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Although many people understand the importance of healthy nutrition habits and good fitness patterns, it is sometimes hard to accomplish goals on their own. A nutritional consultant can help clients adopt a healthy lifestyle. Our nutritional consultant training provides students with an exploration of how food nutrition contributes to the prevention of illness and the promotion of optimal health. Students will identify how to conduct in-depth diet and lifestyle evaluations and create food plans customized to each individual’s taste, temperament, and health goals. The fundamentals of whole food nutrition, digestive physiology, metabolism, nutritional biochemistry, and current research are presented. Additionally, students will discover how healthy nutrition habits are used in the food industry. Our Nutritional Consultant course will give students the training they need to work with clients of all ages, backgrounds, and fitness levels.
Prerequisite(s): None
After completing this course, you should be able to:
- Define the role of essential nutrients and explain the principles of healthy eating.
- Recall how the body processes and utilizes carbohydrates, fats, proteins, vitamins, and minerals.
- Identify the relationship between nutrition, energy balance, weight management, and physical fitness.
- Describe how nutritional needs vary across the human life cycle.
- Recognize the impact of food systems, safety, insecurity, and sustainability on nutrition and public health.
Nutritional Consultant Module 1
What Is Nutrition?
- What Drives Our Food Choices?
- What Is Nutrition, and Why Is Good Nutrition So Important?
- What Are the Essential Nutrients, and Why Do You Need Them?
- How Should You Get These Important Nutrients?
- How Does the Average American Diet Stack Up?
- What’s the Real Deal When It Comes to Nutrition Research and Advice?
Nutritional Consultant Module 2
Tools for Healthy Eating and The Basics of Digestion
- What Is Healthy Eating, and What Tools Can Help?
- What Are the Dietary Reference Intakes?
- What Are the Scienced-Based Dietary Guidelines for Americans?
- What Are MyPlate and MyPlate.gov?
- What Is Digestion, and Why Is It Important?
- What Are the Organs of the GI Tract, and Why Are They Important?
- How Do Hormones, Enzymes, and Bile Aid Digestion?
- How Are Digested Nutrients Absorbed?
Nutritional Consultant Module 3
Carbohydrates, Fats, Oils, and Other Liquids
- What Are Carbohydrates, and Why Do You Need Them?
- What Happens to the Carbohydrates You Eat?
- How Does Your Body Use Carbohydrates?
- How Much Carbohydrate Do You Need, and What Are the Best Food Sources?
- What Are Fats, and Why Do You Need Them?
- What Happens to the Fat You Eat?
- How Does Your Body Use Fat and Cholesterol?
- How Much Fat Do You Need Each Day?
Nutritional Consultant Module 4
Proteins, Amino Acids, and Vitamins
- What Are Proteins, and Why Are They Important?
- What Happens to the Protein You Eat?
- How Does Your Body Use Proteins?
- How Much Protein Do You Need?
- What Are Vitamins?
- The Storage of Fat-Soluble Vitamins
- Exploring Vitamin A, E, K, and D
- The Roles of the Water-Soluble B Vitamins and Vitamin C
Nutritional Consultant Module 5
Minerals, Water, and Alcohol
- Why Is Water So Important?
- What Is Water Balance, and How Do You Maintain It?
- How Much Water Do You Need, and What Are the Best Sources?
- What Are Minerals, and Why Do You Need Them?
- What Is Alcohol, and How Is It Made?
- Why Do People Drink Alcohol?
- What Happens to Alcohol in the Body?
- How Can Alcohol Be Harmful?
Nutritional Consultant Module 6
Weight Management, Energy Balance, Nutrition, and Fitness
- What Is a Healthy Weight, and Why Is Maintaining It Important?
- How Do You Know If You’re at a Healthy Weight?
- What Is Energy Balance, and What Determines Energy Needs?
- What Factors Are Likely to Affect Body Weight?
- What Is Physical Fitness, and Why Is It Important?
- What Does a Physical Fitness Program Look Like?
- How Are Carbohydrate, Fat, and Protein Used during Exercise?
