UO Human Nutrition

Course aim

To develop an understanding of the relationship between diet, nutrition, exercise and health and on completion be able to provide general advice to apparently healthy clients.

Course content

Nutrient sufficiency and planning a healthy diet against dietary guidelines.

The role of macronutrients, micronutrients and dietary fibre for human health including key food sources, fat and use in the body.

Energy concepts including energy balance; weight control; and obesity.

Nutrition and relationships with chronic diseases such as diabetes, heart disease and cancer.

Textbooks

Eleanor N. Whitney, Sharon Rady Rolfes, David Cameron-Smith, Adam Walsh, Tim Crowe 2019, Understanding Nutrition, 4th Edition, Cengage Learning Australia, ProQuest Ebook Central

Prerequisites

Common to all relevant programs
Subject Area & Catalogue Number	Course Name
BIOL 1052	UO Foundations of Human Biology 1
BIOL 1054	UO Foundations of Nutrition and Health

Students are only required to have one of the above courses for their prerequisite.

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching Method

Component	Duration
EXTERNAL, ONLINE ACTIVITY
Online	10 weeks x N/A

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Assignment, Critical analysis, Quantitative exercise, Test/Quiz

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 2)
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation