Diet and Disease

Course details

Quality nutrition forms the basis of human health. Without a steady stream of the key nutrients the human body needs, it cannot and will not function efficiently. Just as positive dietary choices contribute to better health, the opposite is true at the other end of the scale. When taken to extremes, poor nutrition can increase an individual’s likelihood of developing dangerous, even deadly diseases. However, it often takes just a few simple lifestyle changes to take everyday health and disease resistance to a much higher level. Approached proactively, nutrition can be the most powerful defensive weapon against many of the world’s most common diseases and chronic conditions.
Explore the unbreakable links between diet and disease with this informative tutorial. Discover the role diet and nutrition play in the prevention of various diseases, including cancer, cardiovascular disease and more. Study dietary management and obesity, how to create a healthy eating plan, nutrition’s contribution to heart health and how dietary habits influence an individual’s risk of developing osteoporosis.

Objectives

• Identify the risk factors causing diseases like; cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes and celiac disease
• Discuss the rationale for current dietary recommendations designed to prevent these diseases.

Programme Content

Topics:

• Cardiovascular Disease
• Heart Health
• Cancer
• What is the Glycemic Index?
• Dietary Management
• Obesity
• Healthy Eating Plan
• What Causes Osteoporosis?
• How to Minimise the Risk of Osteoporosis

Course Benefits:

• Full Tutor Support
• Self paced, no fixed schedules
• Available to students anywhere in the world
• 24/7 Access to the LMS ( Learning Management System )
• Easy to understand quality e-learning study materials
• The benefit of applying for NUS extra Discount Card.

Updated on 20 October, 2017