Certificate of Achievement
has completed the following course:
Food as Medicine: Food and Inflammation
Monash University
The course covered topics including the involvement of inflammation in disease development and progression, the complexity and variability of inflammatory responses in non-communicable diseases, the role of nutrition for optimising management of low-grade chronic inflammation, a whole-diet approach, and engaging patients with patients and responding to common nutrition and inflammation related questions.
2 weeks, 4 hours per week
Helen Truby
Professor of Nutrition and Dietetics
Monash University
Transcript
Learning outcomes
- Discuss how inflammation is involved in disease development and progression.
- Evaluate the complexity and variability of inflammatory responses in non-communicable diseases.
- Describe the role of nutrition for optimising management of low-grade chronic inflammation.
- Discuss the complex interplay between nutrition, immune function and inflammation, and how this translates to using a whole-diet approach when providing dietary recommendations.
- Engage effectively with patients and respond to common nutrition and inflammation related questions.
Syllabus
- Inflammation and health
- Metabolic inflammation
- Inflammation and non-communicable disease
- Inflammation and nutrition recommendations
- Providing practical recommendations to patients regarding inflammation and diet
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Issued on 12th March 2018
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