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Overview
What, and how much, we eat has an enormous impact on our health. But, with confusing packaging and news headlines it can be hard to know the nutrition facts and what foods could potentially harm us.
On Introduction to Nutrition and Food Safety at Taipei Medical University offered at FutureLearn, you’ll learn the basics of nutrition and how to incorporate a healthy diet as an adult or an older person. You’ll also find out about the health problems that can be caused by poor nutritional choices. Finally, you’ll learn about food safety, and how to identify harmful food additives and the risks they pose to health.
What will you achieve?
By the end of the course, you‘ll be able to...
- Describe the nutritional requirements for adults and the elderly
- Record harmful ingredients in foods
- Assess food-related health risks
Programme Structure
Topics include:
Nutrition and longevity
Nutrition in the adulthood
Pesticide residues in food
Food adulteration and inspection
Key information
Duration
- Part-time
- 1 months
- 2 hrs/week
Start dates & application deadlines
You can apply for and start this programme anytime.
More details
- Start straight away and join a global classroom of learners.
Language
English
Delivered
Online
Campus Location
- London, United Kingdom
Disciplines
Nutrition & Dietetics Food Science View 34 other Short Courses in Nutrition & Dietetics in United KingdomWhat students do after studying
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Academic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.
Other requirements
General requirements
- This course is for anyone looking to understand nutrition, and no previous experience is required.
Tuition Fees
Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.
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International Applies to you
Applies to youNon-residents94 EUR / full≈ 94 EUR / full -
Domestic Applies to you
Applies to youCitizens or residents94 EUR / full≈ 94 EUR / full
Funding
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