Course overview
This foundation level course aims to develop an understanding of the relationship between diet, nutrition, exercise and health and on completion be able to provide general advice to apparently healthy clients. This course aligns with the program intent to apply evidence-based skills and knowledge to assess and improve health and wellbeing within a community setting.
Course learning outcomes
- Describe the basic functions of macronutrients, their common sources, and their role in energy balance and general wellbeing
- Evaluate the diets of individuals according to sound nutritional criteria, use current guidelines to provide appropriate general advice on nutrition and identify the strengths and limitations of commonly used methods for measuring and analysing dietary intake
- Identify nutritionally vulnerable groups in Australian society and inappropriate dietary behaviour
- Describe the relationship between diet and specific lifestyle diseases
- Evaluate controversial issues in nutrition, including common fad diets and use of ergogenic aids
- Critically evaluate evidence that underpins nutrition advice and recognise when information in popular press cannot be substantiated
- Apply nutrition principles to exercise and sports science
Availability
Class details
Adelaide City Campus East
Class number 24846
Section LE01
Size 200
Available 74
Class number 24847
Section WS01
Size 20
Available 0
Class number 24848
Section WS02
Size 20
Available 8
Class number 24849
Section WS03
Size 20
Available 0
Class number 24850
Section WS04
Size 20
Available 0
Class number 24851
Section WS05
Size 20
Available 0
Class number 24852
Section WS06
Size 20
Available 10
Class number 24853
Section WS07
Size 20
Available 19
Class number 24854
Section WS08
Size 20
Available 19
Class number 24855
Section WS09
Size 20
Available 17
Class number 24856
Section WS10
Size 20
Available 10
Class number 24857
Section WS11
Size 20
Available 12
Class number 24858
Section WS12
Size 20
Available 19
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