Nutrition

About this course

Nutrition is the science of how food and its constituent nutrients affect human health, growth, function and disease. It draws on biochemistry, physiology, epidemiology, public health and food science to understand the relationship between diet and health outcomes across the lifespan and at a population level. It is a discipline with direct relevance to the prevention and management of diet-related diseases, to public health policy, and to the ways in which communities and populations are supported to eat well and live healthily. This three-year full-time degree at Leeds Beckett University includes a sandwich year with a work placement and a year abroad, giving you substantial professional and international experience built into the programme. You will study nutritional science, including macro and micronutrients, metabolism, the physiology of digestion and absorption, the epidemiology

Where its graduates go

The 5 largest scored destinations, covering 60% of graduates; the headline also reflects the subject baseline.

• 40 / 100Sales occupations · 10% of graduatescards →
• 40 / 100Science, engineering and technology associate professionals · 10% of graduatescards →
• 28 / 100Engineering professionals · 10% of graduatescards →
• 15 / 100Welfare and housing associate professionals · 10% of graduatescards →
• 10 / 100Leisure, travel and related personal service occupations · 20% of graduatescards →

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