Coursera has a free class starting Monday in Nutrition

ApexLeader
ApexLeader Posts: 580 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
Fundamentals of Human Nutrition

https://www.coursera.org/course/humannutrition

the course is totally free. you only need to spend some time with it each week (4-10 hours according to the website). The professor teaching it is a Ph D from the University of Florida (Kristina von Castel-Roberts). You even get a certificate that you completed it as long as you do the required work.

Everything is online.
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  • Hadabetter
    Hadabetter Posts: 942 Member
    Awesome. Thanks. I'm already a member, and I love Coursera!
  • ApexLeader
    ApexLeader Posts: 580 Member
    Awesome. Thanks. I'm already a member, and I love Coursera!

    hell yeah. who can beat free education? knowledge is power
  • AnvilHead
    AnvilHead Posts: 18,343 Member
    Thanks for the heads-up, never heard of Coursera before. Looks like it may be a good online class.

    I poked around the site a bit, here's another good one that's upcoming (no dates announced yet):

    https://www.coursera.org/course/nutritionforhealth

    [ETA:] Just registered for the Nutrition for Health course.
  • Lift_This_
    Lift_This_ Posts: 2,756 Member
    i checked it out, it sounds super interesting....so i signed up.
  • MaraDiaz
    MaraDiaz Posts: 4,604 Member
    Thanks! Signing up!
  • ApexLeader
    ApexLeader Posts: 580 Member
    Thanks for the heads-up, never heard of Coursera before. Looks like it may be a good online class.

    I poked around the site a bit, here's another good one that's upcoming (no dates announced yet):

    https://www.coursera.org/course/nutritionforhealth

    that looks good also, but i have to warn people that i signed up for organic chemistry I like 8 months ago and the course is just starting. it was listed as "upcoming" the entire time until they informed me it would start 2 weeks ago. just a heads up.
  • Cr01502
    Cr01502 Posts: 3,614 Member
    Cool stuff.

    Thank you.
  • meshashesha2012
    meshashesha2012 Posts: 8,329 Member
    thanks!

    i just registered.

    :happy:
  • Hadabetter
    Hadabetter Posts: 942 Member
    Awesome. Thanks. I'm already a member, and I love Coursera!

    Took about 2 minutes.
    Coursera_zps300a018f.jpg

    For those of you unfamiliar with Coursera, here is a great little introduction.
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6FvJ6jMGHU
  • fightininggirl
    fightininggirl Posts: 792 Member
    thanks I signed up. am very interested in taking the nutritional courses. if they have any on fitness also.
  • AnvilHead
    AnvilHead Posts: 18,343 Member
    thanks I signed up. am very interested in taking the nutritional courses. if they have any on fitness also.
    Here's one I found:

    https://www.coursera.org/course/exphys
  • bboop123
    bboop123 Posts: 1
    I would love to join let me know thanks
  • fightininggirl
    fightininggirl Posts: 792 Member
    I want to take every nutrition and fitness course also. I have been told I should be a fitness trainer and help overweight people get healthy this will give me the means to work on myself first and help others. thanks bunches. for sharing this so my dream can be reality.:smile:
  • TheRealParisLove
    TheRealParisLove Posts: 1,907 Member
    I'm already signed up! See you in class :flowerforyou:
  • VelociMama
    VelociMama Posts: 3,119 Member
    Bookmarking this page for later. Hoping there is another course available later in the year.
  • nuttyfamily
    nuttyfamily Posts: 3,394 Member
    Thanks.
  • courtneymal17
    courtneymal17 Posts: 672 Member
    I signed up too! Actually for all three of the courses that are listed lol! Thanks!
  • Lleldiranne
    Lleldiranne Posts: 5,516 Member
    bumping so I can find the sites again later. Interested in personal training (and nutrition is tied in with it!).
  • ApexLeader
    ApexLeader Posts: 580 Member
    Bookmarking this page for later. Hoping there is another course available later in the year.

    there will be. coursera is getting bigger so i expect there to be even more specialized courses dealing with nutrition (i'm speculating though so i could be full of crap)
  • VelociMama
    VelociMama Posts: 3,119 Member
    Bookmarking this page for later. Hoping there is another course available later in the year.

    there will be. coursera is getting bigger so i expect there to be even more specialized courses dealing with nutrition (i'm speculating though so i could be full of crap)

    I hope so. It looks like a good class.
  • MaraDiaz
    MaraDiaz Posts: 4,604 Member
    I've signed up for several courses. OP you are my new favorite sociopath. This site is fantastic and thank you for posting it!
  • Cr01502
    Cr01502 Posts: 3,614 Member
    thanks I signed up. am very interested in taking the nutritional courses. if they have any on fitness also.
    Here's one I found:

    https://www.coursera.org/course/exphys

    Awesome bro.

    Thanks.
  • TNR32
    TNR32 Posts: 110 Member
    Bumping for later
  • Denjo060
    Denjo060 Posts: 1,008
    cool thanks for the info
  • SmartAlec03211988
    SmartAlec03211988 Posts: 1,896 Member
    Very nice! I signed up.
  • sunnyside1213
    sunnyside1213 Posts: 1,205 Member
    I signed up. I can't wait.
  • mtabh
    mtabh Posts: 128 Member
    I have signed up for this already. Super excited about it!
  • Jongfaith
    Jongfaith Posts: 195
    Was just thinking to myself today that I need to find some new goals and was going to look into some courses! Perfect timing Thank YOU!! signed up!
  • shandybrown
    shandybrown Posts: 17
    I have taken a few Coursera courses. They are great. I was surprised at the huge response the site gets. My first course had over 25 thousand students! They vary quite a bit about what you can do to get extra recognition.I am signed up for the Fundamentals of Human Nutrition class. It looks like it is going to be a very comprehensive class.

    I got an email several days ago about the new Signature Track Verified Certificate option for the Nutrition for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention class starting Jan 28. I am excited about that class too.
  • singledj
    singledj Posts: 147 Member
    Very cool.. Thanks for sharing the info. I have already registered and signed up for four classes!! And I can see many more in my future. Like someone else already mentioned "knowledge is power"

    Good luck everyone that signs up!!

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