Healthy Aging Through Nutrition
Discover how diet and lifestyle choices can slow down aging and improve longevity. Learn science-based strategies for maintaining physical and mental health.
Discover how diet and lifestyle choices can slow down aging and improve longevity. Learn science-based strategies for maintaining physical and mental health.
Explore the science behind aging and learn how nutrition and lifestyle choices can promote healthy aging. This course examines age-related changes in digestion, muscle strength, bone density, and brain function, providing practical strategies to maintain health. Understanding the biological processes of aging and evidence-based nutritional interventions will empower you to make informed decisions for long-term wellness and vitality.
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What you'll learn
Understand the biological processes of aging and key influencing factors
Explain how aging affects food consumption and digestion
Implement nutrition strategies for maintaining muscle strength and bone density
Develop dietary approaches for supporting brain health and memory
Apply nutrition and lifestyle knowledge to real-world situations
Assess personal risk factors and create targeted improvement strategies
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There are 6 modules in this course
This comprehensive course explores the relationship between nutrition, lifestyle, and healthy aging. Students learn about biological aging processes and how dietary choices affect body systems. The curriculum covers changes in digestion, muscle strength, bone density, and cognitive function with age. Practical applications include dietary assessments, risk evaluation for age-related conditions, and developing personalized nutrition strategies. The course emphasizes evidence-based approaches to maintain health and vitality throughout the aging process.
What is ageing?
Module 1
Food consumption and digestion in the ageing body
Module 2
Nutrition and exercise for muscles and strength
Module 3
Nutrition to maintain strong bones
Module 4
Nutrition and the brain
Module 5
Case studies
Module 6
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Instructors
2 Courses
Expert in Nutrition, Aging and Muscle Health
Pol Grootswagers has established himself as a leading researcher in nutrition and aging at Wageningen University & Research, where he serves as Assistant Professor focusing on nutritional strategies to maintain muscle health during aging. His doctoral research, completed in 2020, made significant contributions to understanding how nutrition can improve muscle quality in older adults. His thesis demonstrated that intensive exercise combined with proper nutrition could increase muscle mass by 5% and strength by 13% in just four weeks
5 Courses
Expert in Exercise Physiology and Nutritional Science
Marco Mensink has established himself as a distinguished researcher in nutrition and exercise physiology at Wageningen University's Division of Human Nutrition and Health. His academic journey began at Maastricht University, where he earned his MSc in Health Sciences specializing in movement sciences (1995) and his medical degree (1998), followed by a Ph.D. in 2003 focusing on lifestyle interventions for type 2 diabetes prevention
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