Online Nutrition Course - 65% discount
In the UK 65% of men and 58% of women are considered to be overweight with 24% of men considered obese and 26% of women (The Health and Social Care Information Centre). to address this ongoing problem in our communities, why learn about just on aspect of nutrition or just one diet, when you can learn about them all?
Our history
Diet Specialist has provided nutrition courses to some of the UK’s largest companies and we have gained a reputation for excellence in both public and private sectors. Our clients have included GKN Aerospace, National Grid, Volkswagen, Serco, PriceWaterhouseCoopers, Ford Motor Company and many others. Now we are providing this same course to the general public all performed from the comfort of your own home. Also, as we are regulated by the British Dietetic Association and Health Professional Council, you can guarantee that you are in safe hands.
For more details of the course offered to businesses, see http://www.diet-specialist.com/businesses/training
What do we cover?
In this course you will gain a strong understating of the role of nutrition in the human body by understand each of the main food groups. You will learn about complex carbohydrates, polyunsaturated fats as well as the glycaemic index. We will then focus on understanding diets, well-being and obesity by examining the human energy balance, effective body detoxification as well as gaining a deep understanding of our metabolism.
We will also focus on examining special diets, children’s diets, marketing terminology and food labels. You also gain practical guidance on how to affect human behaviour, understanding how to assess and measure dietary intake and how to adjust for specific needs. You also learn about the dietetic management of disease, covering diabetes, disorders of the stomach, cardiovascular disease and food allergies.
What do you get with the course
- University style lecturing with notes and exams
- Online tutoring of all 24 modules listed below
- A comprehensive booklet covering all details of the course
- Online quizzes to re-enforce understanding
- End of course examination with certificate upon completion
- Lifetime access to material
- Course enables you to work as a nutritionist upon completion
Feedback from previous clients
Julie Norton – GKN Aerospace
The training course contained information that will enhance both my job role and my family lifestyle. Diet Specialist has a unique delivery style which makes the presentations fun. Your knowledge of the subjects is vast and all your advice is practical and tailored to meet the needs for me and my clients that we see in the workplace. The lectures and workshops were very interactive and informative, explained in simple words with constant reinforcement.
Louise Smith – Senior Occupational Health Advisor - Volkswagen
Your knowledge of the dietetic subjects is very vast. This training course has giving me lot of new information, and Diet Specialist was great in tailoring this course to our needs and making every piece of advice relevant as well as practical to our daily roles.
Natalie Jones - Senior Occupational Health Advisor- The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) - Ministry of Defence of the United Kingdom.
Diet Specialist has excellent presentation and communication skills and delivered the course with enthusiasm. Your great expertise is evidenced in the updated dietary and lifestyle advice. The workshops and seminars were very practical and tailored to my work as an occupational health advisor.
Janette Pickles - Senior Occupational Health Advisor - Serco Occupational Health
Diet Specialist was really able to link the information to current situations in the workplace, and making sense of the terminology. The delivery of the course was really good and it will help in our day to day wellbeing consultations. The seminars and workshops were very enjoyable and very informative. Felt fully engaged with all the content, and I had a great understanding of it.
Kate Fletcher - Senior Occupational Health Advisor-Serco Occupational Health
Enjoyed the training very much, and gained some very useful information. Your presentation skills are great which made the delivery of the lectures very smooth. The seminars and Scenarios were very enjoyable and informative, and your tailored advice was very practical and I can implement your advice in my day to day clinic.
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