Causes of Human Disease: Nutrition and Environment
Explore how nutrition and environmental factors such as toxins influence your chance of developing human disease.
Who is the course for?
The course is suitable for anyone with a general interest in the science behind causes of human disease and medicine. No previous knowledge or experience is required. If you are working in nursing, healthcare or social care or just wish to learn more about it, this course is designed to support you as a professional. By completing all aspects of the course you will have achieved 14 hours of CPD time.
What will you achieve?
By the end of the course, you‘ll be able to…
Explore how poor nutrition and diet contributes to malnutrition and disease.
Report on the nutritional and protective qualities of specific diets.
Investigate toxins present in food and how they contribute to human disease.
Describe how waterborne chemical toxins can have an adverse effect on health.
Reflect on how air pollution can contribute to the risk of cardiovascular disease.
