NCFE CACHE Level 2 Certificate in Understanding Nutrition and Health

Nutrition is one of the most important factors influencing our health. What you eat influences the way you feel, the way you look, the ability to utilise the energy you do have and your ability to fight off infection and disease. Scientific research continually demonstrates that our body’s ability to function is significantly affected by what we eat; and with obesity and health related illnesses on the increase, nutrition is becoming more and more in demand.

This Distance Learning Nutrition and Health course will help you learn what constitutes a balanced diet according to established nutritional science and equips you with the skills and knowledge to advise others. You will understand the dietary of needs for different people and will become competent and confident in giving advice. A career in this field is particularly rewarding as you can make life-changing differences to clients and their families.

This Nutrition and Health Course provides learners working, or intending to work, in settings such as Sport and Recreation, Exercise and Fitness, Hospitality and Catering or Healthcare an understanding of nutrition and health to support their role in the workplace. It also enables learners to progress to other qualifications in this subject area, or within the wider area of healthcare, sport and leisure, or hospitality and catering.

On this Nutrition and Health Course, you will:

• Increase understanding of the principles of healthy eating and the role of food in maintaining health
• Increase confidence in planning and achieving a healthy diet and gain an understanding of how an individual’s dietary requirements change throughout their life
• Provide an understanding of food labelling and the ability to use information from food labels
• Provide information on eating disorders and increase understanding of the role of a healthy diet for weight management.

Did you know:

The Department of Health policy on reducing obesity and improving diet notes that over 60% of adults and 30% of children are overweight or obese. Health problems associated with this cost the NHS over £5 billion per year.