ABOUT THE COURSE

LEARN WHAT GOOD FOOD IS

For anyone working in hospitality, good food must be something that is appealing to the eyes and taste; but also free of any contents that might cause a problem (contaminants, allergens, bacterial organisms).

For the health professional, there may be a greater emphasis upon the health benefits of the food, than for the caterer or restaurateur; but whatever the circumstances, the best food surely must be both the healthiest and most attractive.

This course is your first step toward a serious understanding of human nutrition.

• It provides complimentary skills for people involved with food and health across a wide range of vocations (Health, carers or fitness professionals through to chef’s and health food shop sales staff).
• It provides a starting point for persons wanting to work more specifically in the field of nutrition (Note: To work as a nutritionist or prescribe food supplements in most developed countries will require you to do far more study than the 100 hrs involved in this course)
• It provides the concerned individual with the knowledge needed to better manage their own diet, and that of those around them

Making Appropriate Dietary Decisions

Nutrition and dieting are things that everyone has an opinion on. Dietary advice can be found everywhere from papers and magazines, the internet, information found in health food shops to that provided by healthcare professionals. Unfortunately the wealth of information available can be contradictory and confusing, while in some instances following advice can expensive and even be detrimental to health.

Sources of dietary advice whether written or verbal will only ever be as good as the evidence (that is research) they are based on. In view of this before evaluating different sources of advice we will begin by looking at the respective merits of the underlying nutritional research.