2 Day Course in Nutrition*

Presented by Dr Adam Cunliffe, UK Registered Nutritionist, Fellow of Higher Education Academy

Day 1  Fundamentals of Human Nutritional Science

First Session

Introduction to the science and practice of Human Nutrition, key concepts, applications and multi-disciplinary nature of nutritional science.

Water, Macronutrients & Micronutrients

What is essential in a diet?

What is a Balanced Diet?

                                Break

Second Session

Assessing nutritional status by the ABCD method (anthropometry, biochemistry, clinical, dietary)

Diet-Disease relationships – Undernutrition, Overnutrition, Malnutrition, Cancer, Diabetes, Cardiovascular disease, Psychological and Eating Disorders

Nutrition Counselling – Changing client behaviours for positive health outcomes

Day 2 – Applied Aspects of Human Nutritional Science

First Session

Nutritional supplements – What works, and guide to prescribing

Nutritional management of musculoskeletal injury/tissue repair and wound healing

Sports Nutrition

                Break

Nutritional approaches to anti-ageing

Nutrition and immunity – Optimising immune function

Special topic : Counteracting Covid 19

Q & A

                END

Requirements:

About Dr Cunliffe

Adam Cunliffe PhD (RNutr) 

PhD Clinical Nutrition

St Bartholemews & Royal London Hospital

MSc Nutrition

Kings College London

BSc (Hons) Physiology

Queen Mary College London 

Registered Nutritionist (no: 6366)

The Association for Nutrition (UK)

Having completed a Masters degree and PhD in Human Nutrition Adam spent two years working with critical care patients in the intensive therapy  unit at the Royal London Hosptal. He then established a career as a researcher and educator, teaching at several major London Universities. He also founded Cavendish Health Services, a successful nutrition and health screening and advisory service at the University of Westminster.

With expertise in anti-ageing, weight loss, clinical nutrition, sports nutrition and management of stress and fatigue, Adam has been featured on CNN, BBC TV, Channel 4, national and local press and BBC Radio.

Adam has published his research findings on multiple aspects of diet and health including diabetes, obesity, fatigue states, human performance and nutrition for healthy ageing. He has shared his expertise in nutrition and health as an inspirational speaker for government departments and major corporations in London. He has also provided professional development services to private and NHS healthcare professionals.

In addition to teaching, research and media commentary, Adam also offers one to one nutrition counselling to clients, providing nutritional guidance for a wide range of health conditions ranging from helping those wishing to optimise health and wellbeing or sports performance, through to long term health conditions and stress states.  

https://www.drcunliffe.co.uk/about

*This is a Continuing Professional Development event, and as such only gives an additional knowledge and skills. It is NOT and can NOT be mistaken for a degree program.