Nutrition for Health and Sustainability
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Nutrition for Health and Sustainability at FutureLearn Overview
Nutrition for Health and Sustainability
at FutureLearn
Duration | 3 weeks |
Mode of learning | Online |
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Credential | Certificate |
Nutrition for Health and Sustainability at FutureLearn Highlights
Nutrition for Health and Sustainability
at FutureLearn
- Learn through a mix of bite-sized videos, long- and short-form articles, audio, and practical activities.
Learn to Describe which types of foods are essential for health and wellbeing and summarise their important role in treating/preventing disease.
Nutrition for Health and Sustainability at FutureLearn Course details
Nutrition for Health and Sustainability
at FutureLearn
Skills you will learn
More about this course
- On this course, you will look at what makes up a healthy diet, and see what types of foods play a crucial part in preventing diseases and improving wellbeing.
- Currently, a key obstacle to medical professionals playing a stronger role in food systems transformation is their lack of training in nutrition. If medical doctors had better knowledge of the link between food, health, nutrition, and sustainability, then they could play an active role in transforming our food system.
- You will build your understanding of the relationship between food and disease. You will also reflect on the possible biological, social, and psychological causes of unhealthy eating patterns, and interpret the importance of evidence-based nutrition.
- You will explore different forms of sustainable diet and how to apply current health guidelines to different groups of people based on their current life stage and health.
- By understanding the link between food, nutrition, diets, and sustainability, you will be able to effectively assess human health at different life stages.
- By interpreting and analysing evidence-based nutrition reports, you will be able to identify which foods are essential to maintain a healthy and balanced diet, as well as which ingredients can help treat and prevent various diseases.
Nutrition for Health and Sustainability at FutureLearn Curriculum
Nutrition for Health and Sustainability
at FutureLearn
Why do we need to rethink our diets?
Welcome to the course
Diets and society
Diet and nutrition
Putting it into practice
Review & reflect
The role of diet in health
Welcome to Week 2
Diets to prevent diseases
Diet and non-communicable diseases
Putting it into practice
Review & reflect
Sustainable diet for healthy humans and planet
Welcome to Week 3
Diets for healthy living
Diet and food systems
Diet to save the planet
Putting it into practice
Course summary
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