- Certificate of completion - Free
- Tutor is available to students
In this course you will gain a strong understanding of the role of nutrition in the human body by understanding each of the main food groups. You will learn about complex carbohydrates, polyunsaturated fats as well as the glycaemic index. We will then focus on understanding diets, well-being and obesity by examining the human energy balance, body detoxification as well as gaining a deep understanding of our metabolism.
We will also focus on examining special diets, children’s diets, marketing terminology and food labels. You will also gain practical guidance on how to affect human behaviour, understanding how to assess and measure dietary intake and how to adjust for specific needs. You will also learn about the dietetic management of disease, covering diabetes, disorders of the stomach, cardiovascular disease and food allergies.
AfN Course Certification
This course has been certified by the Association for Nutrition. It meets the AfN standards for nutrition training of individuals working at Levels 3 and 4 on the Public Health Skills & Careers Framework, which may include community food workers, nutrition advisers, nutrition assistants and health trainers. The course is also suitable for those with no background in nutrition and more details can be found on the Association for Nutrition's website.
CPD Certification Services
This course is accredited by the CPD Certification Service, which is an independent body that ensures qualifications are in line with professional standards. Organisations that are already members of the CPD Certification Service include the NHS, the General Medical Council, the Health and Care Professionals Council, institutions such as the London School of Economics, Cancer Research, Kings College and the London Stock Exchange as well as businesses such as UBS bank, AXA, JP Morgan and others.
What can you do following the course?
You could work in a health food shop, for a nutritional medicine company, in a fitness centre, as a nutrition journalist and more. Even if you don’t plan to pursue being a nutrition adviser as a career, it is great for those looking to make more informed decisions about their own health and the health of the spouses and children.
Working with Diet Specialist
You can also elect to work with Diet Specialist, being your own boss and managing your own clients. Please contact us for more information.
What do you get with the course? - Feedback from previous clients
Julie Norton – GKN Aerospace
The training course contained information that will enhance both my job role and my family lifestyle. Diet Specialist has a unique delivery style which makes the presentations fun. Your knowledge of the subjects is vast and all your advice is practical and tailored to meet the needs for me and my clients that we see in the workplace. The lectures and workshops were very interactive and informative, explained in simple words with constant reinforcement.
Louise Smith – Senior Occupational Health Advisor - Volkswagen
Your knowledge of the dietetic subjects is very vast. This training course has giving me lot of new information, and Diet Specialist was great in tailoring this course to our needs and making every piece of advice relevant as well as practical to our daily roles.
Natalie Jones - Senior Occupational Health Advisor- The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) - Ministry of Defence of the United Kingdom.
Diet Specialist has excellent presentation and communication skills and delivered the course with enthusiasm. Your great expertise is evidenced in the updated dietary and lifestyle advice. The workshops and seminars were very practical and tailored to my work as an occupational health advisor.
Janette Pickles - Senior Occupational Health Advisor - Serco Occupational Health
Diet Specialist was really able to link the information to current situations in the workplace, and making sense of the terminology. The delivery of the course was really good and it will help in our day to day wellbeing consultations. The seminars and workshops were very enjoyable and very informative. Felt fully engaged with all the content, and I had a great understanding of it.
Digital certificate - Included
The modules that we cover in this course are:
1. Proteins and Amino Acids
2. Carbohydrates, simple and complex sugars
3. Dietary fat and fatty acids
4. Starches and fibre
5. Vitamins, minerals and trace elements.
6. Fluid intake including water, caffeine and alcohol.
Diets, well-being & obesity
7. The energy balance
8. Understanding and accelerating body metabolism
9. Children's diets and the eat well plate
10. Vegetarian and vegan diets
11. Different diets: GI, high protein, liquid diets & pH
12. Religious diets
13. Analysis of food labelling
14. Health claims and marketing terminology
Influencing behavioural change
15. Psychology of overeating & behavioural change
16. The behavioural change cycle
17. Tips on influencing change
18. Food intake assessments
19. Body measurements
Dietetic management of disease
20. Diabetes
21. Disorders of the stomach and colon
22. Coronary Heart Disease
23. Dyslipidaemia
24. Hypertension
25. Osteoporosis
26. Food allergies and Intolerances
CPD Accredited Metabolism Course
Anyone who has an interest in nutrition
No pre-requirements
Our course can help you to work in a health food shop, for a nutritional medicine company, in a fitness centre, as a nutrition journalist as well as other roles. Alternatively we can teach you how to run your own nutrition business as a nutrition adviser or you work in partnership with Diet Specialist. The course will also help you make better nutrition choices for yourself and your family.
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