Duration: 6 Months

Includes: Pre- recorded sessions, notes, recipes and reference links

Participation certificate included

(This course does not certify you to be a Dietitian)

Basic Nutrition

Introduction to Nutrition

Introduction to Module:

This Module will help students to understand the food in a Health practitioner perspective. We will start from the introduction to food and nutrition and then to a wide perspective to food plates in different parts of India.

Topic:

Health and wellbeing
Food and nutrition introduction
What should be there in balanced healthy meal (Food groups- Milk, cereals, pulses, meat, fruits, vegetables, oil and sugar)
State wise healthy options
Nutrients introduction (Micro and Macro Nutrients)

Macro and Micro Nutrients

Introduction to Module:

The scope of Module 2 is to understand what is Carbohydrate, protein, fats, water and vitamins and minerals.

Macro- nutrient

Carbohydrate

Available Carbohydrates types and food sources
Monosaccharides, Disaccharides, Polysaccharides

B. Non Available Carbohydrates types and food sources

Soluble and Insoluble fiber

C. Food sources

D. Recommendation for Carbohydrates

E. Low carbohydrate meal options planning

Protein

Amino Acids: Essential, non essential and conditionally essential amino acids
High Biological value of food
Food sources of protein
Recommendation for protein
High protein meal options planning

Fats

Saturated and unsaturated Fatty acids
Monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fatty acids
Trans Fat
Recommendation of fats
Low fat meal option planning

Water

Recommendation of water
Dehydration

Micro- nutrient

Vitamins and Minerals

Water and fat soluble vitamins
Trace and major minerals
Recommendations of Vitamins and Minerals
Food sources

3. Calories and Macro Calculation

Introduction to Module:

The scope of Module 3 is to understand how to calculate Ideal body weight, find out the goal from diet, Calculate BMI, BMR, Total calories needed and calculate protein, carbs, fats as per weight goals.

Calculate Calories and macros for Adults
Calculate Calories and macros for Children

4. Calculate Recipes

Introduction to Module:

The scope of Module 4 is to understand how to create simple recipes and calculate the recipes.

Breakfast
Lunch
Dinner
Snack
Market research (By student)
Food recommendations through labels

5. Make Diet plan and calculate them

Introduction to Module:

The scope of Module 5 is to understand how to use to create calculative diet plan easily

Advance Nutrition

Diabetes Diet

Introduction to Module:

The scope of the 1st advance module is to understand how to give diet to diabetic patient on medicine, on insulin and how with the help of diet manage their blood sugar levels.

Type 1, Type 2, Gestational Diabetes
Type 1, 2 & GDM: Fasting and after meal blood Sugar level targets through Diet
Insulin Injections & Medications
Type 1 & 2 Diabetic patient diet according to medicines & insulin injections
Key nutrients, Glycemic Index & Diabetic food selection
Carbohydrate Counting & Insulin units
Diet for Pregnant Diabetic Patients
Patients FAQ
Diet case studies for patients on Insulin injections, medication, and other medical goals

Kidney Diet

Introduction to Module:

The scope of this module is how to design a diet plan for low potassium, low phosphorus, low protein and dialysis Diet.

How Kidney works
Diet for Acute kidney Failure, Chronic Kidney Failure and not passing urine
Meal plan for Low protein Diet and Very low protein Diet
Types of Dialysis
Diet on Dialysis
Low potassium Kidney Friendly Food list
Low Sodium Kidney Friendly Food list
Low Phosphorus Kidney friendly Food list

3. Liver and Heart Diet

Introduction to Module:

The scope of this module is how to design a diet plan for fatty liver, cirrhosis and partial working heart.

Food & Diet Plan for Hepatitis C (Veg/ Non Veg.)
Food & Diet for Fatty Liver (Alcoholic & Non alcoholic)
Food & Diet for Cirrhosis
Liver Tests
Heart healthy Diet
Foods which are heart healthy and not healthy
Food & Diet for Partial and Heart Blockage
Food & Diet for Stent patients

4. Thyroid Diet

Introduction to Module:

The scope of this module is how to design a diet plan for hypothyroid and hyperthyroid diet.

Key Nutrients for Hypothyroid & Hyperthyroidism
Food sources of key Nutrients (Veg/ Non Veg)
Veg. & Non veg. specific food useful for Hypothyroidism
Veg. & Non veg. specific food useful for Hyperthyroidism
Reference Ranges
FAQ on Thyroid Diet

5. PCOS & Fertility Diet

Introduction to Module:

The scope of this module is how to design a diet plan for women with imbalanced hormones, trying to conceive or not getting periods.

Period Phase wise: foods for improving egg quality, balance hormone and regularise periods
PCOS basics
PCOS Friendly foods & nutrients
Home remedies & food for common PCOS Symptoms like irregular periods, hair fall, regularise hormones, gut health, PMS & sleep
PCOS Supplements

6. Blood pressure and cholesterol Diet

Introduction to Module:

The scope of this module is how to design a diet plan for high blood pressure and cholesterol.

Key Nutrients to Balance Blood pressure & cholesterol
low Sodium food options
High potassium food options
High magnesium food options
High calcium food options
High fiber & high omega-3 food sources
Veg. and Non-veg Blood pressure & cholesterol friendly foods

7. Pregnancy, Lactation and solids for baby

Introduction to Module:

The scope of this module is how to design a diet plan for pregnancy, lactation and what to give to a baby after 6 months.

Physiology changes during pregnancy
Key nutrients in pregnancy
Food remedies for pregnancy symptoms
Trimester wise issues, weight gain and focus points
Breast milk and formula milk
Baby feeding
Non breastfeeding mothers diet
Myths on pregnancy diet