Hello Students,

The extra credit assignments are open today (March 13th) and close on March 27th.

Extra Credit Quiz:

• Worth 20 points (10 multiple choice questions).

• A comprehensive overview of class material.

Food Tracker Survey:

• Worth 20 points (13 short survey questions).

• Contains food tracker and demographic questions.

Thank you,

UF Coursera Support Team

Wed 13 Mar 2013 8:12 PM CET

Chapter 8

8.1 – Skim/read briefly
8.2 – WEEK 8
8.3 – SKIP
8.4 – Just recognize which vitamins are antioxidants and next week which minerals are antioxidants the remaining subsections are background for anyone interested but not test material
8.5 – Skim/read briefly, good information but I will not test chemical names
8.51 – SKIP
8.52 – SKIP
8.53 – Skim/read briefly
8.54 – READ
8.55 – Skim to understand how foods contribute vitamin E
8.6 – Overview, read but I will not test chemistry
8.61 – SKIP
8.62 – Understand the importance of vitamin C in the maintenance of collagen
8.63 – READ
8.64 –READ
8.7 - WEEK 8 – including sub sections

Chapter 9

9.1 – WEEK 8 – including subsections
9.2 - WEEK 8 – including subsections
9.3 – Overview, skim
9.31 – Just recognize that Thiamin = TPP and is essential in energy metabolism, this will be covered again in the metabolism section
9.32 – Recognize Thiamin deficiency leads to BeriBeri
9.4 – Overview, skim
9.41 – Riboflavin = FAD… more on this in metabolism section but we will not go into detail on each area FAD works – primarily understand that riboflavin is also key in energy production
9.42 - READ
9.5 – Overview, again do not worry about chemistry
9.51 – Like Thiamin and Riboflavin, Niacin is needed in energy synthesis and we will cover more on NAD in the metabolism section
9.52 – READ
9.6 – SKIP
9.7 – Overview – do not worry about chemistry
9.71 – Understand like the previous vitamins that b6 works as an enzyme in energy production and other reactions
9.72 – READ
9.8 – SKIP including subsections

Chapter 10

10.0 - Summary of B12 and folate
10.1 – Skim, a good overview but understand only that the difference between Folate and Folic acid is that the natural form is more complex and needs to be broken down, in this synthetic folic acid is more bioavailable
10.11 – READ
10.12 – READ
10.2 – Skim, a good overview but do not learn chemistry, do recognize the complexity of vitamin B12 digestion and absorption do not worry about memorizing each step but this help you see how B12 can be more susceptible to impairment of absorption if the gut is not healthy, or if you lack the transporters.
10.21 – READ
10.22 – READ
10.3 – SKIP

Chapter 11

11.1 – READ, do not memorize all chemistry but know how cholesterol becomes vitamin D
1.11 – READ
1.12 – READ
1.13 – WEEK 8 with Calcium
1.14 – WEEK 8 with Calcium
1.15 – SKIP
1.16 - READ
11.2 – WEEK 8
11.3– WEEK 8
11.4– WEEK 8
11.5 – Skim, do not worry about chemistry
11.51- READ
11.52 - READ
11.6 – Skim, do not worry about chemistry
11.61 – Skim, understand these can be activated to vitamin A
11.62 – SKIP
11.63 – SKIP
11.64 – READ
11.65 - READ
11.7– WEEK 8
11.8– WEEK 8
11.9– WEEK 8

Tue 5 Mar 2013 5:49 PM CET

To clear up some confusion:

- You are to plan a 5 day food plan
- You only need to meet a calorie range no goal for fat, protein, carbs, vitamins, minerals
- You should think about what any dietary limitations/changes might mean for the nutrients you need
- You do not have to partner but can and then can swap food ideas
- Some of you have traveled a lot and this may seem straight forward but many have not
- You can use any tracker and then send your food plan via a word processing program list foods and calories followed by the summary questions (so you can look up each food and even paste it into excel)
- 3 unique foods dishes might be... I will try eating goat meat (look up goat meat vs a dish with goat meat); I will try
Gelbwurst (find a company that reports nutrition); I will try Quinoa.... I will try Squid..... I will try Curd.... I will try seaweed.... If you have a lot of restrictions this may be harder but do not plan to the extreme.

