Food and Mood: Improving Mental Health Through Diet and Nutrition Course - Deakin University
Online Australia
DURATION
3 Weeks
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Part time
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STUDY FORMAT
Distance Learning
Key Summary
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Introduction
Explore the relationship between nutrition and brain health, why it matters, and how to work towards positive food changes.
Learn how healthy dietary choices can improve your mental and brain health
Poor diet and poor mental health are the leading causes of mortality and morbidity worldwide. We now know that diet quality is a modifiable factor that is linked to mental and brain health across all stages of our lives.
We will explore how our daily diets may affect our mental and brain health, including the role of our immune system and the gut microbiome.
The course will provide research evidence, practical examples, skills development, and collaboration on dietary intake assessment, strategies and resource sharing for dietary change.
When would you like to start?
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Who will you learn with?
Tetyana Rocks
Doctor Tetyana Rocks is a Research Fellow and Head of Translation and Education at the Food & Mood Centre, Deakin University. Tetyana is an Accredited Practicing Dietitian passionate about public health.
Felice Jacka
Professor Felice Jacka is Director of the Food & Mood Centre at Deakin University, and President of the International Society for Nutritional Psychiatry Research
Who developed the course?
Deakin University
Deakin University is one of Australiaโs largest universities with more than 61,000 students and over 15,000 online.
Food & Mood Centre
The Food & Mood Centre at Deakin University is a world-leading, a multi-disciplinary research centre that aims to understand the complex ways in which what we eat influences our brain, mood, and mental health.
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Ideal Students
Who is the course for
This course is designed for anyone with an interest, or with experience of, good or bad mental health.
This course will also be of interest to healthcare practitioners working with people with mental and brain health issues or in roles related to diet, nutrition and mental and brain health education.
Curriculum
What topics will you cover
- The relationship between diet/nutrition and mental and brain health.
- Factors influencing diet, nutrition and mental health.
- Dietary styles, behaviours, guidelines and assessment.
- The role of inflammation and gut microbiota for mental health.
- How diet can be optimised for mental and brain health.
Program Outcome
What will you achieve
By the end of the course, youโll be able to:
- Describe the relationship between diet/nutrition, and mental and brain health.
- Explain why diet and nutrition are important for mental and brain health.
- Explore the principles and strategies of dietary change.