Translating Dietary Guidelines Into Practice

Forthcoming Dates: TBA

Course cost: £395 + VAT

Many guidelines have been issued by the Food Standards Agency, Codex Alimnetarius and other international organisations to improve the health and nutrition of the consumer internationally.  Designing these guidelines into practical workable solutions which are cost effective can be complex and difficult to access the correct level of information.  This one day course highlights the key areas of concern in the UK diet and provides practical advice on implementing the recommendations.

Aimed at NPD, marketing and sales staff who are involved in developing new products, this cousre is also useful for technical and support staff who are responsible for providing nutritional information to customers, consumers and internal stakeholders.

Course contents:

• Background to health issues in the UK
• UK dietary guidelines
• The obesity epidemic
• Sports diets
• Children's issues
• Foods for heart disease, osteoporosis and cancer prevention
• Targeting the weight loss market
• Prebiotics/probiotics
• Sugar replacements and artificial sweeteners
• Cholesterol lowering fats
• Dietary foods
• Dietary reference values for trans fats
• Salt reference levels
• Legal guidelines on claims
• Calculating losses of nutrients in processing and supplementation

To book a training course, please download the Booking Form, complete and email to bookings@rssl.com