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Human Nutrition - Introduction to Micronutrients

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1.5-3 hours
Free

Course Content

Learn the role and functions of vitamin C, vitamin E, and selenium with this free online micronutrients course. This free online Human Nutrition course will give you an introduction to micronutrients. Vitamin C, vitamin E, and selenium are micronutrients and antioxidants that help prevent and delay various types of cell damage. Foods containing these biochemicals are beneficial for our health. With this course, you will learn about their absorption, metabolism, and excretion, as well as the effects of their deficiency and toxicity on human health.

Course Details

CollegeAlison
Course ID201375
Course TypeOnline Learning
Course QualificationCPD Certificate
Course Duration1.5-3 hours
Course FeeFree
Entry RequirementsLike all courses on the Alison Free Learning platform this is a free, CPD-accredited course. A Graduate can choose to buy a certificate or diploma upon successful completion of a course, but this is not required or necessary.

At Alison we believe that free education, more than anything, has the power to break through boundaries and transform lives.

Alison is the world’s largest free online empowerment platform for education and skills training, offering over 5000 CPD accredited courses and a range of impactful career development tools. It is a for-profit social enterprise dedicated to making it possible for anyone, to study anything, anywhere, at any time, for free online, at any subject level. Through our mission, we are a catalyst for positive social change, creating opportunity, prosperity, and equality for everyone.
Career PathWhat You Will Learn In This Free Course
• List various vitamins and minerals such as vitamin C, vitamin E and selenium
• Describe those vitamins and minerals
• Describe the absorption and metabolism processes for vitamins and minerals
• Outline the excretion processes for vitamins and minerals
• Outline the structure and functions of antioxidants
• Describe how antioxidants they can prevent cell damage
Course Code1859

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