UU - Unravelling solutions for Future Food problems
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Unravelling solutions for Future Food problems at Coursera Overview
Duration | 15 hours |
Total fee | Free |
Mode of learning | Online |
Difficulty level | Beginner |
Official Website | Explore Free Course  |
Credential | Certificate |
Unravelling solutions for Future Food problems at Coursera Highlights
- Earn a shareable certificate upon completion.
- Flexible deadlines according to your schedule.
Unravelling solutions for Future Food problems at Coursera Course details
- Our society depends on the availability of food and accessibility to it. According to the United Nations nearly 800 million people are hungry and on the other hand, over 650 million people are obese. While many people in developing countries experience food shortage, in industrialized countries people are throwing food away.
- These facts show how paradoxical and complex the world?s food problem is.
- ln this course, more than 10 food researchers from Utrecht University will address the main issues of food consumption. They will handle two interrelated themes; Food shortage and Healthy choices. You will learn to identify the key ingredients of the world?s food challenges and to think about the solutions for enabling changes in the current food system.
- We will also look at the possible sustainable solutions for several accut issues: the demands of the growing human population, the role of nutrition, and the need to understand food choices in order to have healthier diet and consider the possibilities of alternative foods.
- We invite you to join us on an interdisciplinary journey through the world food problems. You will gain new knowledge and insights that will help you form your own opinion on these subjects and make better choices in your food consumption.
- We hope you will enjoy the course!
- The Future Food Team
Unravelling solutions for Future Food problems at Coursera Curriculum
Introduction Future Food & Food Shortage Part I
Welcome to this course!
Introducing the theme - Food Shortage
Production limiting factors
Vulnerability to famines
Welcome to the course!
Food shortage or distribution problem?
Shortage and production in context
Food Shortage Part II: Sustainable solutions
The role of genetics in dealing with the environment
Control of disease and spoilage in plants
Disease control in animals: Animal health
Learning from nature
Accepting alternative foods
Closure theme - Food shortage
Plant production in context
Animal welfare
Healthy Choices Part I: Food & Health
Introducing the theme - Healthy choices
Functionality of foods and dietary patterns
Early life nutrition
Interface gastrointestinal tract (GIT) and microbiotica
Food allergy
Obesity
Mother milk vs infant formula
Gastrointestinal development and function
Food allergy
Interesting topic?
What is nutrition?
Microbiomes in plants
GIT development and function
Healthy Choices Part II: Food-related behavior and interventions
Introducing food related behavior
Psychological determinants of (un)healthy eating
Economic/environmental determinants of (un)healthy eating
Interventions aimed at individuals (Voedingscentrum)
Interventions aimed at individuals
Interventions aimed at the environment
Political/economical interventions
Interventions aimed at the environment
Closure theme - Healthy choices
Recap theme - Healthy choices
An interdisciplinary approach to food
Closure
Final survey
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