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WEIGHT MANAGEMENT NUTRITION
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Flexible, online course (yes we know the contents look enormous, but we make it easy to follow) in weight loss nutrition, focusing on the physiology of weight gain and body fat reduction with a look at the psychology behind eating. You won't be bored with the whole basic nutrition you have already covered in Cert III or IV, this course focuses on weight loss nutrition. The 2nd edition introduces concepts in nutrition psychology and non-diet approaches to healthy weight, with data from around the world and is suitable for those in Australia, NZ, US and the UK.
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Extensive client tip sheets and healthy eating booklets. Perfect for those working in health, sports, fitness or weight loss consultancy.
"We need to focus on health, body cues and healthy eating, rather than on one nutrient, food or 'diet' or issues of body shape. We need to shift the focus to what is a healthy diet is, over what we shouldn't be eating". |
KEY INFORMATION
- Flexible online learning 24 hour access
- $350 AUD enrolment fee
- 20 hours of study
- Online, untimed quiz for stress-free, enhanced learning
- Study at your own pace
- Highly supported
- Extensive resources and tools
- Pre-requisites: We do recommend that you have a sound knowledge of nutrition (see Certificate of Human Nutrition) as this course is reasonably technical.
- Completion certificate
- 20 Continuing Professional Development Points available for ATMS & REPS NZ members. CLICK HERE for more detail.
COURSE CONTENT
TOPICS LISTING - IN BRIEF
- Introduction to overweight and obesity
- Issues of overweight in Australia
- Health risks associated with overweight and obesity
- Understanding, beliefs and causes of overweight and obesity
- Elements of a healthy diet and application to healthy weight maintenance
- And in-depth look at dietary fats
- Physiology of the fat cell (adipocytes)
- Energy Balance
- Food labelling and reading labels
- Physical activity and healthy weight maintenance
- The psychology of behaviour modification, weight loss and food psychology
- Dietary programs, plans AND THE WAY FORWARD
DETAILED TOPIC DESCRIPTION
INTRODUCTION TO OVERWEIGHT AND OBESITY
Classification of overweight and obesity
What causes overweight and obesity? Current theories around the causes of overweight and obesity
Diets are failing
Planning and prevention of overweight – a public health approach
ISSUES OF OVERWEIGHT
Demographics of overweight and obesity – age, gender and cultural differences
Health risks
UNDERSTANDING, BELIEFS AND CAUSES OF OVERWEIGHT AND OBESITY
Introduction to theories and beliefs of overweight and obesity
Holistic view of overweight and obesity - The ecological model; Environmental influences on weight control; Biological influences
Other influences on the development of overweight and obesity - Eating patterns; Restraint and effort; The influence of diet composition; Sugar turns to fat myth (The process of sugar to fat; Denovo lipogenesis (DNL)); Something to ponder! Low-fat products; The influence of early life experiences
Physical activity
Other theories on the causes of overweight and obesity including weight cycling
BODY FAT DISTRIBUTION AND MEASUREMENT OF BODY MASS
Body composition and health
Distribution of body fat - Gender differences and relevance of body shape
Location of body fat stores - Subcutaneous fat vs visceral fat
Adipocytes
Measures of overweight and obesity
Manual measures of body fat - Body mass index (BMI);
Situations where BMI may not apply
Benefits of using WHR and other girth measurements
Maintaining your lean body mass
Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA)
ELEMENTS OF A HEALTHY DIET AND APPLICATION TO HEALTHY WEIGHT MAINTENANCE
Dietary Guidelines for AustraliansDietary recommendations in the UK and a wider view
The five food groups
Rules and principles of a good diet
The World Health (WHO) Obesity Report
