Understanding Obesity
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This course looks at obesity, involving you in:
- discussions on key physiological and psychological concepts around the brain’s control of appetite and body weight
- consideration of biological and environmental pressures reflection on your own knowledge and assumptions.
We deliver course materials as a mixture of videos, podcasts and short readings. In the final project you are invited to demonstrate your evidence-informed understanding and express how you'll develop it beyond the course. An insightful course for anyone interested in understanding different perspectives on how we tackle this global issue.
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Learner reviewsI learned how obesity is more than a health problem - it is also an economic problem. We need to create new policies and be more aware about this epidemic illness.
Summary
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Type of courseShort course: Study a subject through videos, articles, discussions or quizzes.
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Cost and certificationFree, with option to upgrade for a certificate
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Duration4 weeks
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Weekly effort2-3 hours
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Difficulty levelIntroductory: No previous knowledge required
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Learning platformCourseraPlatform image