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Advanced Nutrition and Health Level 3
Course code: ABC927
Course Overview
Advanced Nutrition and Health Level 3
Course code: ABC927
Take on a new challenge within the exciting world of Nutrition and Health, from home!
This course will enable you to:
- Explain the fundamentals of digestion and the digestive system
- Explore the food combing system, and explore the extent to which this can be applied to real world diets
- Understand cravings, including what cravings really mean in a nutritional sense
- Explore some of the most common nutritional supplements and understand the circumstances under which they are useful
- Provide information on eating disorders and obesity
- Outline the fundamental principles of sports nutrition
- Broaden the students understanding of nutrition, providing a basis for more advanced practice and study
This course will allow you to study the convenient way! You decide when and where you learn, at your own pace. Your coursework can be submitted by either post or email, making it easy and hassle-free.
All your course materials will be received by post or email, so it couldn’t be simpler. Our experienced and friendly tutors are there to help you every step of the way by email, so help is only a click away!
Start your journey and develop your skills and knowledge today and join over 85,000 students that already have!
Course Content
Unit 1: The Digestive System
- Organs which are responsible for digestion
- Digestive process
- Role of each of the digestive organs
- Compatible and incompatible food combinations
Unit 2: Food Combining
- Define “food combining”
- Definitions commonly associated with food combining
- Food combining system
- Compatible and incompatible food combinations
Unit 3: Cravings and Habits
- Why cravings are not always negative
- Common cravings
- Bad habits affect our diets and health
- Model for change
Unit 4: Supplementation
- Cravings are not always negative
- Common cravings
- Relying on supplementation
- Risks with supplements
Unit 5: Weight management
- Obesity
- Categories of obesity
- Eating disorders
- Principles of weight loss
- Creating a weight loss plan
Unit 6: Sports Nutrition
- Good hydration
- Role of carbohydrates, fats and proteins in sports nutrition
- Characteristics of good nutrition pre, during and post exercise
- How advertising can be misleading
Other Information
Assessment
This course is assessed by a series of assignments, which are submitted to your tutor for marking. No external examination is required. You are required to do some of your own research.
Course Duration
This course will take you 12 months to complete. This gives you well over enough time to complete your studies.
Study Method
This course will enable you to work when and where you want. You can study from home or at work; it is completely up to you. All your materials will be posted or emailed to you online, whichever you choose. You will also receive our award-winning support by email, so help is only a click away!
Course Outcome
At the end of this course successful learners will receive a Certificate of Achievement from ABC Awards and Certa Awards and a Learner Unit Summary (which lists the components the learner has completed as part of the course).
The course has been endorsed under the ABC Awards and Certa Awards Quality Licence Scheme. This means that Open Study College has undergone an external quality check to ensure that the organisation and the courses it offers, meet defined quality criteria. The completion of this course alone does not lead to a regulated qualification* but may be used as evidence of knowledge and skills gained. The Learner Unit Summary may be used as evidence towards Recognition of Prior Learning if you wish to progress your studies in this subject. To this end the learning outcomes of the course have been benchmarked at Level 3 against level descriptors published by Ofqual, to indicate the depth of study and level of demand/complexity involved in successful completion by the learner.
The course itself has been designed by Open Study College to meet specific learners’ and/or employers’ requirements which cannot be satisfied through current regulated qualifications. ABC Awards & Certa Awards endorsement involves robust and rigorous quality audits by external auditors to ensure quality is continually met. A review of courses is carried out as part of the endorsement process.
ABC Awards and Certa Awards have long-established reputations for providing high quality vocational qualifications across a wide range of industries. ABC Awards and Certa Awards combine over 180 years of expertise combined with a responsive, flexible and innovative approach to the needs of our customers.
Renowned for excellent customer service, and quality standards, ABC Awards and Certa Awards also offer regulated qualifications for all ages and abilities post-14; all are developed with the support of relevant stakeholders to ensure that they meet the needs and standards of employers across the UK.
*Regulated qualification refers to those qualifications that are regulated by Ofqual / CCEA / Qualification Wales
Q&As
Your Questions Answered
What skills are needed to enrol onto this course?
You do not need any previous knowledge or skills to enrol onto this course. Although a sound understanding of nutrition is advisable. Ideal introductory courses include Nutrition Consultant Level 3, or Nutrition and Health Level 2.
Is there a time limit for this course?
You may start at any time and have a full year to complete your studies. It is truly flexible and is designed to be adaptable around your lifestyle and other commitments.
What is included in the cost of the course?
- Dedicated personal tutor support
- Dedicated student support
- Assignment marking and feedback
- FREE CV writing service
- FREE employability guide to help you impress future employers
- Comprehensive study guide*
- Open Study College pen and highlighter*
- Student study planner*
- Student notebook*
- Document wallet*
* Not included with the online study option
How do I get my work assessed?
You will send your work to your personal course tutor for them to mark and return to you. On successful completion of the course you will be awarded your Advanced Nutrition and Health Level 3 certificate of achievement.
What happens if I lose my course pack?
It’s not a problem. We offer a course replacement service, so if you get into trouble and your course pack is lost or damaged, our Student Support Team can provide you with a new set of materials for a one-time additional fee.
What if I still have questions?
That’s not a problem. We want to make sure you’re 100% confident about enrolling on the course and starting your study. So, just give our Student Support Team a call on 03300 563 100 and they’ll do their best to help.
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