What you will learn
- How nutrition impacts health
- Introduction to the field of nutrition and food
- Basic chemistry and composition of food, their role in the body and their impact on health
- How to better weigh and interpret the information overload about nutrition and health
- Skills needed to effectively assess, design and implement dietary strategies and nutritional therapy at a basic level.
Program Overview
Expert instruction
2 skill-building courses
Self-paced
Progress at your own speed
4 months
6 - 8 hours per week
Discounted price: $448.20
Pre-discounted price: $498USD
For the full program experience
Courses in this program
WageningenX's Food, Nutrition and Health Professional Certificate
- Nutrition and Health: Macronutrients and Overnutrition
- Nutrition and Health: Micronutrients and Malnutrition
- Job Outlook
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Program endorsements
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The professional certificate programme ‘Food, Nutrition and Health’ gives you the tools to distinguish nutrition facts from fiction. It is valuable for food professionals and consumers alike.
Marian Geluk , Director FNLI (Federatie Nederlandse Levensmiddelen Industrie; Dutch Federation of Food & Grocery Manufacturers)
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The courses in the professional certificate programme "Food, Nutrition and Health" benefited me in many ways. The certification played a role in helping my career to move forward. On a daily basis, the information learnt during the courses are useful when attending conferences and answering to customers and professionals.
Florian Nock , Manager at Jimini's - European leader of insect-based food products
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