EXAMPLE: I am Pesco-ovo-lacto-tarian and have Gluten intolerance. When I visit family in the very small town of Wittorf Germany I am limited. I eat mostly fresh garden veggies, milk, and eggs all from local farms, and very little fish. I add home made dressings to salads which I would not normally do as much but in this case I could spare the calories. I will eat more potato based dishes and less fish. I will not have most beans I like, tofu or curd available but the small grocery does have black beans. Unique foods there would be: white asparagus - I have never found that in my area of the US but eat it there; Cabbage and potato casserole - I could make this at home but usually do not ant it is a regional favorite; Gurkensalat - again I could make this at home since I know how my mom made it but this is also a regional dish. The idea here is to recognize what is a regional dish vs a dish you only find there. Longer term I worry about my protein intake unless I eat more eggs than I would at home. I would feel frustrated I could not eat a lot of interesting breads they only make there and I know my family loves Torte but without alternative flour I can not eat that. It is surprising to me that the foods are kept as local as they are and that even now little is imported.

Fri 1 Mar 2013 4:37 PM CET

Hello Students,

The issue with the lecture in week 6 has been resolved.

https://class.coursera.org/humannutrition-001/lecture/23

Please make sure to delete the cache in your internet browser and refresh the page.

Also, we have extended the quiz 6 deadline to March 11^th.

Thank you,

UF Coursera Support Team

Thu 28 Feb 2013 8:44 PM CET

Students - many of you asked for the complete reading set rather than key chapters. This week we posted them all. You will also see a pdf of compiled chapters with my notes as to what to focus on for study. The complete notes are useful if you need to better understand a topic or want to know more, but they are in greater depth than you need to know in some cases. Thank you also to wiki book contributors - this will be the course text in the future and will ensure the entire focus matched the course.

Annotated Reading

Dr von Castel-Roberts

Tue 19 Feb 2013 5:30 PM CET

Hello Students,

The extra credit will be a quiz:

• Worth 20 points (10 multiple choice questions x 2 points each).
• General overview of the material covered in the class.
• Available during weeks 9 and 10.

Thank you,

UF Coursera Support Team

Fri 15 Feb 2013 9:36 PM CET

In response to a discussion post from a student considering not completing as the course content was more advanced than anticipated, I would like to address all students of Fundamentals of Human Nutrition

Let me give some guidance in the hopes you will continue the course. This course is based on a sophomore level college course and is meant to provide a foundation for continued leaning in nutrition. The basics include biochemical, clinical, health, and educational components. In order to work with the wide array of backgrounds and learners we are considering all student feedback and have added opportunities for improved scores. The readings do go into detail, but there are ways to learn at your own level. The basic student with less science back ground might take these steps: 1. Read the textbook sections first like you would a news article, not taking notes, but building a basic image of what is being explained and defined; in addition not going to external links in the reading. 2. Watching the videos for the week and taking notes. 3. Opening the quiz (you have 4 attempts now) to see what you are tested on. 4. Going back and reading again with your lecture notes next to you and the quiz questions in mind. 4. Discovering the correct answer to the quiz questions at your own level - what does this question ask... why is it important... what does this mean for my understanding of nutrition.... If you are taking this class to improve your health and dietary intake - yes there is more information than you may have expected, but this is also an opportunity to learn about how you learn, what you really want to know and consider how the biochemistry might play a role in you life long term.

The goal of the diet analysis assignments is to look critically at your intake, so spend more time on this if that is your main goal. The wikibook is for advanced students looking to summarize their learning and be a part of an organic growing open source textbook - which incidentally will be the next iteration's textbook.

While you are all learning so are we - we are learning how to better represent the goals of the course, how to optimize technical components, how to refine instructions and expectations, what levels and types of information students are looking for, and how to offer a complete learning experience.

I ask you to stay and be a part of the learning experience - we will take all concerns into consideration this round and keep note specifically of how to serve all students. With this we will be considerate when final grades are sent out and completion certificates awarded.

Hope that eases some concern and that you will choose to stay and keep being a part of the conversation.

Thank you

Dr von Castel-Roberts

Fri 8 Feb 2013 3:06 AM CET

Hello Students,

Great news! We will be providing opportunities for extra credit.

We will release an announcement next week with more details.

