Nutrition Education for the Consumer
National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM) via Coursera Specialization
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Overview
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Understanding how to eat healthy can be daunting, especially when presented with unfamiliar science. Learn and apply everyday nutrition concepts to your lifestyle to get the most out of what you eat. Take time in understanding how to appropriately read food labels, enhance your diet and exercise with the right supplements, or break through misconceptions about nutrition fads. With the NASM Nutrition Education for the Consumer, you will learn the truth that evidence leads us to when developing healthy habits built upon accurate nutrition information. Apply these nutrition principles to your own lifestyle or help others around you understand a bit more about how they can begin to build a healthier lifestyle too.
Syllabus
Course 1: Plant-Based Diets
- Offered by National Academy of Sports Medicine. In today's world, there are many eating patterns available to choose from. They can range ... Enroll for free.
Course 2: Making Sense of Supplements
- Offered by National Academy of Sports Medicine. No matter how hard you try, there is no escaping the endless stream of advertising for all ... Enroll for free.
Course 3: Understanding Food Labels and Portion Sizes
- Offered by National Academy of Sports Medicine. All of us have struggled to decipher the long list of ingredients and recommendations on our ... Enroll for free.
Course 4: Nutrition Hot Topics and Controversies
- Offered by National Academy of Sports Medicine. Within the ever-changing nutrition landscape, it becomes difficult to understand current ... Enroll for free.
Course 5: Navigating Diets
- Offered by National Academy of Sports Medicine. The wide and wonderful world of diets can be difficult terrain to navigate, especially with ... Enroll for free.
- Offered by National Academy of Sports Medicine. In today's world, there are many eating patterns available to choose from. They can range ... Enroll for free.
Course 2: Making Sense of Supplements
- Offered by National Academy of Sports Medicine. No matter how hard you try, there is no escaping the endless stream of advertising for all ... Enroll for free.
Course 3: Understanding Food Labels and Portion Sizes
- Offered by National Academy of Sports Medicine. All of us have struggled to decipher the long list of ingredients and recommendations on our ... Enroll for free.
Course 4: Nutrition Hot Topics and Controversies
- Offered by National Academy of Sports Medicine. Within the ever-changing nutrition landscape, it becomes difficult to understand current ... Enroll for free.
Course 5: Navigating Diets
- Offered by National Academy of Sports Medicine. The wide and wonderful world of diets can be difficult terrain to navigate, especially with ... Enroll for free.
Courses
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No matter how hard you try, there is no escaping the endless stream of advertising for all the nutritional supplements out there. From protein and creatine to caffeine and other more-controversial performance aids, there is something tailored to every health, wellness, and fitness goal. This course has been designed to help explore some of the most common trends in the nutritional supplementation landscape and to help separate research-supported hope from marketing hype. You will learn the regulations and guidelines for supplement selections, evidence-based supplements for muscle, supplements that may or may not help with those weight management, in addition to those that have been shown to support athletic performance. With over 30 years as a leader in fitness and wellness education, the National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM) has built its reputation on providing an evidence-based curriculum that is both relevant and applicable for those seeking the skills and knowledge required to promote optimal health.
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Within the ever-changing nutrition landscape, it becomes difficult to understand current trending topics. Without a doubt, your friends and neighbors will have questions regarding these nutrition hot topics. Most people want to know what to believe or discard from what they hear, but they often lack the tools or the knowledge (or the time) to research topics as they become popular. This course has been designed to take an in-depth approach to explain the science behind many nutrition hot topics and controversies faced by discerning readers today including organic vs. conventionally farmed foods, grass-fed, GMOs, gluten, sweeteners vs. nonnutritive sweeteners in addition to the myths behind detoxes and cleanses. With over 30 years as a leader in fitness and wellness education, the National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM) has built its reputation on providing an evidence-based curriculum that is both relevant and applicable for those seeking the skills and knowledge required to promote optimal health.
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The wide and wonderful world of diets can be difficult terrain to navigate, especially with so much information scattered across the Internet and in magazines. Some are backed by scientific evidence, whereas others are mostly hype. Informed readers need to be well-armed with the latest facts regarding diets and how they impact health, body composition, and athletic performance. This course explores many different types of diets and provides details regarding their various levels of safety and effectiveness, including diets that are comprised of different macronutrient compositions, food choices, and time restrictions (fasting), in addition to the psychology diets have on adherence. With over 30 years as a leader in fitness and wellness education, the National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM) has built its reputation on providing an evidence-based curriculum that is both relevant and applicable for those seeking the skills and knowledge required to promote optimal health.
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In today's world, there are many eating patterns available to choose from. They can range across a dietary spectrum from a totally carnivorous diet (meat-eating) to an entirely herbivorous diet (plant-eating). Plant-based diets are diets that rely primarily or entirely on plant-based foods. This course has been designed to help those navigate the various available plant-based diet options, their associated health benefits, and the common myths surrounding these dietary lifestyles. With over 30 years as a fitness and wellness education leader, the National Academy of Sports Medicine has built its reputation on providing an evidence-based curriculum that is relevant and applicable for those seeking the skills and knowledge required to promote optimal health.
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All of us have struggled to decipher the long list of ingredients and recommendations on our food labels. This course provides a deeper understanding of labeling standards and methods for estimating food portions essential for informed decision-making and healthy eating behaviors. You will learn the foundations of reading food labels (including supplement facts labels) as well as common obstacles faced when portioning food. With over 30 years as a leader in fitness and wellness education, the National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM) has built its reputation on providing an evidence-based curriculum that is both relevant and applicable for those seeking the skills and knowledge required to promote optimal health.
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