Free Online Nutrition Courses

Gain insights into the science of food and health with nutrition courses. From dietary plans to metabolism, a nutrition course will empower you to make informed decisions about your well-being.

14 Nutrition Courses

Aligning Diet and Exercise

National Academy of Sports Medicine

When considering body composition goals, modifications to both diet and exercise are inevitable. Most often, an individual’s dietary interventions do not align...

Breastfeeding and Adequate Substitutes

Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU)

Ensuring adequate nutrition is essential for infants to reach their full potential, as early-life nutritional imbalances and deficiencies may result in detrimental...

Child Nutrition and Cooking

Stanford University

Eating patterns that begin in childhood affect health and well-being across the lifespan. The culture of eating has changed significantly in recent decades, especially...

Cooking for Busy Healthy People

Stanford University

Cooking is one of the most powerful ways in which we can optimize our enjoyment of great quality food while protecting our health. Even on a tight budget, cooking...

Food Sustainability, Mindful Eating, and Healthy Cooking

Stanford University

This specialization is intended for anyone seeking to improve their health, protect our planet and build a stronger, more positive relationship with food. The courses...

Introduction to Food and Our Environment

Stanford University

This course is designed to help learners around the world become more sustainable eaters. Course videos can be watched in any order. Feel free to explore special...

Making Sense of Supplements

National Academy of Sports Medicine

No matter how hard you try, there is no escaping the endless stream of advertising for all the nutritional supplements out there. From protein and creatine to caffeine...

National Academy of Sports Medicine Nutrition Essentials

National Academy of Sports Medicine

NASM's Nutrition Coaching Essentials enables you to provide evidence-based guidance to those seeking to improve body composition, athletic performance, and health....

Nutrition Education for the Consumer

National Academy of Sports Medicine

Understanding how to eat healthy can be daunting, especially when presented with unfamiliar science. Learn and apply everyday nutrition concepts to your lifestyle...

Nutrition Hot Topics and Controversies

National Academy of Sports Medicine

Within the ever-changing nutrition landscape, it becomes difficult to understand current trending topics. Without a doubt, your friends and neighbors will have questions...

Science of Diet and Exercise

National Academy of Sports Medicine

Changing your health and getting to where you want to be required not only an effective exercise program but a nutrition program that will complement your goals....

Stanford Introduction to Food and Health

Stanford University

Around the world, we find ourselves facing global epidemics of obesity, Type 2 Diabetes and other predominantly diet-related diseases. To address these public health...

Understanding Obesity

The University of Edinburgh

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...

食品安全與毒理 (Food Safety & Toxicology)

National Taiwan University

「民以食為天!」 歷史的發展伴隨著糧食資源豐富的區域,古中國流傳至今的這句話說明了「吃」是多麼重要的一件事,求得三餐溫飽遂成為那個時代的人的生活中心。但相較於遠古時代,現今的人們較少為了「吃飽」而煩惱,而自此衍生而出的是「不只吃飽,更要吃好」,開始追求大魚大肉、滿漢全席;開始改變烹調方法,煎煮炒炸、煙燻、醃製;開始利用食品加工的技術為食物加上各式各樣的顏色與味道。...