GENS1111 Big Fat Myths (UNSW Sydney): rated 3.7/5 overall across 9 reviews collected on UNSW Wall.
GENS1111 is a UNSW Sydney course taught by the Faculty of Science in School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences. This page brings together its handbook details and what UNSW students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 重大肥胖迷思
Type: Undergraduate course
Credit points: 6
Subject area: School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences
Faculty: Faculty of Science
Level: Undergraduate Level 1
Handbook year: 2026
Weight loss fads in the form of diets and exercise regimes (with mostly unrealistic claims) are ubiquitous in modern day life; however, there is surprising ignorance and confusion about how we lose weight, with most people unable to answer the simplest question: when one loses weight, where does the fat go? This course will lift the veil on weight loss by tracing every atom one eats into and out of the body while investigating the fate of fat during weight loss.
GENS1111 has 9 scored reviews: overall 3.7/5 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 9 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 3.7/5).
On Reddit: "I dont know how it is now but I did GENS1111/ now BABS1111 (big fat myths) back in 2019, and I got a 90+ putting little to no effort into the course. Granted a lot of the stuff they taught I already knew about cause I'm into the whole working out/nutrition thing but the course w…"
On Reddit: "Hi there, I've done it. I actually found it pretty interesting and it's not very difficult. Completely online, you have to answer questions and a quiz every week, and do a food diary project. They go a little into chemistry but it was so basic my yr 10 high school knowledge mana…"
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Q: Is GENS1111 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 9 reviews: overall 3.7/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches GENS1111, and when is it offered?
A: GENS1111 is taught by the Faculty of Science. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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