Nutrition Education
Posted by Health Promotion | Posted in Employee Health Promotion | Posted on 29-07-2009
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A diet education program ought to include a nutritional needs assessment, education counseling, and referral as crucial. Educational sessions and materials ought to include the following information:
- The relationship of diet and chronic diseases
- Improving eating patterns
- Relationship of diet and proper weight maintenance
- Exercise
- Stress
- Blood Pressure
- Cholesterol
- Diabetes and other chronic diseases.
- Nutritionally accurate information regarding the relationship of health to diet, including cholesterol, fats, fiber, alcohol, carbohydrates, salt, sugar, and vitamin/mineral supplementation.
Methods for identifying healthier foods and incorporating low-calorie, high nutrient foods into eating habits. Guidelines for bettering eating habits ought to be based on or consistent with national recommendations such as The Food Guide Pyramid. Instructor ought to be a registered dietitian, registered nurse, or have a baccalaureate degree or higher in health education with training in diet. If an allied health professional instructs the program, a consultation and review of the program design by a registered dietitian is recommended.