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Nutrition Science

The real science of food and health — the field itself, macro- and micronutrients, energy balance, food quality, fiber and bioactives, dietary patterns, and how to read the evidence.

10 lessons·~3h·⭐ 1,680 XP·🏆 Certificate on completion
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Module 1 — Nutrition Foundations

The field itself, and the nutrients that make up your food.

  1. 1
    What Is Nutrition Science?
    The field, its limits, and how to think about it
    14 min
    ⭐ 165
  2. 2
    Macronutrients
    Fueling your cells
    16 min
    ⭐ 165
  3. 3
    Micronutrients
    The essential cofactors
    15 min
    ⭐ 155
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Module 2 — Energy & Metabolism

How food becomes energy, and what metabolic health means.

  1. 1
    Energy Balance & Calories
    The physics — and biology — of calories
    15 min
    ⭐ 170
  2. 2
    Metabolic Health
    Blood sugar and insulin
    17 min
    ⭐ 175
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Module 3 — Food Quality

Why HOW a food is made matters as much as its nutrients.

  1. 1
    Whole vs. Ultra-Processed Foods
    Why processing matters beyond the label
    15 min
    ⭐ 175
  2. 2
    Fiber & the Gut Microbiome
    Feeding the bacteria that shape your health
    15 min
    ⭐ 160
  3. 3
    Bioactives: Food as Medicine
    The plant compounds that act like medicine
    15 min
    ⭐ 170
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Module 4 — Eating Well for Life

Patterns that last, and judging the endless claims.

  1. 1
    Dietary Patterns That Last
    Why the whole diet beats any single food
    16 min
    ⭐ 175
  2. 2
    Reading Nutrition Claims
    Your filter for a noisy field
    15 min
    ⭐ 170