Understanding Nutrition and Health TQUK Certificate Level 2

Having knowledge of nutrition and how this relates to your health can help prevent the development of several health conditions. The course looks at the dietary requirements of children through to the elderly and why having a nutritionally balanced diet is essential to your well being. We look at what factors influence your diet and how advertising can be very miss leading. You are asked to keep a week long food diary so you can compare this to the daily recommendations for someone your age.

On average the course takes 14 weeks to complete. The time frame depends on the time you have available and your prior knowledge.
Whether working online or with paper materials you are supplied with all the information required to complete the course. The assessments are made up of questions asking you to describe, explain, identify or list information. To be able to pass this qualification answers must be in your own words, using sentences and paragraphs. This course is available online or paper based.