Human Nutrition (Hons) London Metropolitan University

Overview

During this Human Nutrition (Hons) course from London Metropolitan University you’ll have the opportunity to take part in hands-on laboratory sessions in our state-of-the-art, £30 million Science Centre, which features specialist nutritional physiology and food technology labs.

Quick Facts:

• This Human Nutrition (Hons) course at London Metropolitan University addresses how diet, lifestyle and physical activity contribute to health, wellbeing and the prevention of major modifiable diseases. While the UK and most of the developed world are experiencing the longest lifespans of their populations, they’re also experiencing near epidemic levels of chronic non-communicable diseases, especially cardiovascular diseases, type 2 diabetes and cancers. Diet and lifestyle are key modifiable factors that drive these diseases.

Career opportunities:

• You'll complete the course equipped to pursue a career as a public health nutritionist in the public sector, in local and national government, in the charity sector or in the academic and research sector.
• Their health science graduates have gone into various health care professions including acute, community, obesity and HIV specialist dietitians, health advisers, sports coaches and PE teachers in organisations including King's College Hospital, Bupa, Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust, Guys and St Thomas' Hospital, various other NHS organisations and The Food Chain.