- How Does the Timing of Meals Affect Fitness and Athletic Performance?
Nutritional Consultant Module 7
Consumerism, Sustainability, Food Safety, and Technology
- How Do Advertising and Marketing Influence Your Food Choices?
- Where Does Your Food Come From?
- What Is a Sustainable Food System?
- How Do We Balance the World Population’s Need for Food with Sustainability?
- What Causes Foodborne Illness?
- What Can You Do to Prevent Foodborne Illness?
- Who Protects Your Food, and How Do They Do It?
- What Are Food Additives, and How Are They Used?
Nutritional Consultant Module 8
Life Cycle Nutrition
- What Nutrients and Behaviors Are Important for People of Childbearing Age?
- What Nutrients and Behaviors Are Important in the First Trimester?
- What Nutrients and Behaviors Are Important in the Second Trimester?
- What Nutrients and Behaviors Are Important in the Third Trimester?
- What Are the Issues Associated with Feeding Young Children?
- What Are the Nutritional Needs and Issues of School-Aged Children?
- What Are the Nutritional Needs and Issues of Adolescents?
- What Are the Nutritional Needs of Older Adults?
Nutritional Consultant Module 9
Hunger at Home and Abroad
- What Is Food Insecurity, and How Many People Does It Affect?
- What Are the Effects of Chronic Undernutrition?
- Who Is at Increased Risk for Undernutrition?
- What Causes Food Insecurity in the United States?
- What Causes Food Insecurity and Poverty around the Globe?
- What Can Be Done to Reduce Food Insecurity?
**Outlines are subject to change, as courses and materials are updated.**
Ed4Career is committed to being both environmentally conscious and making it easier for you to study! We’re making your education mobile! All of our textbooks are now provided as eTextbooks. You can access them on your laptop, tablet, or mobile device and can study anytime, anywhere.
The move away from physical books to eTextbooks means you get the latest, most up-to-date version available. This also makes your training more accessible, so you can study anywhere you have your phone or tablet. The best part is that all materials are included in your training cost so there are NO extra fees for books!
Upon successful completion of our Nutritional Consultant course, students will be prepared for an entry-level position as a nutritional coach and will be prepared to sit for the NCCB national certification exam to become a Certified Nutritional Coach (CNC).
**Certification exams are not included in the cost of the course.**
Internet Connection
- Broadband or High-Speed - DSL, Cable, and Wireless Connections
*Dial-Up internet connections will result in a diminished online experience. Classroom pages may load slowly and viewing large audio and video files may not be possible.
Hardware Requirements
- Processor - 2GHz Processor or Higher
- Memory - 1 GB RAM Minimum Recommended
PC Software Requirements
- Operating Systems - Windows 7 or higher
- Microsoft Office 2013 or higher. Also, you could use a general Word Processing application to save and open Microsoft Office formats (.doc, .docx, .xls, .xlsx, .ppt, .pptx)
- Internet Browsers - Google Chrome is highly recommended
- Cookies MUST be enabled
- Pop-ups MUST be allowed (Pop-up Blocker disabled)
- The Kindle Reader App or VitalSource Bookshelf App are needed for many of our courses (No special equipment needed. This can be downloaded for FREE onto your computer.)
- PowerPoint Viewer (if you do not have PowerPoint)
- Adobe PDF Reader
- QuickTime, Windows Media Player &/or Real Player
MAC Software Requirements
- Operating Systems - Mac OS x 10 or higher with Windows
- Mac office programs or a Word Processing application to save and open Microsoft Office formats (.doc, .docx, .xls, .xlsx, .ppt, .pptx)
- Internet Browsers- Google Chrome is highly recommended
- Cookies MUST be enabled
- Pop-ups MUST be allowed (Pop-up Blocker disabled)
- The Kindle Reader App or VitalSource Bookshelf App are needed for many of our courses (No special equipment needed. This can be downloaded for FREE onto your computer.)
- PowerPoint Viewer (if you do not have PowerPoint)
- Adobe PDF Reader
- Apple QuickTime Media Player
