Nutrition for Health and Sustainability

Learn what makes up a healthy, sustainable diet and how certain food types can help to treat and prevent disease.

Duration: 3 weeks

Weekly duration: 4 hours

Location: 100% online

Price: This course is free for 3 weeks, from the moment you start.

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Overview: Nutrition for Health and Sustainability

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About : Explore the relationship between health, nutrition, and sustainability

On this course, learners 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, and gain knowledge on the relationship between food and disease. They will also reflect on the possible biological, social, and psychological causes of unhealthy eating patterns, and interpret the importance of evidence-based nutrition.

By understanding the link between food, nutrition, diets, and sustainability, they will be able to effectively assess human health at different life stages.

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By the end of the course, learners will be able to...

Reflect on the possible causes (biological, social, psychological) of unhealthy eating patterns
Assess the current healthy guidelines and describe how they can be applied to different population groups
Describe which types of foods are essential for health and wellbeing and summarise their important role in treating/preventing disease
Describe the causes of unsustainable food production and consumption patterns
Explain the effects of food on the body, society and the planet and compare their impacts on healthcare practices
Explain the relationship between food, nutrition, diets and human health in the context of sustainability

You will be able to effectively assess human health at different life stages.