Nutrition

Course Description

Explore the science behind the roles of carbohydrates, proteins and fats. Know the best sources of vitamins and minerals and the ways in which your body uses them. This course will help understand the types of food that help you build muscle and the types that can help you lose weight. Study how nutrition affects health and how a properly balanced diet can save you from heart disease, obesity, cholesterol and other harmful health problems. The course also looks at the role of dieting and nutrition and teaches why fad diets often don't work, the benefits of raw food diets and how to know which kind of diet is right for your body type.

We use only the world's finest instructors who have a minimum of 15 years real world experience and are experts in their fields. Unlike a live class you can fast-forward, repeat or rewind your lectures, enabling you to fully understand each topic before moving on. This creates a personal learning experience and gives you all the benefits of hands on training with the flexibility of fitting it in around your busy schedule. This course is the perfect foundation for people considering a career as a nutritionist and is a useful tool to progress to more advanced learning.

Key learning points

This course takes an in depth look at nutrition, diet and the affect it has on your health and well-being. Our course features instructor-led demonstrations and visual presentations that allow students to develop their skills based on real-world scenarios explained by their instructor.

The focus areas of this course include:

• Nutrition and health - This part of the course provides an in depth look at the principles of a balanced diet and the science behind nutrition. Learn how a good diet keeps you healthy and wards off serious diseases such as heart disease, obesity, diabetes and cancer. Explore the science behind the roles of carbohydrates, proteins and fats. Learn about vitamins and minerals and how your body absorbs and uses them.
• Diet - Learn what foods to eat as part of a balanced diet, and which types of food are beneficial for your health and as part of a weight loss plan. Explore the reasons that fad diets tend not to work in the long term, the reasons that artificial sweeteners aren't helpful and which type of diet is best for your body type.

Advantage of this course:

This course will give you a better understanding of nutrition, diet and wellness. It provides a good understanding of the nutrients we eat and how they affect our bodies. This course has huge benefits, not only for you, but for those around you too:

• An improved understanding of diet and nutrition
• Learn cutting edge information from diet and nutrition experts
• Improve your own general health and well-being
• Advance your career prospects
• Lose weight and look great by understanding your body type and the dietary needs associated with it
• Learn at your own pace and fully understand each principle

Start this course today to improve your overall knowledge of nutrition, diet and wellness, to enable you to live a healthy lifestyle or step up in your career as a nutritionist.