Nutrition for Health and Social Care

Learning outcomes

On completion of this unit a learner should:

1 Understand concepts of nutritional health

2 Know the characteristics of nutrients

3 Understand influences on food intake and nutritional health

4 Be able to use dietary information from an individual to make recommendations to improve nutritional health.

P1 explain concepts of nutritional health

P2 describe the characteristics of nutrients and their benefits to the body

P3 identify the different factors that influence dietary intake for different population groups

P4 carry out a quantitative nutrient analysis of the diet of one individual

P5 prepare a nutritional plan for the chosen individual.

M1 explain the potential risks to health of inappropriate nutrition

M2 explain the factors affecting the nutritional health and wellbeing of different groups of individuals

M3 explain how the nutritional plan will meet the needs of the chosen individual.

D1 evaluate the relative importance of different factors affecting the nutritional health and wellbeing of two different groups of individuals

D2 evaluate how the nutritional plan will improve the health of the chosen individual.