Nutrition Science: Obesity and Healthy Weight Loss

Description

In this course, you will :

• Discuss the major societal lifestyle factors that contribute to obesity and weight gain, as well as the challenges for prevention and treatment.
• Explain nutrition principles and how they affect weight loss, as well as critically evaluate the evidence base for nutrition guidelines.
• Apply your understanding of the physiological and psychological causes of obesity and weight gain to critically evaluate how they affect weight wellness.
• Explain the post-weight-loss management barriers and enablers, as well as their impact on long-term weight management.
• Consider and describe the benefits and drawbacks of various weight loss methods, and back them up with evidence.

Syllabus :

1. Prevention of Obesity and Overweight

• Is Obesity a Disease?
• How do we Measure Obesity?
• Is it all in the Genes?
• The Science of Food Choice and Behaviour

 

2. Weight Loss Diets

• Popular Diets and Dieting Myths
• Clinical and Patient Perspective

 

3. Non-Nutritional Aspects of Weight Loss

• The Role of Physical Activity and Sleep
• Alternative approaches in body weight managment

 

4. Weight Loss Maintenance

• Time of Eating
• Obesity - Personal or State Responsibility?
• Post Weight-Loss Wellness

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