Obesity: Causes and Consequences

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12 h
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  • From www.futurelearn.com
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  • 4 Sequences
  • Introductive Level
  • Starts on 1 мая 2016
  • Ends on 5 мая 2016

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Syllabus

Obesity is changing the world we live in. Across a wide range of sectors - from the food industry to clothing design - we see the impact of the world’s growing waistline. Perhaps the biggest impact obesity has is on our physical and psychological health, and the organisations and institutions that care for us. Investigate the causes and consequences of obesity In this free online course, we’ll investigate how modern life is increasing levels of obesity around the world, and the wide-ranging consequences this has on individual lives and society as a whole. We’ll explore the impact of abundant, cheap, high-calorie fast food; sedentary lifestyles; changing modes of transport; and increasing urbanisation. Over four weeks, we’ll ask: How do we define and measure obesity? What are the causes of obesity? What are the consequences of obesity on health? How is research into obesity helping us to understand the issue? Take a multidisciplinary approach to obesity Specialists from the University of Reading’s School of Chemistry, Food and Pharmacy will guide you through the latest research in the field, and discuss how a multidisciplinary approach can help tackle the obesity epidemic. If you’re a healthcare professional, this course will offer you a taste of the University’s Certificate in Obesity Management.

Prerequisite

None.

Instructors

  • Angela Alexander

Platform

FutureLearn est une plate-forme d'apprentissage proposant des formations en ligne ouvertes à tous (MOOC)

Fondée en Décembre 2012, la société est entièrement détenue par l'Open University à Milton Keynes, en Angleterre.

Elle est la 1ère plateforme offrant des MOOC au Royaume-Uni, avec à son actif plus d'une cinquantaine d'universités partenaires provenant du Royaume Uni mais aussi du reste du monde.

FutureLearn se différencie également par des partenariats avec des entités non-universitaires comme le British Museum, le British Council, la British Library et la national Film and Television School.

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