1. Introduction

• The job of the nutritional advisor: what one does
• Skills needed
• Potential client groups
• What makes a healthy diet
• Understanding food labels
• Understanding RDAs (Recommended Daily Allowances)
• Superfoods: Introduction

2. Digestion and Anatomy for the Nutritional Advisor

• The digestive system
• Functions of mouth, stomach, small intestine, large intestine
• What happens at each stage
• Role of liver and gall bladder

3. Keeping up your Energy with Carbohydrates

• Types of carbohydrate
• Simple carbohydrates
• Complex carbohydrates
• Sources
• Role in diet
• Common problems associated with them
• Fibre and water

4. Using Proteins for Growing and Repairing our Bodies

• Definition
• Amino acids: essential and non-essential
• Sources of protein
• Role in diet
• Common problems associated with them

5. Fats: Storing energy - or Trouble?

• Types of fats
• Saturated
• Polyunsaturated
• Mono-unsaturated
• Sources of fats
• Role in diet
• Problems associated with fats

6. Vitamins and Minerals: Giving us Great Skin and Hair, Protecting us, and more besides.

• Vitamin A: Role, sources and problems
• Vitamin B group: Role, sources and problems
• Vitamin C: Role, sources and problems
• Vitamin D: Role, sources and problems
• Vitamin E: Role, sources and problems
• Iron: Role, sources and problems
• Calcium: Role, sources and problems
• Zinc, calcium, phosphorous: role sources and problems

7. Improving Children's Nutrition

• Babies
• Toddlers
• School-aged children
• Common concerns
• Nutrition and illness

8. Boosting Teenagers' Nutrition

• Changing needs
• Snacking
• Common concerns
• Self image/body image

9. Common Nutrition Problems with Adults

• Common problems
• Diets to help deal with stress, fatigue, and sleep problems
• Special nutritional requirements of women
• Nutritional needs for adults
• How to use diet to promote a healthy immune system

10. Nutrition in Later Years

• Changing needs as metabolism alters
• Common problems
• Menopause
• Osteoporosis
• Late-onset diabetes
• Eating for a healthy heart

11. Employing Nutrition in Weight Loss

• Mechanics of weight loss
• Understanding principles of popular diets
• Calorie controlled
• Atkins
• Food-combining
• GI
• Role of exercise and fitness
• Formulating diet to meet clients’ needs

12. Specialist Diets

• Medical issues and ethics
• Vegetarian diets
• Vegan diets
• Restrictive diets
• Organic diets

13. Dealing with Allergies and Intolerances

• Identifying the problem
• Testing for allergies and intolerances
• Gluten free
• Dairy free
• Other intolerances
• Diets for diabetes

14. Sports Nutrition

• Essentials of sports nutrition
• Training diet
• Immediate pre-competition nutrition
• In-competition nutrition
• Post contest nutrition
• Food supplements
• Hydration
• Maintaining a healthy weight
• Injury and recovery

15. Dealing with Clients

• Pre-consultation forms and the first consultation
• Goal setting
• Instructing a client on keeping a food diary
• Maintaining accurate records

16. Marketing your Business

• Identifying different client groups
• Understanding the possible specialisations in the field
• Marketing your business

17. Setting up your Nutrition Practice

• A place to work
• Setting up a clinic
• A nutritional advisor’s equipment
• Other aspects to consider
• Setting up your business on a small budget
• Putting together a business plan
• Paying tax
• Indemnity insurance
• What to charge
• How to keep financial records in four easy steps

18. Professional Development

• Creating a professional development plan
• How to discover your professional potential
• How to prepare a Skills Gap Analysis