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Introduction to Nutrition

Undergraduate | LTU-DTN101 | 2020

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Navigate the makeup of the human body. Uncover diet myths, and select the most nourishing foods using dietary guidelines. Calculate muscle to fat ratio to determine health. Weigh up the balance between what people eat and the energy they burn.

Study method
100% online
Assessments
100% online
Entry requirements
No ATAR needed,
No prior study
Duration
13 weeks

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Introduction to Nutrition

About this subject

  • At the completion of this subject student should be able to:

    • use the basic principles of energy balance to determine an individual's energy balance status;
    • identify and describe common food sources of selected micronutrients (vitamins and minerals);
    • identify and describe the main food sources of macronutrients (energy, protein, fat, carbohydrate, alcohol);
    • apply simple techniques to measure body composition of individuals;
    • apply simple dietary analysis techniques to assess your own diet;
    • describe the role of the Australian Dietary Guidelines in health, and the application of food guides in assessing diets of populations.

Entry requirements

No entry requirements

Additional requirements

  • Other requirements -

    This subject is offered via Open Universities Australia. La Trobe University students can undertake this subject as part of a cross institutional enrolment under certain circumstances, and must seek approval from the Bachelor of Food and Nutrition course coordinator for eligibility. Due to the nature of the subject content and online delivery, enrolments are generally not permitted past the published OUA enrolment date for the study period.

Study load

0.125 EFTSL
This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.

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