Applied Nutrition and Health Coaching Training program(ANHC) WE ARE WILLING TO LEARN Program specifications Version I - 2013 Semester One Basics of Medical Therapeutic Nutrition and Managing your Track (Duration: 11 weeks) The semester Description • This semester covers the basics of normal nutrition for optimal health outcomes and evidence-based diets for a variety of diseases. • Students will learn the fundamentals of nutrition science and build upon these to explore emerging diet therapies, to analyze nutrition research and to plan well-balanced meals and dietary interventions for both healthy individuals and those with a number of diseases and health conditions. • This semester’s lectures provide an overview of the principles of nutritional science. The key concepts include the description and functions of nutrients, digestion and absorption, the effects of nutrient deficiencies and toxicities, nutritional requirements, food sources, nutrient interactions, dietary guidelines, and the role of nutrition in health and disease. The semester Objectives: After completing this course, students will be able to: • Explain how nutrient requirements of humans are determined and how this information affects consumer nutrition knowledge and public policy for meeting nutrition goals • Identify the nutrients needed by humans and explain their major functions in the body, dietary sources, and the effects of insufficient, as well as excessive intakes • Describe the processes of food digestion and absorption and nutrient utilization • Explain the meaning of energy balance, and methods to calculate energy needs • Explain what constitutes a healthy, balanced diet that promotes health • Understand and recommend evidence-based practices for nutrition
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