Study Nutrition Courses at Home - Learn to control Weight by better managing diet
- Correpondence Course or Online Course Options
- Self paced study, 100 hour course, study from anywhere that suits you
- Support from professional nutritional scientists & health professionals in Australia & the UK
- ACS is internationally recognised by IARC, established in 1979, with an exceptional international reputation
Want to manage Weight Loss?
This course provides a very sound foundation for anyone to advise others (eg. as a life coach, nutritional advisor, etc) or to understand and better manage your own weight problems; or those of your family.
Learn to explain all aspects of how nutrition affects weight loss and weight gain.
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Learn about factors which lead to weight gain
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Learn about how the human body utilises energy from food
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Design and plan your own diet with guidance from your tutor
Other than for personal interest or development, it is an ideal course for people working with children and yound people, adults or the aged in the care industry or for mothers wanting to understand their children’s nutritional needs.
Lesson Structure
There are 9 lessons in this course:
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Understanding Obesity
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What is obesity
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‘Types’ of Obesity ... Hyperplasia or Hypertrophy of Fats Cells
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Dietary Trends and the Incidence of Obesity
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Factors Influencing Food Intake and Habits
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Physiological factors which determine food intake
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Environmental and behavioural factors which determine food intake:
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Causes of Obesity (Genetics, Lifestyle, Exercise, Eating habits, Water intake, Changing metabolism through life, Medical conditions and disease, Psychology)
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Health Risks of Obesity
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Understanding Weight
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Body composition
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Evaluation Techniques
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Body Mass Index (BMI)
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Nutrition Basics
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Why we need food
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Nutrient Reference Value (NRV)
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Understanding Digestion and Absorption
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How we process food
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Basic Roles of Major Digestive Organs
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Food Composition (Carbohydrates, Protens, Fats, etc)
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Fibre
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Need for Fluids
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The Glycaemic Index (GI)
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Calculating Energy Requirements
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Basal Metabolic Rate
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Food Pyramid and Recommended Daily Intake (RDI)
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What is the recommended intake of nutrients?
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New food pyramid and normal eating patterns
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Childhood Obesity
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Diets -Fads, Fiction and Fact
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A Review of Popular Approaches to Weight Loss and Control
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Vegetarian Diets
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Starvation
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Very Low Calorie and Liquid Diets
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Commercial Low Calorie Meal Substitutes
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Commercial Low Calorie Meal Substitutes
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Blood type diet
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Food combining
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Detox Diets
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Low carbohydrate diets
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Low Glycaemic index diet (low GI)
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Sweeteners
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Low fat diets
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Fat Substitutes
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Fat burning diets
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Supplements
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Guidelines for Childhood Weight Loss
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Preventing Obesity
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Introduction
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Metabolism ... Keeping the Metabolic Rate Stable
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Making the best food choices
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Nutritional Education
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Teaching Healthy Eating Habits to Children
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Health Initiatives Targeting Obesity
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Public Health Information
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Legislative controls
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Treating Obesity
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Methods that Work
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Assessment of Clients or Patients
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Modifying Behaviour
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Prescribing Diets
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Life Coach and Personal Trainer
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Weight Loss Hypnosis
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Self-help Groups
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Health Clubs, Health Farms and Holiday Retreats
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A Holistic Approach
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Supplements
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Modifying Eating Behaviour
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Key Stages in Behaviour Changes
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Cultural food patterns
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How to Make Lifelong Changes
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Assess Current Diet (patterns and nutritional value)
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Plan for Change
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Seek Motivation and Support from Others
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Improving Health Through Food
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Diseases Linked to Obesity
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Changing Unhealthy Habits
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Restricting Calorie Intake
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Understanding Energy and Metabolism
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Metabolism
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Energy Metabolism
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Age (Growth and Aging) and Metabolism
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Activity and Metabolism
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Calorie Restricted Diets
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Medical Conditions: Hormones, Drugs, Eating Disorders
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Nutrition During Disease
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Childhood Diabetes
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Link between Medication and Diet
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Drugs and Hormones Prescribed for Weight Management
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Diet Pills
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Thyroid hormone
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Somatropin (Growth Hormone
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Weight Loss Surgery
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Lipoplasty (Liposuction)
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Abdominoplasty (Tummy tuck)
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Anorexia Nervosa
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Bulimia Nervosa
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Planning a Diet
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A major Problem Based Learning Project
Each lesson culminates in an assignment which is submitted to the school, marked by the school's tutors and returned to you with any relevant suggestions, comments, and if necessary, extra reading.
Distance Education Course -Learn to Manage Weight, through better Dietary Choices
Sample Notes from course:
There are two types of obesity – this theory is been based on differences between the anatomical characteristics of adipose tissues. Adipose tissue is the loose connective tissue which is responsible for energy storage in the form of fat (lipids). It also provides insulation from heat and cold and offers protective padding around vital organs e.g. the liver.
Hyperplasia of adipose cells – this is an increase in the number of fat cells. The number of cells can be as much as five times greater than those found in a healthy child of average weight. Fat cells can also show some enlargement, but this is not vast. The core and extremities of the human body experience hyperplasia of adipose cells.
Adipose tissue contains several cell types, with the highest percentage of cells being adipocytes (more commonly known as fat cells), which contain fat droplets. The two different types of obesity are seen in children and adults, with one more predominately identified in children and the other predominately found in adults.
Hypertrophy of adipose cells – this is when adipose cells are greatly enlarged or ‘hypertrophied’. The number of fat cells may be same or may increase slightly in adults. Fat distribution is mostly centralised in this type.
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Flexible Study with ACS Distance Education
ACS Distance Education is unique. We allow you to choose how you study, where you study, what you study, how much you study, and when you study.
- Work fast or slow –you choose the intensity of study
- Start, pause or restart according to changing demands of work, family or lifestyle.
- Study this course by itself; or combine with others for a qualification
- Mix and match modules so you only study what you want or need to learn -We allow you to construct your own “tailor made” certificates or diplomas
- Options in assignments allow you to focus on things with greater interest to you.
- Study electronically (online or using a CD); or using printed notes.
- Use (or don’t use) supplementary services for extra learning want –unlimited access to tutors, an online student room, social media, bookstore, etc
- Orientation video and student Manual at the start of your course will provide a clear guide to how you can study and get all sorts of support no matter where you live
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