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Exploring Nutrition and Health

Exploring Nutrition and Health

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Description

This course is for those who already have a basic knowledge of nutrition and would be of particular use to health professionals, researchers and those working within the food industry.

Food industry personnel are frequent users of our introductory course and, to make this second course particularly relevant, we have aligned relevant aspects of the modules with food-related legislation, for example nutrition and health claims regulation and the EU Food Information for Consumers Regulation (that incorporates allergen labelling).

This course covers:

Module 1: Introduction to eating and drinking well
Module 2: Energy and energy balance
Module 3: Macronutrients
Module 4: Micronutrients
Module 5: Nutritional needs through life
Module 6: Diet and lifestyle and their impact on health
Module 7: Food allergy and intolerance
Module 8: Understanding food labels

Each module includes a number of short tests, providing you with feedback on your progress. Further reading is also suggested. Please note there is no audio for this course.

On successful completion of a final assessment, a personalised BNF certificate is created. (The final assessment may be repeated).

This course will take approximately 10-12 hours to complete. You can complete the course at your own pace – there is no time limit.

The information provided within this course is based on Government advice and recommendations in place at the time of the course development. Where new recommendations are anticipated, these have been stated in the text.

Please note this course is not intended to support a career in nutrition – degree level training is required for this.

course Content

8 sections74 lessons
Introduction to Eating and Drinking Well11 lessons
  1. 1The Eatwell Guide
  2. 2Fruit and vegetables
  3. 3Potatoes, bread, rice, pasta and other starchy carbohydrates
  4. 4Dairy and alternatives
  5. 5Beans, pulses, fish, eggs, meat and other proteins
  6. 6Oils and spreads
  7. 7Foods and drinks high in fat, salt and sugars
  8. 8Fluid
  9. 9Composite foods
  10. 10Get active
  11. 11Module 1 Quiz
Energy and Energy Balance6 lessons
  1. 1Energy intake
  2. 2Energy expenditure
  3. 3Energy requirements
  4. 4Energy density of foods
  5. 5Satiety
  6. 6Module 2 Quiz
Macronutrients8 lessons
  1. 1What are macronutrients?
  2. 2Carbohydrate
  3. 3Fibre
  4. 4Protein
  5. 5Fat
  6. 6Water
  7. 7Dietary intakes
  8. 8Module 3 Quiz
Micronutrients7 lessons
  1. 1Micronutrients - Vitamins and Minerals
  2. 2Fat-soluble vitamins
  3. 3Water-soluble vitamins
  4. 4Minerals
  5. 5Minerals (trace elements)
  6. 6People with increased needs
  7. 7Module 4 Quiz
Nutritional Needs Through Life12 lessons
  1. 1Pre-conception and pregnancy
  2. 2Pregnancy
  3. 3Breastfeeding and weaning
  4. 4Childhood (pre-school)
  5. 5Children (5-11 years)
  6. 6Adolescence (11-18 years)
  7. 7Adulthood
  8. 8Menopause
  9. 9Important nutrients
  10. 10Physical activity for adults
  11. 11Older adulthood (65 years and above)
  12. 12Module 5 Quiz
Diet and Lifestyle10 lessons
  1. 1The importance of a healthy diet
  2. 2Malnutrition
  3. 3Overweight and obesity
  4. 4Iron Deficiency Anaemia
  5. 5Oral health
  6. 6Bone health
  7. 7Cardiovascular disease (CVD)
  8. 8Diabetes
  9. 9Cancer
  10. 10Module 6 Quiz
Food Allergy and Intolerance9 lessons
  1. 1Food hypersensitivity
  2. 2Symptoms of food allergies and intolerances
  3. 3Allergen information
  4. 4Children and food allergies
  5. 5Perception and diagnostics of allergies
  6. 6Peanut allergies
  7. 7Coeliac disease
  8. 8Lactose intolerance
  9. 9Module 7 Quiz
Understanding Food Labels11 lessons
  1. 1What's on a food label?
  2. 2Ingredients
  3. 3Allergens
  4. 4Additives
  5. 5Weight, volume and date marks
  6. 6Storage and origin
  7. 7Nutrition information (back of pack)
  8. 8Nutrition information (front of pack)
  9. 9Nutrient Reference Values
  10. 10Nutrition and Health Claims
  11. 11Module 8 Quiz

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