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Weight Management: Beyond Balancing Calories by Coursera
Course Highlights
- Understand obesity, appetite hormones, and weight set point.
- Identify the main dietary factors that affect weight.
- Recognize underemphasized barriers to weight loss such as stress and inadequate sleep.
- Develop a weight management plan you can follow for life.
Skills you will learn!
Curriculum
11 Topics
Welcome to the Course
Dealing with Something Greater than Willpower
How We Regulate Appetite & Food Intake
Obesity As a Disease of Weight Set Point
Why There's No One-Size-Fits-All Approach to Losing Weight
Course Outline & Grading Information
Week 1
The Science Behind Weight Regain
Weight Set Point & Genetics
Let's Practice!
The Physiology of Appetite
8 Topics
How Processed Foods Interact with Our Biology
The Benefits of Whole Foods
Weight Loss Diet Wars: Is There a Best Diet?
Week 2
Processed Foods & Diet
The Role of Whole Foods
Let's Practice!
Thinking About Your Current Diet
9 Topics
Stress Hormones & Emotional Eating
Exercise & Physical Activity: Powering Your Metabolism
Sleep Deprivation & Appetite
Week 3
Stress
Exercise
Sleep
Let's Practice!
Managing Stress Exercise & Sleep
8 Topics
Conscious Choice Versus Subconscious Habit
How to Consistently Make Healthy Choices
Developing a Better Relationship with Food
Week 4
Environment & Unconscious Choice
How to Be a Mindful Eater
Let's Practice!
Controlling Habits & Emotions
9 Topics
Set Realistic Weight Loss Goals
Unlock Your Set Point
Create a Microenvironment that Supports Your Success
Week 5
Sustainable Weight Loss
Tips for Designing a Better Microenvironment
Helpful Resources for Planning What to Eat
Let's Practice
Creating Your Plan
Weight Management: Beyond Balancing Calories
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