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Course Information PDF

Course Category:	Health
Course Title:	IPTFA Applied Nutrition & Weight Management Certificate Course

Course Code:

BH071

Medium of Instruction:

Cantonese

Duration:

30.0 hour(s)

Pre-requisites:

Age 17 or above

Course Fee:

Macao Resident: MOP4,500

Non-Macao Resident: MOP4,500

Certificate:

Students who have obtained a passing grade of the course and attended 70% of the class sessions will be issued a course certificate by UTM and a certificate by IPTFA. The passing grade of the course is 70.

Course Code	Sub Code	Course Start Date	Course End Date	Class Schedule
BH071	2301	2023/05/03	2023/06/07	View

Objective:

Upon completion of the course, students will be able to
• explain the role of proper nutrition and dietary habits in weight control
• make appropriate food choices to maintain a healthy body weight
• explain the advantages and disadvantages of different weight loss methods
• describe the relationship between various psychological factors and weight management

Outline:

• Concepts on contemporary nutrition
• Psychological and behavioural modifications in the process of weight loss
• How to choose high quality food
• Introducing the Food Pyramid and MyPlate
• Caloric needs
• Popular weight loss methods
• Things to pay attention to when eating out
• Calculations related to weight control
• Nutritional supplements
• Food Labeling

Teacher:

Please refer to the schedule

Last Updated: 2023/05/31

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