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Healthy eating can reduce the risk of chronic illness and disease including the three leading causes of death: heart disease, cancer, and stroke.
Knowledge of diet and nutrition is vital to keeping your patients healthy and happy. When caring for others, you may face mealtime issues. Learn how to manage mealtime problems safely and effectively to ensure the wellbeing and stability of those you care for.
The aim of this course is to greater increase your knowledge of nutrition and the challenges surrounding the subject. The key points covered in this course are:
Defining nutrition
Variety in diet
Nourishing the elderly
Malnutrition and its effects
Screening tools