Nutrition

About this course

Nutrition is the science of how food affects the body: how nutrients are digested, absorbed, and metabolised; how dietary patterns influence health and disease; and how nutritional knowledge can be applied to improve wellbeing at both the individual and population level. It draws on biochemistry, physiology, and public health, making it a discipline with both rigorous scientific foundations and direct relevance to the biggest health challenges of our time, from obesity and diabetes to malnutrition and food insecurity. At Teesside University, this three-year full-time degree gives you a broad and applied understanding of nutrition science. You will explore how the body works at a systemic level, developing knowledge of anatomy and physiology that allows you to understand the mechanisms through which diet affects health and function. You will study how nutrients interact with biological s

Where its graduates go

The 5 largest scored destinations, covering 50% of graduates; the headline also reflects the subject baseline.

• 48 / 100Business and public service associate professionals · 1% of graduatescards →
• 40 / 100Natural and social science professionals · 1% of graduatescards →
• 30 / 100Managers, directors and senior officials · 1% of graduatescards →
• 18 / 100Teaching Professionals · 1% of graduatescards →
• 8 / 100Other Health Professionals · 46% of graduatescards →

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