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The SNEB Basic Food and Nutrition Knowledge Certificate provides a practical foundation in evidence-based nutrition, including nutrients, dietary guidelines, food labeling, and nutrition research. Ideal for health and wellness professionals, educators, and community or public health practitioners, it equips learners to evaluate nutrition information critically and make informed, science-based decisions.

 

1. Basic Nutrition Knowledge

Upon completion of the SNEB certificate, you will be familiar with each of the concepts listed below.

  • 1.1 Describe the basic structures and functions of the essential nutrients and identify examples of significant foods and food group sources for each.

  • 1.2. Explain the background, purpose, and components of the appropriate national or international nutrient references.

  • 1.3 Explain the background, purpose, and components of the appropriate national or international dietary guidelines, including the associated food guidance systems.

  • 1.4 Explain how to use food labeling to evaluate the appropriateness of a food.

  • 1.5 Explain the dietary prevention of, and management approaches associated with, the major diet-related public health issues.

  • 1.6 Describe the basic approaches used by researchers to study diet-health relationships and describe their advantages and limitations.

  • 1.7 Critically evaluate the claims associated with a research study finding, food product, dietary supplement or eating style based on the nutrition educator’s knowledge of nutrition and the approaches to study diet-health relationships.

  • 1.8 Critically evaluate the source of materials that provide nutrition information.