Title: WELCOME MESSAGE
Course: Human Nutrition and Dietetics

Welcome to Human Nutrition and Dietetics module

Nutrition is the cornerstone of human life. Adequate nutrition promotes growth and development, reduces disease risk and increases human productivity.

This module therefore, provides knowledge of how human nutrition relates with health, and how it is affected by nutrition policies and practices. This course will provide an overview on digestion, functions and deficiencies syndromes of macronutrients and selected micronutrients. In addition, it will describe concepts of energy metabolism, energy balance and malnutrition.

At the end of this module, you will be able to:

• Define the key concepts in Nutrition and Dietetics.

• Describe the principles of Nutrition and Dietetics.

• Discuss methods of assessment and management of malnutrition and nutrition-related diseases.