Overweight and obesity treatment course (university degree + 8 ECTS credits)

Thanks to this in progress in treatment of overweight and obesity you can know firsthand the ins and outs of how this important risk factor acts and how we could prevent it and/or treat it for the improvement of the quality of life of the population. Obesity is the most frequent disorder of developed societies. Given the boom and importance of this disease in our society, which in addition to bringing health problems, psychological and social problems occurs. The professional who is dedicated to this sector must have a complete training on obesity itself, so this course will supply them from the necessary knowledge to know the clinical bases, but will also contact social reality about it.

- Know the fundamental concepts about essential nutrients for the organism. - Identify the bases of a balanced and healthy diet. - Study the nutritional needs of the population at all age stages. - Dominate what is related to the diagnosis and treatment of obesity and overweight. - Plan a food education as part of the treatment of obesity and overweight.

The professional outputs of this course in the treatment of overweight and obesity are those of specialization in obesity and overweight for nutrition and health professionals who work with the patient in a personalized way, obesity specialist, technicians in nutrition, doctors, endocrine, or technical health promotion technicians in healthy lifestyle habits.

With this course in treatment of overweight and obesity you will acquire broad and integral knowledge regarding the field of obesity and overweight, as well as your treatment through a nutritional approach. You will train in the knowledge related to their background, diagnosis, clinical, health and social consequences of obesity, through updated and complete information, as well as nutritional and food education.

Thanks to this in progress in treatment of overweight and obesity you can know firsthand the ins and outs of how this important risk factor acts and how we could prevent it and/or treat it for the improvement of the quality of life of the population. Obesity is the most frequent disorder of developed societies. Given the boom and importance of this disease in our society, which in addition to bringing health problems, psychological and social problems occurs. The professional who is dedicated to this sector must have a complete training on obesity itself, so this course will supply them from the necessary knowledge to know the clinical bases, but will also contact social reality about it.

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.