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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

CS

Aug 26, 2019

Very informative and useful. I'm from India and I look forward to study more about nutritional values of different foods. This course gave me a head-start and information to pursue my goal. Thank You!

NI

Dec 5, 2020

Foods and us have a relationship, and this course defines that relationship. Personally, this course provides positive experience for me in regards of food, meal preparation, and eating in moderation.

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By Jo s b c

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Sep 18, 2021

useful tips!

By Brenda S

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Apr 1, 2022

simple info

By Inna G

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Jan 31, 2022

Very simple

By Silvia G

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Apr 15, 2021

thank you !

By Virginie F

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Jan 25, 2023

High level

By H B

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May 24, 2021

too simple

By María T B

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Sep 24, 2020

Muy basico

By Maria A M

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Oct 19, 2016

Very basic

By Nico A M

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Oct 19, 2024

Muy corto

By Naomi A

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Dec 1, 2022

Excellent

By ABHISHA S S U

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Mar 16, 2021

very nice

By Roberto G

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Jun 1, 2020

Too basic

By Martín R

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May 20, 2020

Too basic

By Europe

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Mar 31, 2020

Too easy

By Akanksha K

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Jun 23, 2022

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By Deleted A

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May 5, 2021

Testing

By Nagavaidheeswaran

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Nov 2, 2022

super

By Mohamed E

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Feb 7, 2022

Good

By Sriya

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Oct 30, 2024

good

By FAROOQ

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Sep 14, 2024

GOOD

By Nock d

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Apr 5, 2024

good

By Khaled B

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Jun 12, 2023

GOOD

By Alba L B

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Jul 24, 2022

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By Bogdan J

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Nov 28, 2022

It's not completely bad, and I suppose for a complete beginner, maybe an American person who had multiple generations living off fast food and never having chopped an onion is a really cool introductory class, but otherwise I haven't learnt anything now. Not a single thing! And some of the information is geniunely misleading , even the interview cuts are almost suspicious as how biased they are towards the meat and milk industry. It really breaks my heart to see how corrupted information these days is and how little it is questioned in the best case scenario, and down right intentioanlly misleading in the worst case scenario. I'm geniunely surprised to see a medical staff be either misinformed or misinform others on purpose by the presures or incentives of the meat and dariy industry. I would personally not recomment this class and I'm happy I didn't make the certificate and waste money on this. Giving them the benefit of the doubt, it is ALWAYS problematic to take nutrition advice from medical staff that has typically had less training in it than you yourself have. I mean seriously, it's abuse of social status and academic title. No one would accept to be cut open and have a surgery from a doctor of physics, just because they have the title of doctor in their name. So why do we accept nutritional advice or in this case an actual course ! from someone who clearly isn't a trained nutritionist or health expert. Beware ! Medics are NOT health experts, they are disease experts ! It is NOT the same thing!

By -_

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Jan 11, 2018

While the information provided was helpful in some cases, I highly disagree with the staff behind this writing that veganism is, quote, "the least sustainable method" as a food solution. That's simply untrue to say; that spreads misinformation about the lifestyle choice, and only further encourages people to not consider it for themselves. I understand trying to be reasonable, as the common western citizen consumes meat and dairy and God forbid you hurt anyone's feelings, but there is no need to spread mistruths for the sake of saving someone's feelings. Overall it was a good course, and I'm grateful to have learned something through Stanford, I just disagree with a lot of the information presented within the course (namely, that veganism is unsustainable and that fish is safe, and furthermore nutritious to eat - spoiler, it really isn't, and overfishing is a serious issue that this course seems to mention nothing of at all when discussing it as a food choice). Plus, a lot of what was discussed, I was already educated on. So I sincerely wish it was more in-depth, thorough, and more respectful to dietary/lifestyle choices outside of the omnivore perspective. Thank you to both the Stanford and Coursera communities for providing this course as a tool to better health and wellness in this world that often makes it feel almost impossible.