Nutrition and Weight Loss – An Evidence Based Approach

Weight loss is a multi-million dollar a year industry, with new miracle weight loss plans, books and programs launched continuously for public consumption. Many such publications and programs promise rapid weight loss, but much of the promise is based heavily on ‘hype’ and not necessarily on sound scientific principles. ‘Nutrition and Weight Loss - An Evidence Based Approach’ aims to take the hype out of weight loss promotion and deliver research based principles on the topic of weight loss for the promotion of good health and well-being.

Content The extent of the problem of overweight and obesity in Australia Daily Energy Use -Principles of glycaemic index Food Pattern development ‘Popular fad diets’ Dietary assessment Meal timing Menu planning

"I believe that the CAE were very successful at delivering what I wanted from the course. The course curriculum was well structured and I knew from the first week what each session covered. The course notes were extremely thorough and easy to the read, and the trainers actively used these notes throughout the course. This structured approach made it easy for me to follow the session each week. In addition to this, the trainers were able to relay their own real life experiences, making the course more interesting and the notes more relevant to the real world." Mary Bakaniozos

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Outcomes

• Understand the importance of safe and effective food pattern development for effective weight loss and to reduce the risk of chronic disease.
• Consider some of the possible weight loss benefits associated with diets higher in protein and carbohydrate and lower in fat.
• Understand some of the reasons behind the popularity of low carbohydrate diets and other ‘popular’ fad diet approaches to weight loss.
• Consider the importance of developing achievable, long-term dietary pattern changes for the promotion of weight maintenance.
• Understand how a person’s environment can sabotage weight loss attempts

Who will find this course useful?

Fitness Instructors, Personal Trainers, Sports Conditioners, Coaches, Athletes, Health professionals. Anyone who is interested in nutrition and healthy eating. Anyone who is physically active.

Teaching Style

Lecture using PowerPoint slides.

Tutor Profile

Sonja Kukuljan is an Accredited Practicing Dietician, a board member of Sports Dieticians Australia (the professional organisation of dieticians specialising in the field of sports nutrition) and Lecturer in Sports Nutrition and Exercise Programming in the School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences at Deakin University.

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