荣誉理学士学位

营养问题在社会上是一个有争议的话题，需要训练有素的营养学家从科学的角度指导，解释和发展这个话题。了解我们摄入的饮食如何影响诸如心脏病，癌症，肥胖和糖尿病等慢性疾病。建立良好的科学基础，使您能够掌握和理解营养信息和建议。获得与动植物生产，食品科学和食品安全一起研究营养的独特机会，以深入了解农业和食品工业的相关领域，以补充您的营养知识。可选基础年，可选三明治年，可选国外可选年。
Course overviewThe Covid-19 pandemic has exposed a fragile global food system. It has highlighted changes in consumer demands, and a need to rapidly develop food sustainability. You may be interested in empowering healthy communities. You may want to be part of building a sustainable global food system. We'll prepare you to take on these challenges in the post-pandemic world.Nutrition explores how the body processes nutrients and the impact of this on health. Many diseases are influenced by diet, such as heart disease, diabetes, obesity and certain cancers.You'll use the latest research to understand global nutrition challenges. Our nutrition course combines nutritional biochemistry, practical techniques and physiology. You'll study the drivers of food choice and eating behaviour. Advanced modules in human nutrition will cover public health nutrition and nutrient-gene interactions.You'll use our specialist labs and work on real-life research projects.You'll examine sustainable nutrition and look at this as part of global food securityWorking on evidence-based nutrition, you'll use research to understand and identify fake nutritional newsWork with leading nutrition scientists to solve the most urgent nutrition issues facing societyNutritionists can work in:the food industrypublic health nutritionthe NHSeducationjournalismGraduate destinations have included:Nutrition Educator at Gloucestershire HospitalsNHS Foundation TrustMeal Prep Nutritionist at Clean Cut KitchenResearch Support Officer in Diabetes Centre at University Hospitals LeicesterThere are growing career opportunities in sustainable and global nutrition, working for NGOs and third sector organisations.Some of our graduates seek to support healthy diets using nutrition in the health services. Our graduates work as Registered Associate Nutritionists in a range of medical specialisms, including mental health services and diabetes care.The strong nutritional biochemistry focus of this degree prepares graduates well for direct entry into doctoral study. Many of our graduates go on to take a PhD in nutrition, public health or food science.