Does the field of nutrition and human health draw your attention?
This is a Degree which trains qualified professionals for the development of activities oriented to people’s diet and nutrition in several physiological and/or pathological situation, following the principles of health protection and promotion and the prevention of illnesses.
Based on these studies, the dietitian-nutritionist will be a qualified and legally-recognised person to advise on a good nutrition to people and collectives, as well as to define a dietetic-nutritional treatment when necessary.
If you are interested in:
- knowing the basis of Nutrition and Dietetics
- knowing the functions of nutrients and the composition and proprieties of food.
- understanding the implications of nutrition for human health.
- intervening in food quality and security
- intervening in the organization, management and implementation of different nutrition modalities both at a community level and at hospitals and ambulatories
- assessing in the development, commercialisation, labelling, communication and marketing of food products
If you are motivated by:
- knowing food habits and proposing the ideal diet for each person according to their physiological state-
- collaborating with other professionals in the health and welfare scope
- participating in activities to promote health and prevent disorders and illnesses related to nutrition and ways of life.
And you have:
- skills for social relations and teamwork
- ability for synthesing
- interest for the scientific bases that explain the implicated processes in the food chain
- you are willing toworkin the lab
You have the appropriate profile to study the Degree in Food Science and Technology