Medical Nutrition Therapy 1

This module, together with Medical Nutrition Therapy 2, will equip students with the essential skills to assess nutritional problems, as well as plan and implement nutritional interventions paramount to an individual’s overall health and well-being. Medical Nutrition Therapy I will provide dietetics students with foundation knowledge on the key therapeutic diets and classification of diets, as well as an in-depth understanding of nutritional management as a therapeutic aid to treatment and prevention of disease. Weight management issues across the lifespan, pregnancy and postpartum issues, hyperlipidaemia, hypertension, as well as post-surgical problems will be covered. The module will also encompass an applied learning component, namely practical sessions focussed on therapeutic diet preparation.