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Human Nutrition II

Human Nutrition II

Course Code
BRE202
Payment Options
Upfront & Payment Plans
Delivery
Online & Correspondence
Duration
100 Hours

Nutrition is the foundation for health. This course focuses on how to make sure you are getting the nutrients you need from your diet. It is grounded in science, but also offers practical skills in preparing food to ensure nutrient retention, and planning balanced diets for individual needs.

Healthy eating makes a healthy body & mind

Nutrition is the foundation for health. This course focuses on how to make sure you are getting the nutrients you need from your diet. It is grounded in science, but also offers practical skills in preparing food to ensure nutrient retention, and planning balanced diets for individual needs. 

  • Learn how to ensure your own and your family's health
  • Professional Development for Health Professionals
  • Deepen your knowledge in nutrition to share with clients 

There are 8 lessons in this course:

  1. Cooking and its Effect on Nutrition
  2. Food Processing and its Effect on Nutrition
  3. Recommended Daily Intake of Nutrients
  4. Vitamins
  5. Minerals
  6. Planning a Balanced Diet
  7. Assessing Nutritional Status and Needs
  8. Diet Planning for Special Needs

Each lesson culminates in an assignment which is submitted to the school, marked by the school's tutors and returned to you with any relevant suggestions, comments, and if necessary, extra reading.

Aims:

  • Determine appropriate food preparation for different foods, in relation to value for human health.
  • Explain the characteristics of food processing techniques and their implications for human health.
  • Understand the minimum and maximum safe intake for macronutrients, vitamins and minerals.
  • Manage dietary intake of more significant vitamins including fat soluble, B and C complex vitamins for good health.
  • Manage dietary requirements of significant minerals including calcium & iron for good health.
  • Plan in detail, an appropriate seven day diet plan, for an "average" adult.
  • Determine dietary needs of different individuals and subpopulations
  • Plan diets to achieve different, specific purposes and to plan diets for specific needs for people at different stages of life.

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