NUT00215 - Nutrition Across the Lifespan (2016)

Examines the nutritional requirements and the key nutritional issues across the lifespan from pre-conception to old age. Further, the role of food and nutrition in the aetiology of chronic diseases common in advancing age is explored, along with evidence-based interventions for these conditions. Students integrate and extend their knowledge by applying and reflecting on aspects of the nutrition care process through problem-based scenarios.

Topic 1: Foundations of evidence-based nutrition

Topic 2: Introduction to the nutrition care process

• Overview of the steps
• Nutrition assessment: Types of data; Diet history methods; Dietary analysis; Data integration and interpretation aligned with evidence/standards; Documentation
• Nutrition intervention: Communicating written nutrition education information

Topic 3: Nutritional requirements and key nutritional issues during the stages of the lifespan

• Pre-conception/fertility; Pregnancy; Lactation;
• Infancy; Childhood; Adolescence;
• Adults; Older adults
• Disordered eating and eating disorders
• Critical review of vegetarian diets in pregnancy, lactation, adolescence, childhood and infancy

Topic 4: Role of food and nutrition in the aetiology of chronic disease in adulthood, including evidence-based intervention in obesity, coronary heart disease, hypertension, insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes mellitus, metabolic syndrome and cancer prevention

Topic 5: Introduction to reflective practice

Learning outcomes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

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