NEW - Therapeutic nutrition is the provision of nutrients to maintain and/ or restore optimal nutrition and health. Therapeutic diets may be required as therapy for a disease e.g. coeliac disease or to treat malnutrition arising from low energy and nutrient intakes or due to increased energy and nutrient needs.

There are 9 lessons in this course:

1. Introduction to Therapeutic Nutrition
2. Allergies and Intolerances
3. Diabetes
4. Heart Disease, Hyperlipidemia and Arteriosclerosis
5. Renal/Kidney Conditions
6. Cancer
7. Digestive Disorders - Oesophagus, Small Intestine, Colon,
8. Other Metabolic Conditions (eg. Liver, Gall bladder, Pancreas, etc)
9. Strategic Diet planning for a medical condition

Each lesson culminates in an assignment which is submitted to the school, marked by the school's tutors and returned to you with any relevant suggestions, comments, and if necessary, extra reading.

• Discuss the nature and scope of Therapeutic Nutrition; and identify circumstances where diet may need modification
• Explain different types of food allergy and intolerance and provide information on diagnosis, clinical symptoms and appropriate dietary modifications.
• Explain what diabetes is and describe appropriate dietary adjustments that for people with Diabetes.
• Explain appropriate dietary adjustments that should be made for people with Cardiovascular Disease
• Explain appropriate dietary adjustments that should be made for people with Heart Disease, Hyperlipidemia or Arteriosclerosis
• Explain appropriate dietary adjustments that should be made for people with Kidney conditions
• Explain appropriate dietary adjustments that should be made for people with different types of cancer
• Explain appropriate dietary adjustments that should be made for people with a variety of digestive disorders