Thank you,

UF Coursera Support Team

Thu 7 Feb 2013 9:58 PM CET

Hello Students,

We are working diligently to answer your questions and respond to your concerns in the forums. In order for us to respond more efficiently, please ensure you are putting your issues and questions in the proper forum. For example, all technical issues should be placed in the Technical Feedback forum.

Also, make sure to read through all the posts before starting a new post. It is possible that the issue you are experiencing has been addressed or solved by our staff or another student.

Thank you,

UF Coursera Support Team

Thu 7 Feb 2013 9:51 PM CET

Hello Students,

In response to your requests, we have made updates to the quizzes:

• We have extended the number of attempts from two (2) to four (4).


• Scores will be given after you submit the quiz and the correct answers will be available after the due date.

To view the correct answers after the quiz is closed:

• Click Quizzes (located in the Coursera menu on the left).


• Find the desired week (e.g. Week 1 Quiz) and click the arrow to expand.


• Click on the Show Previous Attempts button at the bottom of that week.


• Click the Review link to the right.

Note: To submit the quiz, make sure to select the Honor Code at the bottom of the page.

This will enable the Submit Answers button.

Thank you,

UF Coursera Support Team

Wed 6 Feb 2013 4:57 PM CET

Students

We appreciate your feedback and patience with the technical concerns. The team is reading your posts including myself, the instructor. If you would like a timelier or more direct response I recommencement choosing the discussion board carefully and beginning the post subject with a keyword such as "instructor - " or "technical staff - " In addition, I am seeing wonderful responses from students themselves, and while I can vote for them I can not always highlight an outstanding response. Please do search before posting anew.

Thank you!

Dr von castel-Roberts

Wed 30 Jan 2013 7:28 PM CET

Hello students,

Peer Assessments do not work in Internet Explorer 9.

For a list of recommended browsers and other computer requirements, please visit:

http://help.coursera.org/customer/portal/articles/823684-what-kind-of-computer-and-web-browser-do-i-need-

Also, please make sure to download and install the latest version of Adobe Reader: http://get.adobe.com/reader/

Thank you,

UF Coursera Support Team

Tue 29 Jan 2013 8:14 PM CET

Students,

To respond to your discussion board questions regarding the diet analysis assignment.

An extension has been granted on the assignment. The new due date is 2/5/2013 and the new evaluation due date is 2/12/2013.

The detailed instructions are designed to help you get the most information out of the program you use for analysis, and the most accurate evaluation of your meals. Since some trackers are country specific, in this 1st assignment we are seeing the differences in what information you can get, what foods are in the system, and what nutrients are considered to be an important part of the output. The summary should be a synopsis about what you learned, and specifics like "I was surprised I ate 200% of the iron I needed but only 50% of the folate" are fine - you do not actually need to attach the full program report since these are going to be very different and not always "printer friendly". Also as you are doing this consider what others might experience trying to do this on their own? Were you happy with your analysis? Should you eat better? What was helpful or lacking in the report you created? What do you think of the recommendations on intake and how does your diet compare?

Unlike later assignments this initial peer assessment is not as structured and I apologize if that lead to confusion. The points should be awarded based on the three sections in the evaluation area (you see this once you click go to assignment) "Overall evaluation/feedback (1) Summary describes your experience with tracking your diet. (2) Summary describes your experience with analyzing your diet. (3) Summary includes specific data and information from 4-day tracking and computer analysis." The concerns you have all shared have been taken into account and will be used to help ensure clarity of future assignments.

Dr. von Castel-Roberts

Tue 29 Jan 2013 12:21 PM CET

Greetings students! Many of you have asked about limitations of the USDA tracking software for food less common in the USA. As mentioned in the Tracking Tool lecture you can find a more applicable program, some of which may not be on US web sites. I have started a discussion (in the Assignments forum) specifically for listing any tracking programs you found to be useful. I have added a few links as well. Hope this helps in finding a suitable program.

Dr von Castel-Roberts

Wed 23 Jan 2013 7:07 PM CET

Hello Human Nutrition Students,

If you were not able to access the Google Textbook, you'll find that we have saved the book sections as .pdf files and you will now be able to open them by clicking on the link in the Week module.

We apologize for any difficulties.

The UF Coursera Support Team

Tue 22 Jan 2013 9:21 PM CET

Wed 9 Jan 2013 5:50 PM CET