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Understanding Obesity (Coursera)

In this course, we’ll look at the facts and misconceptions around obesity and discuss key physiological and psychological concepts around the brain’s control of appetite and body weight. We’ll consider the biological and environmental pressures that make it easy to gain weight (and hard to lose it!). Most importantly, [...]

Weight Management: Beyond Balancing Calories (Coursera)

Across the globe, more people are suffering from obesity than at any other time in our history. Why has obesity become so common and so challenging? In this course, we will look at the root cause of obesity, as explained by the latest science. We will see how our [...]

Brain and Behavior: Regulating Body Weight (FutureLearn)

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Brain and Behavior: Regulating Body Weight (FutureLearn)
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Explore the environmental and biological factors that influence our appetite and food choices, and regulate our body weight. This online course will cover the environmental and biological factors that contribute to the regulation of body weight and our control of food intake.