Module aims

  • To introduce students to nutrition and health, and explain what health is
  • To describe calorie balance, and explain its role in weight management and health
  • To explain a calorie surplus and deficit and show how many popular diets make it appear like they have ‘the secret’
  • To provide different methods to assess calorie needs, in yourself and clients
  • To describe and explain the degree of accuracy it is possible and necessary to achieve when counting calories