Nutrients and weight issues - Carbohydrates (sugars, glycemic issues), fibre, protein, fruit & veg, alcohol
AN IN-DEPTH LOOK AT DIETARY FATS
Dietary fats (lipids)Sources of fat in diets; Fatty acids; saturation; omega's; sources; requirements
Triglycerides (TGs); Phospholipids; Lecithin; Cholesterol; Types of lipoproteins
Daily energy requirements and fat intake
The commercialisation of fats
The relationship between dietary fat and body fat loss
PHYSIOLOGY OF THE FAT CELL (ADIPOCYTES)
Fat stores in the body - Lipocytes; Location of body fat stores; Development of adipocytes; Fat in the body and insulin’s influence on fat storage; The cycle of lipogenesis, lipolysis and release of FFAs in the body; The influence of fat stores in muscle; Focus point: cellulite
ENERGY BALANCE
Food energy and energy balance
Factors involved in food intake - Hunger; Appetite; Satiety; Food energy
Calculating calories/kilojoules; Alcohol and calories
Energy expenditure by the body - Bodily methods for expending energy; Basal metabolism
Physical activity - Exercise and energy expenditure
Fatty acid oxidation
Lean body mass (LBM) and metabolic rate (MR)
Metabolic rate and activity
Exercise and appetite control
Calculating energy expenditure from physical activity
Energy requirements (required calories) per day (using EARS) – UK
FOOD LABELLING AND READING LABELS
Understanding food labels
Labelling laws – Australia, NZ and the UK
Nutrition information or declaration in the UK
Using nutrition panel information
Nutrient claims
Healthy claims and the law
Unlabelled foods
UK laws
Logos and endorsements of food products
PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND HEALTHY WEIGHT MAINTENANCE
Exercise programs for weight maintenance
Why people do not exercise
Making it work
The role of physical activity
Stores of body fuels - Exercise and the macronutrients as fuels
Fuels and physical activity for weight loss - Calculating ideal heart rate for fat loss; The effect of fitness levels on fat loss and fuel usage; Spot reduction of body fat; Post-exercise effect on fat loss
Focus Point: Exercise and fat burning
THE PSYCHOLOGY OF BEHAVIOUR MODIFICATION AND WEIGHT LOSS
Habits and habit taming
Attitudes and behaviour
Self-limiting behaviours
Setting the environment
Motivation and modification
Sense of control over life
Eating and personality: The Big 5 - How does your personality affect your eating?
The way forward
DIETARY PROGRAMS, PLANS AND THE WAY FORWARD
Dietary assessment
Working with clients - Diets don’t work
Tips for reviewing a diet diary
Simple tips to help change eating habits
Rights, obligations and duty
Record keeping
Professional referrals
Duty of care
Issues in weight programming - Use of professional counselling; Post-exercise eating; Weight cycling effect; Identifying unsound weight-loss schemes
Very low calorie diets (VLCD)
Classification of overweight and obesity
What causes overweight and obesity? Current theories around the causes of overweight and obesity
Diets are failing
Planning and prevention of overweight – a public health approach
ISSUES OF OVERWEIGHT
Demographics of overweight and obesity – age, gender and cultural differences
Health risks
UNDERSTANDING, BELIEFS AND CAUSES OF OVERWEIGHT AND OBESITY
Introduction to theories and beliefs of overweight and obesity
Holistic view of overweight and obesity - The ecological model; Environmental influences on weight control; Biological influences
Other influences on the development of overweight and obesity - Eating patterns; Restraint and effort; The influence of diet composition; Sugar turns to fat myth (The process of sugar to fat; Denovo lipogenesis (DNL)); Something to ponder! Low-fat products; The influence of early life experiences
Physical activity
Other theories on the causes of overweight and obesity including weight cycling
BODY FAT DISTRIBUTION AND MEASUREMENT OF BODY MASS
Body composition and health
Distribution of body fat - Gender differences and relevance of body shape
Location of body fat stores - Subcutaneous fat vs visceral fat
Adipocytes
Measures of overweight and obesity
