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.
- Fundamental Nutrition Principles
- Nutrients
- Nutrition for Health and Performance
Course learning outcomes
- Identify and use current Australian guidelines to provide appropriate general advice on nutrition for health, performance and recovery.
- Describe the basic functions of macronutrients and micronutrients, their common sources, and their role in energy balance, and general health and well-being.
- Identifies implications of a basic dietary analysis for general health and wellbeing, with consideration of strengths and limitations of assessment methods.
- Recognise signs of inappropriate dietary behaviours across a range of health and exercise contexts and identify appropriate referral options.
- Describe the role of diet in the development and management of chronic diseases and obesity
Availability
Class details
Adelaide City Campus East
Class number 24846
Section LE01
Size 200
Available 11
Class number 24847
Section WS01
Size 20
Available 0
Class number 24848
Section WS02
Size 20
Available 1
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 0
Class number 24853
Section WS07
Size 20
Available 2
Class number 24854
Section WS08
Size 20
Available 13
Class number 24855
Section WS09
Size 20
Available 12
Class number 24856
Section WS10
Size 20
Available 0
Class number 24857
Section WS11
Size 20
Available 6
Class number 24858
Section WS12
Size 20
Available 17
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