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Nutrition & Lifestyle Level 2

UK Open College

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Distance

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Description

  • Type

    Course

  • Methodology

    Distance Learning

  • Class hours

    60h

  • Duration

    Flexible

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This course in Nutrition & Lifestyle is designed to gain knowledge of how to make diet, nutrition, exercise and lifestyle choices in order to adopt and promote a healthier and more sustainable living

About this course

To gain knowledge of Nutrition and diet Food purchasing and preperation Exercise and lifestyle Lifestyle choices Healthy environments.

Designed for students looking to gain knowledge in nutrition,

Students looking to enrol onto this course should meet the following criteria:
Be aged 16 Years or above
Possess a solid knowledge of the english language
Have access to a PC and the internet for the duration of the whole course
Basic computer skills: e.g Word processing, emailing, uploading documents etc
Have a genuine desire to succeed

Students are able to enrol online at any time of the year. No specific enrolment dates.

Once your information is received one of our course advisers will provide you with further information via email or telephone.

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Subjects

  • Nutrition
  • Fitness
  • Food Hygiene
  • Cooking
  • Medical
  • Balanced Diet
  • Diet and nutrition
  • Diet Plan
  • Food safety
  • Healthy Food

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Course programme

Unit 1 - Food and Nutrition

Intro to nutrition
Macronutrients
Micronutrients
Dietary allowances, goals and guidleines
Food labelling
Digestion
Balanced diet
Dietary needs of different groups
Energy needs

Unit 2 - Purchasing, Storing & Cooking Food for Health

Purchasing food
Factors that affect food choice
Consumer issues
Storing food
Cooking food
Changes that take place during cooking
Cooking food safely
Avoiding food wastage

Unit 3 - Excercise & Health

Physical fitness
The benefits of keeping physically active
Starting a programme of physical activity
Avoiding injury
Children and exercise
Older people and exercise
Managing weight by exercise

Unit 4 - Health & Lifestyle Choices

Smoking
Alcohol
Drugs
Stress and anxiety
Mental Health
Relaxation
Sleep
Personal Hygiene
Medical examinations

Unit 5 - Healthy Environments

Healthy living spaces
Hazards of an unhealthy home
Injury prevention and safety in the home
Healthy working environments
Providing a healthy environment for future generations
Global warming
Alternative fuel sources
Reducing energy consumption
Reducing transport fuel consumption
Recycling
Home composting

Additional information

Students have a maximum of one year to complete. Course duration approx. 60 hours.

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