Manual measures of body fat - Body mass index (BMI);
Situations where BMI may not apply
Benefits of using WHR and other girth measurements
Maintaining your lean body mass
Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA)
ELEMENTS OF A HEALTHY DIET AND APPLICATION TO HEALTHY WEIGHT MAINTENANCE
Dietary Guidelines for AustraliansDietary recommendations in the UK and a wider view
The five food groups
Rules and principles of a good diet
The World Health (WHO) Obesity Report
Nutrients and weight issues - Carbohydrates (sugars, glycemic issues), fibre, protein, fruit & veg, alcohol
AN IN-DEPTH LOOK AT DIETARY FATS
Dietary fats (lipids)Sources of fat in diets; Fatty acids; saturation; omega's; sources; requirements
Triglycerides (TGs); Phospholipids; Lecithin; Cholesterol; Types of lipoproteins
Daily energy requirements and fat intake
The commercialisation of fats
The relationship between dietary fat and body fat loss
PHYSIOLOGY OF THE FAT CELL (ADIPOCYTES)
Fat stores in the body - Lipocytes; Location of body fat stores; Development of adipocytes; Fat in the body and insulin’s influence on fat storage; The cycle of lipogenesis, lipolysis and release of FFAs in the body; The influence of fat stores in muscle; Focus point: cellulite
ENERGY BALANCE
Food energy and energy balance
Factors involved in food intake - Hunger; Appetite; Satiety; Food energy
Calculating calories/kilojoules; Alcohol and calories
Energy expenditure by the body - Bodily methods for expending energy; Basal metabolism
Physical activity - Exercise and energy expenditure
Fatty acid oxidation
Lean body mass (LBM) and metabolic rate (MR)
Metabolic rate and activity
Exercise and appetite control
Calculating energy expenditure from physical activity
Energy requirements (required calories) per day (using EARS) – UK
FOOD LABELLING AND READING LABELS
Understanding food labels
Labelling laws – Australia, NZ and the UK
Nutrition information or declaration in the UK
Using nutrition panel information
Nutrient claims
Healthy claims and the law
Unlabelled foods
UK laws
Logos and endorsements of food products
PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND HEALTHY WEIGHT MAINTENANCE
Exercise programs for weight maintenance
Why people do not exercise
Making it work
The role of physical activity
Stores of body fuels - Exercise and the macronutrients as fuels
Fuels and physical activity for weight loss - Calculating ideal heart rate for fat loss; The effect of fitness levels on fat loss and fuel usage; Spot reduction of body fat; Post-exercise effect on fat loss
Focus Point: Exercise and fat burning
THE PSYCHOLOGY OF BEHAVIOUR MODIFICATION AND WEIGHT LOSS
Habits and habit taming
Attitudes and behaviour
Self-limiting behaviours
Setting the environment
Motivation and modification
Sense of control over life
Eating and personality: The Big 5 - How does your personality affect your eating?
The way forward
DIETARY PROGRAMS, PLANS AND THE WAY FORWARD
Dietary assessment
Working with clients - Diets don’t work
Tips for reviewing a diet diary
Simple tips to help change eating habits
Rights, obligations and duty
Record keeping
Professional referrals
Duty of care
Issues in weight programming - Use of professional counselling; Post-exercise eating; Weight cycling effect; Identifying unsound weight-loss schemes
Very low calorie diets (VLCD)
TESTIMONIALS
I am absolutely loving this course and can hardly put it down.
Annette Tavitian
Excellent handbook that truly has made me aware of more specific nutrients and their functions, thank you.
Erin O'Reilly
A challenging course, it was refreshing to learn something new while getting my CECs for a change! And I had no idea that sugar didn't turn to fat in the body, cheers.
Malik, SA.
Annette Tavitian
Excellent handbook that truly has made me aware of more specific nutrients and their functions, thank you.
Erin O'Reilly
A challenging course, it was refreshing to learn something new while getting my CECs for a change! And I had no idea that sugar didn't turn to fat in the body, cheers.
Malik, SA.
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