Suitable for Health and Social Care/Working with clients Unit 1: Principles of Diet and Nutrition • Introduction • The Importance of Diet and Nutrition and Types of Nutrition • The Basic Food Groups • How to Balance Your Diet • Macronutrients; Carbohydrates, Fats, Proteins and the Ideal Macronutrient Balance • Micronutrients – Macrominerals, Calcium and Magnesium, Phosphorous, Sodium and Potassium, Chloride and Sulphur • Microminerals, Iron and Copper, Iodine and Zinc, Fluoride, Manganese, Cobalt and Selenium • Cell Health and oxidative stress Unit 1 Assessment Unit 2: Role and Function of Vitamins • Vitamin A • B-Vitamins • Vitamins C and D • Vitamins E and K • Omega 3 Unit 2 Assessment Unit 3: Anatomy & Physiology • Digestive System • Gut brain-axis and health • Nutrition for the gut • Prebiotics and Probiotics Unit 3 Assessment Unit 4: Treating Diseases with Nutrition • Depression • Autoimmune Diseases • Candida • Diabetes • What is Type 1 Diabetes? • What is Type 2 Diabetes? Unit 4 Assessment Unit 5: Factors affecting Nutritional Health • Socioeconomic factors; cost of food, accessibility to facilities • Lifestyle factors; sedentary living; education and skills • Dietary Habits; meal patterns; snacking • Cultural Factors Unit 5 Assessment Unit 6: Superfoods • What are superfoods? • Popular superfoods • Ayurveda • Types of superfoods • Superfood smoothie recipes Unit 6 Assessment Unit 7: Food Allergies • What are food allergies • How to identify food allergies • Food Intolerances and Food Poisoning • Undergoing a Diagnosis • Can plant-based diets help food intolerances? • Meal plan ideas Unit 7 Assessment Unit 8 Special Diets • Why people diet? • Plant-based diet – benefits and limitations • Ketogenic diet – benefits and limitations • Mediterranean diet – benefits and limitations • Intermittent fasting – benefits and limitations Unit 8 Assessment Unit 9: Supplements • Types of supplements • Who needs supplements? • Food supplements by ethnicity • Food supplements by gender • Food supplements by age • Food supplements by socioeconomic status Unit 9 Assessment Unit 10: Working with Clients • Reasons why clients avoid addressing their health habits • Effective communication strategies; verbal and non-verbal methods • Care values; upholding dignity, respect, maintaining confidentiality, anti-discriminatory practice, duty of care • Person-centred psychology; Rogerian Therapy • Creating an action plan for change; Transtheoretical Model • Self-efficacy • Setting SMART goals • Reasons why people give up a healthier living • What advice can you provide as a non-medical professional? Unit 10 Assessment