Food, Nutrition & Your Health

What will I learn?

• An outline of the chemistry of the basic nutrients, how they are ingested, digested, absorbed and finally egested
• Various ethnic and geographic factors relating to diet
• What metabolism is and how food is utilised to build up body tissues
• How the body is affected by:
• Under-nutrition
• Over-nutrition
• Obesity, and how it contributes to morbidity and mortality
• The biological and psychological factors responsible for abnormal eating patterns
• The characteristics of anorexia and bulimia
• The various other eating disorders commonly observed
• The underlying nutritional fallacies of some of the fad diets
• An understanding of why some diets are good and what the nutritional and health benefits of these are
• How to construct a healthful menu

This course requires approximately 2 - 4 hours of study per week, but can vary depending on the student. This includes watching videos, and taking quizzes and assessments. The total video time for this course is 4 Hours 24 minutes.

If you pass this course you'll receive a Certificate of Achievement. While this certificate isn't a formal qualification or credit, you can use it to demonstrate your interest in learning about this area to potential employers or educational institutions.