- Are you interested in knowing nutrition for optimal health and evidence-based diets to help cure and prevent a variety of diseases?

Take this free online course, Nutrition for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, offered by Katie Ferraro, a Registered Dietitian (RD) and Assistant Clinical Professor at University of California, San Francisco. The subject matter of this course includes fundamentals of normal nutrition for optimal health outcomes and evidence-based diets to combat a variety of diseases, including coronary heart diseases, diabetes and cancer.

By taking this online course you will not only learn basic principles of nutrition science but will also be able to use these fundamental principles to explore emerging diet therapies. It will also enable you prepare well-balanced diet plans for healthy individuals as well as for those suffering from different diseases and health conditions. Though this course will help you plan dietary interventions of a number of diseases, five major diseases that will be discussed in it include cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, cancer, obesity and GI tract disorders.

This course is divided into six modules, each module focusing on one of the above mentioned diseases.

- Module 1 – Introduction to Nutrition Science
- Module 2 – Heart Disease
- Module 3 – Diabetes
- Module 4 – Cancer
- Module 5 – Obesity and Weight Management
- Module 6 – Disorders of the GI Tract

People interested in taking this course should have basic understanding of nutrition science, especially macronutrients, micronutrients and digestion. Students who successfully complete the class will receive a Statement of Completion signed by Katie Ferraro.

Author Bio

Katie Ferraro is an Assistant Clinical Professor at the University of California, San Francisco Graduate School of Nursing and the University of San Diego Hahn School of Nursing and Health Sciences. She has done Masters in Public Health and specializes in Geriatric Nutrition and Nutrition Education. She is a Registered Dietitian (RD) and Certified Diabetes Educator (CDE).