The science of nutrition and healthy eating

This badge has been issued for participating in the free non-accredited course The science of nutrition and healthy eating. This course supported demonstration of the following learning outcomes: demonstrate and understand how food is processed and then used in the body; apply knowledge to understand healthy eating advice and identify how it varies in different countries; make sense of food labels and perform basic calculations of energy in food; describe and know about food allergies and intolerances; describe and understand possible reasons for the current obesity epidemic. You can review the course at the following link: http://www.open.edu/openlearn/health-sports-psychology/health/the-science-nutrition-and-healthy-eating/content-section-overview. This badge does not represent formal credit or award from The Open University. It does demonstrate participation in informal learning activity.