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This concludes the course on the 
fundamentals of human nutrition. 

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Over the past ten weeks, you've developed 
the background for continued learning in 

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nutritional science. 
This course is not only illustrated how 

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food is essential to life. 
but also how our food is literally a part 

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of us. 
You looked at food at the microscopic 

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level and discovered how elements then go 
on to function at the macroscopic level. 

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Look back at your mind map. 
Do you think there are more branches you 

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could add as you learn more about the 
nutrition, the nutritional science? 

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You've created a map in the shape of a 
person. 

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So imagine, adding more complex concepts 
to the head, the body, and all of the 

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limbs, creating details in your mind map. 
So that the very words of your mind map, 

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every detail of nutrition, becomes the 
muscle tissue, the nervous system, the 

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cardiovascular system of our human model. 
When you compared your mind map to those 

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of your classmates, how were they 
different? How might the similarities and 

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differences in your mind map outline and 
parallel the nutritional similarities and 

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differences between individuals? In this 
course, you've had the opportunity to 

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study nutrition concepts that are the 
same for all humans, 

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as well as compare nutritional science 
and dietetics across the globe. 

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You travel to another country, you try to 
eat well while abroad and learned how 

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nutrition recommendations differ from 
country to country, even though, our 

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overall nutritional requirements and how 
our bodies use nutrients is pretty much 

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the same. 
I began this course stating that we are 

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what we eat. 
And now, you can understand how this is 

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literally true. 
When we consider the aspects of human 

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growth, development, health, disease 
prevention, and longevity, nutrition's at 

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the center of it all. 
You've learned that nutrition is science. 

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But it is by no means simple. 
Although we're biochemical organisms, the 

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choices we make, our history, 
backgrounds, cultures, traditions, 

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environments, resources, situations and 
even futures play a role in how we eat. 

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We might be able to simplify nutrition to 
basic scientific facts. But in reality, 

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preventing malnutrition is not 
necessarily simple. 

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As research in nutritional science and 
clinical nutrition progress, we'll likely 

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continue to make new discoveries, 
refer to our history, and be faced with 

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novel challenges. 
During this course, 

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you are the clinician. Reviewing medical 
information and making a nutrition 

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diagnosis and a recommendation. 
And future physicians might do best to 

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follow suit. 
Collaborate with nutrition professionals 

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and consider their patient's nutrition. 
And they're diagnosis. 

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Perhaps, you took this course to educate 
yourself. 

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Maybe it's a first step in a career path 
in nutrition, or maybe you're looking to 

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incorporate nutritional science and 
education into what you already do. 

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Whatever your reason, I encourage you to 
pass it on. 

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Be educated and become the educator. 
Finally, as you continue to learn about 

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nutrition, come back to the basics and 
beware of misinformation. 

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Better yet, be a nutrition, be a 
nutrition myth buster. 

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When researching and reading, always 
consider the source. 

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Beware of extremes, and think critically. 
If you go on to teach others, either 

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clinically or personally, remember, think 
of your audience, share good information, 

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dispel the bad information, and strive to 
promote viral learning so that knowledge 

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of good nutrition continues to spread. 
Thank you.