Course in Mediterranean Food and Nutrition (University degree + 4 ECTS credits)

Thanks to this in progress in Mediterranean food and nutrition you can know firsthand the ins and outs of the Mediterranean diet and the importance it has within the area of health promotion through healthy eating habits. This diet model has been widely studied worldwide, both its qualitative composition and the nutritional value, demonstrating with high scientific rigor studies its influence as a protective factor for chronic non -transmissible diseases. Students will also know what updates have occurred in it, as will have the possibility of studying Mediterranean cuisine, which implies a would be of eating habits very typical of that region, but extrapolable to anywhere with access to such foods.

- Identify the Mediterranean diet as a food model. - Know the qualitative composition and nutritional value of the Mediterranean diet. - Investigate the role of the Mediterranean diet against various pathologies. - Establish healthy food guidelines for individuals and groups on Mediterranean diet. - Study typical and culture gastronomy surrounding the Mediterranean diet.

Professional outputs of this course in Mediterranean food and nutrition are the healthcare professional specialized in Mediterranean and Health Diet, health technician, nutrition and well -being, food education, educator in Mediterranean diet, healthy lifestyle habits and food, specialized nutrition technician, disseminator in Mediterranean diet.

With this course in Mediterranean food and nutrition you will have the possibility of learning all the factors involved in the Mediterranean diet and what it gives us, verifying its nutritional composition and being able to make specific recommendations to people or to the specific population to improve their eating habits. In addition to applying dietary to generate a health promoting diet against various pathologies.

This course is especially aimed at nurses/physiotherapists/dietitians, nutritional, etc., although it is a degree within the teachings of the university that does not enable for professional practice, so according to article 37.7 of Roy Own teachings that do not require prior university degree for access to them, the purpose of them is the extension and update of knowledge, competences and training or professional skills that contribute to a better labor insertion of citizens and citizens without university degree, so it will be open to every person without access university degrees of access that has an interest in carrying it out.

This training is not included in the scope of official regulated training (Infant Education, Primary Education, Secondary Education, Official Professional Training FP, Baccalaureate, University Degree, Official University Master and PhD). It is therefore a complementary and/or specialization training, aimed at acquiring certain skills, skills or aptitudes of a professional nature, being able to be barely as merit in workbags and/or opposition competitions, always within the complementary training section and/or continuous training being always essential to review the specific requirements of the public labor stock of the public labor stock market.