Nutrition Education for the Consumer Specialization

Break Down the Science of Daily Nutrition. Make healthier nutrition decisions faced every day using evidence-based science.
Understanding how to eat healthy can be daunting, especially when presented with unfamiliar science. Learn and apply everyday nutrition concepts to your lifestyle to get the most out of what you eat. Take time in understanding how to appropriately read food labels, enhance your diet and exercise with the right supplements, or break through misconceptions about nutrition fads. With the NASM Nutrition Education for the Consumer, you will learn the truth that evidence leads us to when developing healthy habits built upon accurate nutrition information. Apply these nutrition principles to your own lifestyle or help others around you understand a bit more about how they can begin to build a healthier lifestyle too.
What You Will Learn:
- Learn the fundamentals of nutrition science and their impact on different diet types.
- Validate the credibility of trending nutrition topics.
- Apply the knowledge and skills required to make informed food choices.
- Learn the common myths of plant-based dieting and science used to debunk them.

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