Diet and Nutrition - Online Courses - Adult Learning

About this course

The Introduction to Diet and Nutrition course simplifies the fundamentals of health and nutrition in what often feels like a confusing and contradictory world. It was designed to help you develop a holistic relationship between food and health, shifting from a mindset of dieting and rigid regimes. Explore the aspects of a healthy diet and fluid intake and how we they impact upon our health. The long-term and short-term impact of eating disorders. The makings of a healthy diet - What are the principal constituents of food? - Which components of your diet can promote wellbeing and reduce the risk of diseases? Why do we eat what we eat? - What are the drivers that influence our food choices? - How do we make sense of available nutrition information? - What are the different types of eating disorders? - What are UPFs and are they all bad for you? Nutrition fads, myths and the plain truth - Is there such a thing as a ‘miracle’ diet? - Do superfoods exist, or are our genes to blame for our current nutritional habits? By the end of the course, you will: - Explore the influences of food choice and eating behaviours. - Describe components of a healthy diet. - Discuss current nutrition controversies. - Identify principles of healthy eating.

Booking your place and fee information

Booking your place and fee information If you are in receipt of certain benefits you will be offered the course for free, however if you have a financial barrier which may prevent you from enrolling on the course, please visit our webpage for further information https www.inspireculture.org.uk skills learning funding your courses Complete our INSPIRE ONLINE ENROLMENT FORM for each person attending the course. To enrol on one of our courses, you must have been living in England and have been resident in the UK for the past 3 years. Some exceptions may apply if you are living in England with evidence of the right to remain and are from an EEU EEAU country (completion of a questionnaire will be required). As we no longer receive funding for our ESFA funded courses for learners living in the devolved areas listed below, full cost fees would apply to these courses if you live in these areas: Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Greater London Greater Manchester Liverpool City Region Newcastle Upon Tyne, North Tyneside and Northumberland Tees Valley West of England West Midlands West Yorkshire