Opportunity Details
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Opportunity ID 44890
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Degree Non Degree Program/Certificate
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Language Requirement Not Required
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Opportunity Type : Partially FundedSelf Funded
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Duration 4 weeks
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Gender MaleFemale
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Language of Instruction English
Opportunity Description
Course introduction
The University of Aberdeen has designed this course on “Nutrition and Wellbeing.” It will help you learn more about health and wellbeing and how you can apply it to your diet. No matter you work in nutrition or on a personal level, understanding healthy eating is significantly vital. However, the information we get around nutrition can often be intricate and confusing. So, through this online nutrition course, you’ll explore the scientific basis of a healthy diet, and explore current nutritional concepts and controversies. Furthermore, you’ll explore the concept of health and wellbeing, why we eat, what we eat, and the ‘drivers’ that influence our food choices. In addition, you’ll also unearth the truth about common nutritional myths, and the relationship between our genes and our nutritional habits.
Course details:
- Course developer: University of Aberdeen
- Instruction language: English
- Course provider: Future Learn
- Course type: Online and self-paced
- Subjects: Healthcare & Medicine
- Price: Free with limited access, Monthly Subscription: $27.99 or Buy this course: $84 one-off payment
- Duration: 4 weeks (3 hour weekly)
- Start date: Flexible
- Course instructors: Alex Mavroeidi & Alex Johnstone
Learning objectives:
By the conclusion of this course, you‘ll be able to:
- Explain components of a healthy diet
- Identify the principles of healthy eating.
- Apply principles learned to assess your own dietary intake
- Develop a grasp of good examples of evidence-based research
- Compute their own Body Mass Index (BMI)
- Explore the impacts on food choice and eating habit
- Identify current nutrition confusion.
- Talk about your own views on food and eating.
Course Syllabus:
- First Week: The components of a healthy diet
- Second Week: Why do we eat the food we eat?
- Third Week: What is the weakest link between food and disease?
- Forth Week: Nutritional fads, misconceptions, and the truth
Who can enroll?
This course is of special usefulness for anyone interested in nutrition courses or food and wellbeing.
Course content
With this course you will:
- Recognize the major constituents of food, along with foods and dietary patterns that are associated with reduced risk of common chronic diseases.
- Understand and assess nutrition information, advertising, and news in the media.
- Apply nutrition knowledge to personal food choices and dietary patterns
Course benefits
- 100% online
- Access to this course for 4 weeks
How to apply?
You can apply and pursue this course by completing registration in the given link.
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To learn more about University of Aberdeen Free Online Course on ‘Nutrition and Wellbeing’, please refer to FutureLearn’s website.
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