Nutrition and Health
Human Microbiome
Your body is not only made up of human cells, but also by trillions of bacteria, fungi and viruses. Together they make up the human microbiome and have a tremendous impact on your health. For example, what you eat and drink impacts the gut microbes of the human gut microbiome.
In the MOOC Nutrition and Health: Human Microbiome, you will learn how the human microbiome plays an important role in maintaining normal gut function, digesting certain nutrients, early life development, behavior and disorders like irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), obesity and diabetes. You will learn how to distinguish fact from fiction about the role of the gut microbiota in health and disease.
Today, important research topics focused on nutrition, health and ageing lay within the study of microbiota composition, function and applicability. This course will help health care professionals gain a basic academic understanding of the human microbiome and the impact on human health. You'll discover the latest academic insights about food fibers, added bacteria, probiotics and microbiology. This knowledge can be applied by health care professionals in their daily practice because gut health is a hot topic, not only among researchers, but especially for health care professionals and consumers alike. Many patients with allergic issues struggle with gut health. Emerging research is connecting an imbalance of the microbiota in the gut microbiome to multiple disease states, including allergies. When finishing this course, you will know about the latest acdemic insights and how to apply them in your daily work.
What you'll learn
- In this course you'll learn that the human microbiome plays an important role in maintaining normal gut function, digesting certain nutrients, early life development, behavior and, disorders like irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), obesity and diabetes. Discover the complexity in maintaining a balanced healthy life and learn:
- How to study the microbiome
- How microbiota impact your health
- Healthy ageing and microbiota
- The relation between diet, genes and microbiota
- Microbial therapies and diagnostics
- How academic knowledge about the microbiome is important forpolicy makers, medical doctors, non-profit organizations and industry
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Length | 6 weeks |
Effort | 6 weeks, 3–5 hours per week |
Starts | On Demand (Start anytime) |
Cost | $169 |
From | Wageningen University & Research, WageningenX via edX |
Instructor | Clara Belzer |
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Language | English |
Subjects | Science Personal Development |
Tags | Biology & Life Sciences Food & Nutrition Health & Safety |
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Rating | Not enough ratings |
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Length | 6 weeks |
Effort | 6 weeks, 3–5 hours per week |
Starts | On Demand (Start anytime) |
Cost | $169 |
From | Wageningen University & Research, WageningenX via edX |
Instructor | Clara Belzer |
Download Videos | On all desktop and mobile devices |
Language | English |
Subjects | Science Personal Development |
Tags | Biology & Life Sciences Food & Nutrition Health & Safety |
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