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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

SS

Aug 6, 2020

I really enjoyed doing the course, Very elaborate and informative course. Things are simplified so much that anybody can understand the basics of nutrition which helps in making the wise food choices.

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 asmaa

Dec 2, 2021

simple coarse to improve healthy mind and give good information about food choices

By Alena S

Jun 14, 2018

Short and colourful. Good for beginners. And it has interesting videos of recipes)

By Nikolaj P

Dec 14, 2022

Overall this was quite a good course. A nice intro to the life of living healthy!

By Salma E

Mar 6, 2017

A very nice warming session that stirs awareness into food, nutrition and health.

By Weili H

Jun 10, 2017

It is way too easy and too much of the course has been based on common knowledge

By Swede C

May 19, 2016

I was hoping for something a little more scientific and a little less home-ec-y.

By Laura N

Jun 16, 2021

Está bastante bien si no tienes conocimientos de nutrición pues es muy general.

By Santi G

Oct 25, 2020

Creo que es un curso interesante pero se debería de profundizar más en el tema.

By Shruti S

Apr 25, 2022

Good course should contain more and important information regarding nutrients.

By V. D K

Feb 19, 2020

Would have liked more with the MD's perspective on food, health and nutrition.

By MARION M

Sep 16, 2021

Nice course. Mostly common sense information if you are already health-aware.

By Pat M

Oct 28, 2020

information was great but very basic

i expected a little more from Stanford

By Varenik I

Apr 15, 2020

Мало информации, в основном только базовые знания. Хотелось бы поподробнее.

By Vidar G H

Jul 24, 2019

OK introduction for people with less to no knowledge about food and health.

By Aliya S

Sep 13, 2017

The given information is useful, but i've already known the most part of it

By Saurav

Sep 16, 2022

Did not learn much. Was looking more on the why's which were not answered.

By Martín P

May 11, 2020

Started great, then it became a cooking course :) Not what I was expecting

By Anna C d C M

Apr 17, 2020

Good course but very basic. The title says "introduction" and it means it.

By Griselda S

May 24, 2022

this course was interesting and its necessary to learn how to eat healthy

By Pinco P

Sep 27, 2019

It was a short but interesting course. It wasn't much deep in my opinion.

By Danial S

Jun 22, 2017

Pretty basic information. Not really helpful if you already cook at home.

By Hemant C

Jun 6, 2016

I expected little more in terms of how to structure food habits and diets

By Egor F

Oct 25, 2020

Хотелось бы больше научной информации, курс интересный, но слишком прост

By Charis M

Jun 8, 2020

It was easier than I thought it would be. Not very mentally challenging.