches a lot about the meaning of food, proportions, label reading, and many other skills that are important and relevant both in the health industry and in a day-to-day basis.

I am extremely delighted! Greetings all the way from Lima, Perú.

By Muneera M

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Aug 30, 2023

An eye opener to how much we eat and to me this course opened a pandora box showing me that there is too much processed food in my home which is so unnecessary since I

live in a country which gets good naturally grown food. I am pleased with myself to have started this course and will help me in my food choices for myself

and my family

By christopher h

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May 23, 2022

Truly a life changer. One if not the best online course I've attended. Excelletent material, delivery and purpose. It's about addressing one of the world's biggest problems. . obesity. I'm very glad Standford University made a course for this and also greatful to coursera team for making me a scholar for this course. Cheers to the team.

By Stefan K

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Jan 20, 2020

Good Course. Presenting the basics in a structured, appetising and easy-to-digest way. As a European with interest in health, nutrition and exercise, basically all of it was already known. I'd say even common sense. But that doesn't mean, that this is true for everybody. Highly valuable knowledge every child should learn in school imho.

By Diana J

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Aug 11, 2017

Although I used to practice good health habits, I have been struggling with my relationship with food and other things for the last two years. I have been trying to regain those good habits and build on them, because a healthier lifestyle equates to a happier lifestyle. This course felt like a great step towards that goal. Thank you.

By Jorgelina T

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May 17, 2020

Me encantó todo. El contenido es excelente y va acompañado de la estética de los videos. Los mismos tienen un balance óptimo entre diálogo e imágenes y gráficos que ayudan a comprender los conceptos introducidos. Maya es un encanto en su forma de hablar y de comunicar con lenguaje no verbal. Relmente ha sido una experiencia maravilloda

By Diana I N T

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Feb 8, 2021

Aprendí y disfruté mucho del curso.

Información fácil de entender, con buenos ejemplos y excelentes recomendaciones y tips, incluso hasta recetas saludables. Me encantó.

Muchas gracias por tener este tipo de cursos, creo que todas las personas deberíamos de saber esta información base en relación a la alimentación y salud.

¡Felicidades!

By Tarun K

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Mar 3, 2017

A well organized and informative course relating food to health. If one joins this course as weight loss program then it will be a disappointment. On the contrary, if one wants to gain knowledge about what are the right things to eat and what are the right way to eat in order to maintain a healthy lifestyle then this course is for you

By Jizelle S

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Jun 30, 2022

This course really helped me a lot! It made me value healthy foods even more especially nowadays that we are surrounded of instant, unfresh, unhealthy foods. Thanks for this course and for all the information Dr. Maya has shared. I learned a lot! May you continue making these kind of helpful courses for everyone! Thank you very much!

By Gail S

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Oct 19, 2020

This was such an informative course. I have purchased some of the recommended books to learn more about health and nutrition. I now read nutritional labels very often and pay attention to all food items I am purchasing. I have made lifestyle changes to which I am very proud of. I have recommended this course to my family and friends.

By Caroline H

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May 6, 2020

Really well-done course, very quick to get through as well. I hadn't realised how privileged I am to have grown up in a household where cooking at home and eating at the dinner table were the norm. I will definitely be more mindful of the challenges that people who did not have such an upbringing face when it comes to healthy eating.