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Health Nutrition (HFA4U)

Course Code

HFA4U

Location

Ottawa - Ontario - Canada

+500 students approved this course

About the course

Course Type: University Preparation Credit Value: 1.0 Prerequisite: Any university or university/college preparation course in social sciences and humanities, English, or Canadian and world studies Curriculum Policy Document: Social Sciences Humanities – The Ontario Curriculum Grades 9 to 12 – 2013 Department: Social Sciences and Humanities Course Developer: KAI Global School Development Date: 2022-2023 Course Description: This course examines the relationships between food, energy balance, and nutritional status; the nutritional needs of individuals at different stages of life; and the role of nutrition in health and disease. Students will evaluate nutrition-related trends and will determine how food choices can promote food security and environmental responsibility. Students will learn about healthy eating, expand their repertoire of food-preparation techniques, and develop their social science research skills by investigating issues related to nutrition and health.

Overrall expectations

By the end of the course you will:

Research And Inquiry Skills

By the end of this course, students will:

  • Exploring: explore topics related to nutrition and health, and formulate questions to guide their research;
  • Investigating: create research plans, and locate and select information relevant to their chosen topics, using appropriate social science research and inquiry methods;
  • Processing Information: assess, record, analyse, and synthesize information gathered through research and inquiry;
  • Communicating and Reflecting: communicate the results of their research and inquiry clearly and effectively, and reflect on and evaluate their research, inquiry, and communication skills.
Nutrition and Health

By the end of this course, students will:

  • Nutrients: demonstrate an understanding of nutrients and their connection to physical health;
  • Food Guides: demonstrate an understanding of Canada’s Food Guide and its role in promoting physical health;
  • Energy Balance: demonstrate an understanding of the physical processes involved in maintaining energy balance;
  • Nutritional Status: demonstrate an understanding of their nutrient intake and of factors that affect the nutritional status of individuals and groups.
Eating Patterns And Trends

By the end of this course, students will:

  • Nutrition throughout the Lifespan: demonstrate an understanding of food- and nutrition-related issues at different stages in the lifespan;
  • Nutrition and Disease: demonstrate an understanding of the relationships between nutrition, health, and disease;
  • Trends and Patterns in Food and Nutrition: demonstrate an understanding of current Canadian trends and patterns in nutritional guidelines and in food production and consumption.
Local And Global Issues

By the end of this course, students will:

  • Food Security: demonstrate an understanding of various factors involved in achieving and maintaining food security;
  • Food Production and Supply: demonstrate an understanding of various factors that affect food production and supply;
  • Food Production and the Environment: demonstrate an understanding of the impact of food production on the environment.
Food Preparation Skills

By the end of this course, students will:

  • Kitchen Safety: demonstrate an understanding of practices that ensure or enhance kitchen safety;
  • Food Safety: demonstrate an understanding of practices that ensure or enhance food safety;
  • Food Preparation: demonstrate skills needed in food preparation.

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