Duration of the online course: 14 hours and 23 minutes
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Understanding metabolism changes the way you look at food, energy, and body weight. This free online course in Human Metabolism helps you connect what happens inside your cells with real-life outcomes like energy levels, athletic performance, fat storage, and sustainable weight management. Instead of relying on myths or oversimplified tips, you will build a clear picture of how the body processes carbohydrates and fats, how it makes and uses ATP, and how different metabolic states influence whether you store or mobilize fuel.
You will follow the major pathways that convert nutrients into usable energy, from early glucose processing through the stages that feed the mitochondria and power oxidative metabolism. Along the way, you will see why regulation matters just as much as the pathway itself: small changes in enzymes, hormones, or cellular signals can shift the body toward using glucose, preserving it, or creating it when supplies are low. These insights are essential for anyone interested in nutrition and weight loss, because the body is constantly deciding whether to burn, store, or rebuild fuel depending on demand and availability.
The course also explores how the body manages its energy reserves over time. You will gain a practical understanding of when the body builds glycogen, when it breaks it down, and how glucose can be produced when intake is insufficient. From there, you will dive into lipid metabolism, including how fatty acids are synthesized, how triglycerides are assembled and mobilized, and how beta-oxidation supports energy needs during fasting, exercise, or carbohydrate restriction. With a stronger grasp of these mechanisms, you can better interpret common situations such as post-meal energy shifts, fasting responses, and why different dietary patterns may feel different from person to person.
To reinforce learning, the course includes targeted questions that check your understanding of key steps, locations, and regulatory controls, helping you think like a health professional rather than memorizing isolated facts. By the end, you will have a coherent mental map of human energy metabolism that supports smarter choices, better communication of nutrition concepts, and a more evidence-informed approach to weight management. A certificate is available upon completion.
Video class: Metabolism | Glycolysis
34m
Exercise: Which of the following statements about GLUT transporters is correct?
Video class: Metabolism | Regulation of Glycolysis
29m
Exercise: Which of the following enzymes is primarily responsible for converting glucose to glucose-6-phosphate in the glycolytic pathway?
Video class: Metabolism | Transition Stage (Preparatory Phase)
06m
Exercise: During the transition step between glycolysis and the Krebs cycle, what happens to pyruvate under aerobic conditions?
Video class: Metabolism | Regulation of the Transition Stage
27m
Exercise: In the transition stage of metabolism, which enzyme complex is responsible for converting pyruvate into acetyl-CoA under aerobic conditions?
Video class: Metabolism | The Krebs Cycle
32m
Exercise: What is the primary role of citrate synthase in the Krebs cycle?
Video class: Metabolism | Electron Transport Chain: DETAILED | Part 1
29m
Exercise: In which part of the mitochondria does the electron transport chain occur?
Video class: Metabolism | Electron Transport Chain: DETAILED | Part 2
15m
Exercise: Which of the following best describes how NADH produced from glycolysis enters the mitochondria for involvement in the electron transport chain under aerobic conditions?
Video class: Metabolism | Electron Transport Chain: DETAILED | Part 3
20m
Exercise: What is the significance of ATP synthase in the electron transport chain?
Video class: Metabolism | Electron Transport Chain: Overview
31m
Exercise: What is the primary role of oxygen in the electron transport chain?
Video class: Metabolism | Glycogenesis
36m
Exercise: During which metabolic state does glycogenesis primarily occur?
Video class: Metabolism | Glycogenolysis
24m
Exercise: Which enzyme is primarily responsible for breaking the alpha 1-4 glycosidic bonds in glycogen during glycogenolysis?
Video class: Metabolism | Regulation of Glycogen Metabolism
30m
Exercise: Which of the following conditions results from a deficiency in the enzyme glycogen phosphorylase specifically in the muscles?
Video class: Metabolism | Gluconeogenesis
29m
Exercise: What is gluconeogenesis primarily responding to in the human body?
Video class: Metabolism | Regulation of Gluconeogenesis
23m
Exercise: Which of the following molecules is primarily responsible for the inhibition of phosphofructokinase-1 (PFK-1) during gluconeogenesis regulation?
Video class: Metabolism | Fatty Acid Synthesis: Part 1
21m
Exercise: When does fatty acid synthesis primarily occur in the body?
Video class: Metabolism | Fatty Acid Synthesis: Part 2 (Updated)
37m
Exercise: Which enzyme is responsible for converting acetyl-CoA into malonyl-CoA during fatty acid synthesis?
Video class: Metabolism | Triglyceride Synthesis
20m
Exercise: What is the primary component required for triglyceride synthesis?
Video class: Metabolism | Mobilization of Triglycerides
20m
Exercise: What hormone is released when blood glucose levels are low?
Video class: Metabolism | Fatty Acid Oxidation: Part 1
29m
Exercise: What is the primary purpose of beta-oxidation in the human body?
Video class: Metabolism | Fatty Acid Oxidation: Part 2
37m
Exercise: Which enzyme involved in fatty acid oxidation is responsible for adding a coenzyme A to a fatty acid, converting it into fatty acyl-CoA?
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