Courses Obesity: Balanced diets and treatment

Obesity: Balanced diets and treatment

This free Open Learn course looks at the science behind obesity, examining the dietary, physiological and genetic aspects of the topic.

Cost: £0.00 | Free for all users

1 sessions • Self paced course

Course type: self-paced

Level: Beginner

Host: Open Learn

Course content

1. Obesity: Balanced diets and treatment

"Self-paced"

The incidence of obesity is on the increase in affluent societies, and the phenomenon commands increasing attention from health professionals, legislators and the media.

This free course with Open Learn looks at the science behind obesity, examining the dietary, physiological and genetic aspects of the topic.

After studying this course, you should be able to:

list the six key nutrient groups and explain their role in a healthy diet
understand and calculate body mass index (BMI), and use such calculations to predict desirable weight ranges for individuals
explain the importance of a balanced diet, in terms of energy intake
explain how genetic and environmental variables may interact to produce variability in human body weight and adiposity, both within and across generations
apply an understanding of gene–environment interactions to possible explanations of variability in body weight and adiposity

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