Course description
Nutrition Consulting Diploma Level 3
On our Nutrition Consulting course you'll learn why diet and nutrition are the essential building blocks of a healthy lifestyle. Study the science behind how diet affects body health, and how it can be used to facilitate weight loss and gain. This course also covers how to start your own business as nutrition and diet consultant, at a time where the importance of a balanced diet has never been more accepted and understood.
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Suitability - Who should attend?
No prior knowledge or skills is needed in order to enrol onto this course, making it ideal for those just starting out in this career field.
Outcome / Qualification etc.
Upon successful completion of this course, you will receive certification from National Institution of Qualifications (NIOQ) and a Learner Unit Summary (which details of all the units you have completed).
This course has been designed to meet the requirements of specific learners or employers. It is endorsed by National Institution of Qualifications, meaning the course has undergone external quality checks to ensure that they are maintained and delivered to an excellent standard.
National Institution of Qualifications are a national certificating organisation. Endorsement of our courses ensures learners have access to high quality materials that cover all learning outcomes, helping them to achieve their potential.
Course Benefits
Split into 7 units, every element of this course seeks to expand your understanding of nutrition and healthy eating, so you can achieve the theoretical knowledge you need to apply these skills within real and practical settings.
This course will:
- Help you to develop a strong foundation of knowledge and competency that can be transferred into your work and career.
- Enable you to study on your own terms – no classrooms, no strict deadlines and no exams.
- Allow you to study from home – all course materials will be sent straight to your door, enabling you to fit your studies around your obligations.
Training Course Content
Unit 1: Introduction to Nutrition and Diet
- What is nutrition?
- What is a nutrition consultant?
- The Nutrition Society
- Diet and its components
- Dietary value
- Macronutrients & micronutrients
Unit 2: Weight and Nutrition
- What is weight management?
- Weight gain
- Weight loss
- Maintaining a healthy weight
Unit 3: The Role of Fluids
- Hydration, dehydration and overhydration
Unit 4: Veganism vs Carnivore
- Veganism
- The Carnivore Diet
Unit 5: Health Problems and Eating Disorders
- Nutrition and related health conditions
- Eating disorders
Unit 6: Creating a Diet Plan
- Dietary Assessment
- Creating a Diet Plan
Unit 7: Gaining Clients
- Setting up your Nutrition Consultant Business
- Marketing your nutrition consulting business
Course delivery details
For online based courses, you will study your course and submit work online. Paper based courses are the same as online, but with additional printed study packs sent to you.
Busy lifestyles and evolving food technology has led to a fundamental change in eating habits over the past 100 years. The adoption of unhealthy eating habits, and more people eating food that has little nutritional value, has led to mass scale and a rise in obesity and other related health conditions.
A recent study by the UK government found that 28% of adults in England are obese and a further 36% are overweight, an alarming statistic which both highlights the issue and explains the current demand for help and support in this area.
If you are passionate about helping shape people into more healthy lifestyles, then this course would be a perfect choice for you.
During this level 3 Nutrition Consulting Diploma, you will study nutrition and eating habits, and how they can aid healthy weight loss or gain, and improve metabolism and the immune system. You'll study food science concepts in detail, which will give you the foundations on which to base your own consultancy business, should you wish to follow this rewarding career path further..
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