Nutrition school training courses in Charlotte, NC (public, in-house or online)

Content includes the basics of nutrition; nutrients, digestion, utilization of food, nutrition, needs across the life cycle, food preferences and customs, dietary guidelines, nutrition deficiency and excess and therapeutic nutrition; medical nutrition, diet modifications, patients/residents with special needs, nutritional assessment and care plans.

Nutrition school covers the following:
Food Choices: Nutrition and Nourishment
Nutrition Guidelines: Food for a Healthful Diet
The Human Body: From Food to Fuel
Carbohydrates: Simple Sugars to Complex Chains
Energy Balance and Weight Management
Vitamins: Vital Keys to Health
Water and Minerals
Sports Nutrition: Eating for Peak Performance
Maternal and Infant Nutrition
Nutrition from Childhood to Adulthood

The Nutrition Course is comprised of 15 comprehensive lessons. They are easy to follow, yet challenging and stimulating at the same time. Each lesson begins with a subject matter preview and objectives, an introductory note from your instructor and a vocabulary builder of new words and terms.

Next comes the reading assignment. Practice exercises help you check and review what you’ve learned. At the end of the lesson is an open-book exam, which you may take online.

Nutrition Consultant training provides students with an understanding of how food nutrition contributes to the prevention of illness and the promotion of optimal health. Students learn to conduct in-depth diet and lifestyle evaluations and to advise individuals on food plans customized to each individual’s taste, temperament, and health goals. The fundamentals of whole food nutrition, digestive physiology, metabolism, nutritional biochemistry, and current research are presented. The nutriti...

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Nutrition Consultant training provides students with an understanding of how food nutrition contributes to the prevention of illness and the promotion of optimal health. Students learn to conduct in-depth diet and lifestyle evaluations and to advise individuals on food plans customized to each individual’s taste, temperament, and health goals. The fundamentals of whole food nutrition, digestive physiology, metabolism, nutritional biochemistry, and current research are presented. The nutriti...

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