This course is designed to help students learn about the fundamental principles of nutrition including physiology, anatomy, macronutrients and micronutrients, duties and responsibilities of a nutritionist and more.
What you will learn:
- Introduction to the concept of nutrition and how it impacts individual and public health in the UK. In addition, you will learn about balanced diets and the idea of a food pyramid.
- Human anatomy and physiology including organ systems such as digestive, muscular, skeletal, nervous, endocrine, urinary, respiratory and cardiovascular systems.
- Structure and metabolism of fats, proteins and carbohydrates as well as enzymatic action.
- Rich sources of proteins, carbohydrates and fats and the number of calories that different nutrients provide. You will learn about the correct proportion of nutrients involved in a balanced diet.
- Monosaccharides, disaccharides and polysaccharides and the specific organs and enzymes involved in the breakdown of macronutrients. You will also learn about important amino acids, fatty acids and their derivatives.
- Vitamins (including Vitamin A, B, C, D, E and K) and for every vitamin, you will learn about its functions, benefits, deficiency and toxicity symptoms.
- Action and benefits of minerals like calcium, iron, phosphorous, magnesium, potassium, sodium and so on. You will learn about deficiency symptoms as well as the interplay between vitamins and minerals.
- Different nutritional requirements of women in different stages of their lives including puberty, pregnancy and lactation phases.
- Nutritional requirements for infants, growing children and teenagers as well as identify different eating disorders like anorexia and bulimia.
- Special nutritional requirements of older people and sportspersons as well as the duties, responsibilities and job profile of nutritionists.
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Course Duration: 12
Total Modules: 10
Module 1 : Introduction to Nutrition, and Changes in Nutrition in the UK
Module 2 : Basic Anatomy and Physiological Processes in the Human Body
Module 3 : Macronutrients in Foods: Proteins, Carbohydrates and Fats (Part I)
Module 4 : Macronutrients in Foods: Proteins, Carbohydrates and Fats (Part II)
Module 5 : Digestion and Metabolism of Fats and Micronutrients, and their Role in Nutrition (I)
Module 6 : Micronutrients and their Role in Nutrition (II)
Module 7 : Micronutrients and their Role in Nutrition (III) (Vitamin B Complex, Minerals and Electrolytes)
Module 8 : Nutritional Requirements for Infants, Growing Children and Teenagers
Module 9 : Nutrition for Women, Nutritional Requirements during Pregnancy, Lactation and Menopause
Module 10 : Dietary Reference Values in the UK; Duties, Responsibilities and Job Profile of a Nutritionist
