Nutrition and Human Health

About this course

Nutrition is a discipline at the intersection of biochemistry, physiology, epidemiology, and public health. It asks fundamental questions about what the body needs to function well, how different foods and dietary patterns affect health across a lifetime, and how population-level nutrition shapes the burden of disease on healthcare systems. At the University of Suffolk, the BSc Nutrition and Human Health is a three-year full-time programme that develops your scientific understanding of these questions alongside the practical skills and critical thinking a competent nutritionist requires. You will study the biochemical basis of nutrition, exploring how macronutrients and micronutrients are metabolised and how their presence or absence affects bodily systems. The programme also addresses the epidemiology of diet-related disease, the science of behaviour change and dietary assessment, and

Where its graduates go

The 5 largest scored destinations, covering 15% of graduates; the headline also reflects the subject baseline.

• 40 / 100Sales occupations · 0% of graduatescards →
• 30 / 100Managers, directors and senior officials · 0% of graduatescards →
• 15 / 100Welfare and housing associate professionals · 5% of graduatescards →
• 12 / 100Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation · 5% of graduatescards →
• 10 / 100Health associate professionals · 5% of graduatescards →

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