Nutrition, Heart Disease and Diabetes
Learn about the role of nutrition in relation to diseases of the circulatory system and diabetes, which are major causes of death worldwide. You'll learn about the etiology of heart attacks, type 2 diabetes, stroke, other forms of cardiovascular diseases and how often these occur worldwide. You will learn about biological modifiable risk factors, such as blood pressure, blood cholesterol and obesity, and how they impact these diseases in a different way. After completing this course you will also have gained adeeper insight in underlying pathophysiological mechanisms, such as insulin resistance, and the role of (epi)genetic factors.
Dieticians and doctors often get questions from their patients on what they can do to improve their health. In this course,part of the Professional Certificate Program Nutrition and Disease, you will learn about the interaction between nutrients, diets and cardiometabolic disease (heart disease and diabetes).
For whom?
The MOOC Nutrition and Disease: Nutrition, Heart Disease and Diabetes is especially valuable for professionals (in training) from various disciplines related to nutrition and health, e.g. nutritionists, epidemiologists, public health workers, physicians, health care professionals, health policy makers, nutrition educators, biologists, and food scientists.
This course, is part of theNutrition and Disease Professional Certificate Program of Wageningen University & Research. Did you already complete Nutrition and Cancer? That is the other course in this Professional Certificate Program.
What you'll learn
- Understand the role of dietary factors in the occurrence, progression and treatment of cardiometabolic diseases
- Understand the biological processes that contribute to cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes and other cardiometabolic disorders
- Guidelines for primary prevention
- The role of epigenetics and genetic factors
- The interaction between nutrients, diets and cardiometabolic disease
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| Length | 5 weeks |
| Effort | 5 weeks, 6–8 hours per week |
| Starts | On Demand (Start anytime) |
| Cost | $149 |
| From | WageningenX, Wageningen University & Research via edX |
| Instructors | Marianne Geleijnse, Leanne Küpers, Marco Mensink, Dr. Marco Mensink |
| Download Videos | On all desktop and mobile devices |
| Language | English |
| Subjects | Science Personal Development |
| Tags | Biology & Life Sciences Food & Nutrition Health & Safety |
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| Rating | Not enough ratings |
|---|---|
| Length | 5 weeks |
| Effort | 5 weeks, 6–8 hours per week |
| Starts | On Demand (Start anytime) |
| Cost | $149 |
| From | WageningenX, Wageningen University & Research via edX |
| Instructors | Marianne Geleijnse, Leanne Küpers, Marco Mensink, Dr. Marco Mensink |
| Download Videos | On all desktop and mobile devices |
| Language | English |
| Subjects | Science Personal Development |
| Tags | Biology & Life Sciences Food & Nutrition Health & Safety |
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