Course Title: Nutrition for Optimal Health, Wellness, and Sports
Hours required: 200
Price: $2,395
Length course offered: N/A
Instructor: Melissa Halas-Liang [Bio]
Description:
This nationally recognized Nutrition for Optimal Health, Wellness, and Sports online program has been designed to meet the growing demand of allied health/medical professionals, Registered Dietitians, fitness professionals, personal trainers, and the general public who want to learn about developing individualized nutritional programs for clients, patients, or for personal improvement.
This innovative and comprehensive web-based certificate program provides an in-depth examination of contemporary nutritional topics such as meal plan analysis, functional food implementation, antioxidants, public nutrition, sports nutrition, vitamin supplementation, and weight management. This online certificate program is offered in partnership with major colleges, universities, and other accredited education providers.
Goals:
By completing the Nutrition for Optimal Health, Wellness, and Sports program, students will:
• Understand functional food implementation • Explore meal plan analysis • Learn appropriate behavioral change modifications and dietary approaches for different ages and populations • Understand vitamin supplementation and weight management • Gain a foundation for wellness nutrition based on current scientific research
• Understand how to reinforce positive food habits and behaviors • Learn how to personalize your own meal plan and/or those of your clients • Identify common myths and fallacies concerning diet and athletic performance
Grading System:
Confirmation of Completion awarded with passing score.
School Description:
Offered in connection with a college or university near you, our self-paced, online career courses are designed to launch you into your dream job.
Begin your course anytime. Textbooks are included, and you will have access to student support via phone, email, and chat 24 hours a day.
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Instructor Bio: Melissa Halas-Liang
Melissa Halas-Liang, MA, RD, CNSD, CDE Melissa Halas-Liang, MA, RD, CNSD, CDE is the Program Coordinator and an instructor for the Professional Certificate in Nutrition for Optimal Health, Wellness, and Sports. Melissa is a Registered Dietitian, with a Masters in Nutrition Education, is a Certified Diabetes Educator and a Certified Nutrition Support Dietitian. In addition to working in clinical management and clinical nutrition she has assisted in clinical trials, taught small group diabetes classes, and counseled patients on weight loss.
She has spoken on a wide range of topics in the community including disease prevention and treatment, fitness, and sports nutrition. Melissa has published articles in periodicals on healthy eating and edited textbook nutrition sections. She has developed curriculums for medical residents and lectured to health care professionals for continuing education credits on a variety of topics.
Her commitment to cardiovascular health, promoting physical fitness and the prevention and recognition of diabetes is remarkable. Jane Burrell Uzcategui, MS, RD Jane Burrell Uzcategui M.S., RD, is a Registered Dietitian with a Master's degree in Clinical Nutrition. She has had extensive experience as a Didactic Program Director at the collegiate level where she was responsible for the placement of dietetic students in clinical and community nutrition rotations. In addition, as a Certified Nutrition Support Dietitian for 10 years, she taught Medical Nutrition Therapy to medical and surgical residents in teaching hospital settings.
Jane's experience as a distance runner has prompted her specialization in sports nutrition to teach to students about the role of nutrition in maximizing performance and altering body composition.
