NUTRITION FOR OPTIMAL HEALTH

Course Overview:

This course is designed to provide the participant both general and advanced nutritional information. Nutrition will be examined from a health perspective. Facts and fallacies will be explored. Topics to be covered include Carbohydrates, Fats, Proteins, Vitamins and Minerals, Digestion, Dietary Analysis, Nutrition for Health and Chronic Diseases, Caloric Calculation and Weight Loss Fad Diets.

Course detailed description:

1. Macronutrients

• Carbohydrates: Glucose, Fructose, Sucrose, Lactose, Starches, and artificial sweeteners…
• Fats: Mono & Polyunsaturated fat, Saturated and Hydrogenated oils, Cholesterol, Omega 3…
• Proteins, Essential and Non-Essential Amino Acids
• Water

2. Vitamins and Minerals

• Fat soluble vitamins (Vitamins E, A, D and K)
• Water soluble vitamins (Vitamins B and C)
• Major Minerals (Calcium, Chloride, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, sodium, sulfur)
• Trace Minerals (iodine, iron, zinc, selenium, fluoride, chromium; copper, manganese, molybdenum)
• Deficiencies and toxicity

3. Digestion and Absorption

• The Digestive tract
• Digestion and absorption of lipids
• Digestion and absorption of proteins
• Digestion & absorption of Carbohydrates
• The Glycemic Index

4. Dietary Analysis

• Concepts in dietary analysis
• Macronutrient analysis
• Vitamin and mineral analysis
• Food Labels

5. Nutrition in Health and Disease

• Health eating
• Nutrition and heart disease
• Nutrition and cancer

6. Weight Loss Fad Diets

• Health risks of obesity
• Health risks of weight loss
• Fad diets

7. Energy Production and Metabolism

• Metabolic rate
• Caloric need calculation
• Factors affecting metabolic rate

Delivery method: Online

Duration: 3 hours/session; 2 sessions/week; for 1 month

18 CECs (16 CPDs)