Food, nutrition and health

This unit introduces fundamental concepts in human nutrition.  You will explore dietary guidelines and nutrient reference values as frameworks that describe optimal food and nutrient intake for health.  You will examine current population dietary patterns, including key macro and micro-nutrients, and how these play a role in nutrition-related chronic disease.  You will be introduced to and apply food regulation standards as they relate to nutrition information and claims on food.  This builds to a ‘bigger picture’ view of food and nutrition, where you will examine the food system and drivers of both human and planetary health.