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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

PE

Oct 18, 2021

This course taught me a lot about the components of food! Processed and non-processed food which was the best food of all. I will be happy to spread this healthy dietary ways to my family and friends!

AD

Jun 16, 2019

Though It's a very (very very) basic course, it provided clear information, which acts as a kind of wake-up-call for not abusing on processed foods. I'll definitely adjust my diet based on it. Thanks!

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By Zyia N

Oct 19, 2024

Where is my Certificate ???

By Barbara S C

May 6, 2024

It was any minimal course.

By susvithar

Dec 26, 2023

only interview based course

By Elena

Aug 4, 2019

Created by Captain Obvious

By Yusuf M A

Apr 21, 2021

Should have been longer.

By deepak k

May 6, 2020

Gaining few of knowledge

By K

Jul 29, 2023

Very basic knowledge

By Bulat K

Apr 2, 2023

Not very deep course

By José V d C

Oct 23, 2016

Very basic knowledge

By Leyton S

Jan 22, 2016

Not in depth enough

By Elena K A

Feb 19, 2016

Not much content

By Hamad A

Aug 21, 2021

very basic

By Maria L

Dec 16, 2017

very basic

By Tod B

Oct 6, 2020

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By khalid a

May 5, 2024

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By Steven M

Mar 28, 2022

So much outdated nutritional information! This course tarnishes the Stanford brand. Do yourself a favor, skip this course and read a book by an actual nutritional expert. Google: The China Study by T. Colin Campbell, The Starch Solution, Dr. Neal Barnard PCRM, Fiber Fueled, and so many more who had been preaching the answer since at least the 80's.

The answer is simple, eat a diet of diverse plants. I was hoping this course would delve deeper and present it in a way that made it accesible to a wide audience.

Very disappointed.

By Savich I

Oct 9, 2020

Waste of time. Didn't expect this from any university.

Basic nutritionology course looks like an advertisement for a cook book from the lecturer of this course with recipes that I would not cook for myself, not only for children (fried, flour, sweet, food of animal origin). As if this lecturer still lives in the last century and is trying to teach us to eat rightI. I can find more advanced nutritional information in youtube or instagram. Only many making, no science and health care. Wouldn't recommend!

By W. H

May 10, 2018

Very basic information, great if this is your first time learning about food and health, but if you've ever read a Michael Pollin book on the subject of food, no new information. Not the sort of college class I would have expected from Stanford. The cooking videos with the gal and her kids are actually adorable, and had some cool gluten free recipes associated with them. Not sure it was worth slogging through the rest of the class for, so skip to the end.

By shilpa D

Apr 18, 2021

Very subjective course. At one point they say 'don't look at the centre isles of supermarket where packaged goods are kept' and then they say 'always keep tinned fish at home?!'

I was also wondering that why a school so famous for medicine could not find a nutritionist for interview and instead had to choose a prof in journalism for discussions about nutrition ?!! So strange!

By Michelle D v

Jan 25, 2023

it's looks more like a very very long health commercial for american television.

Has really very little new information. It's not bad to watch it, as it might bring some understanding to eating behaviors but i watched it on 1.25 speed to go way faster through the biggest food commercial of america. Could have been so much more! Really disappointing of Stanford

By Madeline t

Mar 15, 2021

This was more like a documentary than what I would call a course. I was expecting a scientific approach to the subject. Nonetheless, this "course" highlights very well the cultural gap between Europe and the US so if you are from Europe (mostly France, Italy, Spain...) don't waste your time as I just did!

By Chris R

May 1, 2021

This started off being quite fun and informative, then just turned into an advert for Grokker, Michael Pollan's books and Maya's gluten-free books and videos. Add in the outrageous misinformation about non-organic foods being "pesticide laden" and it reduces to the level of a well orchestrated farce.

By Flor P

Jan 5, 2017

I was expecting much more from a Stanford or Coursera course. Lack of scientific evidence .Processed foods have become an easy villain among many people and the idea that processed foods are dangerous to our health and the responsible for all our problems is a mistake. Very disappointing.

By Mariana M

Aug 13, 2022

Não façam. O certificado vem com um belo "sem créditos autorizados pela stanford" estampado, além de, apesar de toda propagando com numero de horas antes de iniciar o curso, isso tb nao vir no diploma. Uma bela de uma propaganda enganosa. Tentando um reebolso ja!

By Dyakova N

Jun 24, 2018

Курс оказался очень низким по уровню предоставленных знаний. В стране, где я живу, у каждого есть кухня и никого не нужно учить готовить элементарную еду. Что вредно есть транс-жиры и так давно всем понятно. Ничего полезного я для себя не извлекла.