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Diet and nutrition in pre-co conception care

                General recommendation for both prospective parents

                Importance of a healthy body weight

                Nutrition and dietary preconception care for women

                            B9/folic acid

                            Zinc

                               Vitamin C

                            Vitamin E

                            Iron

                            Common body signals of micronutrient deficiencies

                Diet pH balance

                Preconception care for men

                            Diet, nutrition and lifestyle recommendations

                            Zinc

                            Selenium and sperm

                            Vitamin E and antioxidants

                            Carnitine

elements of a healthy diet

Dietary guidelines in brief

                Dietary Guidelines for Australians (2003)

                The five food groups

Nutrients reviewed

                Health effects and recommended intakes of carbohydrates

                 Health effects of sugars

           Recommended intakes of sugars

 Soft drink consumption and sugar intake

           Reading food labels for sugar content

Ingredient listings

          Nutrition information

          Total sugars vs. added sugars

          Simple ways to reduce refined sugar intake

          Health effects of complex carbohydrates and dietary fibre 

                    Dietary protein review

                             Health effects of protein

                             Major roles of protein in the body include:

                             Non-essential and essential amino acids

                             Sources of protein in the diet

                             Protein quality

                        Vegetarian diets

                                   Vegetarians, vegans, lacto-vegetarians, lacto-ovo-vegetarians and macrobiotic diets

                Problem nutrients in some vegetarian diets

                Health benefits of vegetarian diets

                    Dietary fats review

                            Classification of dietary fats

                            Health effects of dietary fats

                            Essential fatty acids

                            Linoleic acid and linolenic acid

                            Trans-fatty acids

                            Dietary sources of fats

                            Recommended intakes of dietary fats

                                    Total fat

                                    Saturated and trans-fatty acids

                            Using nutrition panel information to calculate fat calories

                                    Simple formula for identifying high fat products

                            Reducing fat in the diet