The food we eat has a significant impact on our health, according to a number of scientific studies. Changes in diet can help prevent or control many health problems, including obesity, diabetes and certain risk factors for cancer and heart disease.

Nutrition and dietetics mainly focuses on how human health can be affected by food and the nutrients therein. It is one of the crucial cadres in the health sector where specialists in this field integrate their dietetics knowledge in the management of patients with various conditions.

Students in Nutrition and Dietetics discover why and how certain eating and nutritional habits are affecting us, and ways we can improve our health. You also learn to provide proper consultation to patients and design nutritional therapies based on people’s individual metabolisms. This knowledge will not only help you to treat people’s diseases, but also to prevent them.

Nutrition and Dietetics studies are growing in demand as more people are in need of lifestyle adjustments and experts who can make sure we don’t eat just the food that only tastes good and looks good, but also the food that’s healthy for us.

Nutrition and Dietetics graduates will easily find jobs in fields and organizations such as: Private and public hospitals, Community through NGOs such as World Vision, UNICEF, World Food Programs (WFP), Kenya Red Cross, AFYA PWANI, sports clubs among many others. They can also work in food industries to regulate the various types of nutrients and ingredients put in food products.

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

DIPLOMA –  KCSE  C-minus (C-).

English/Kiswahili-D+

Biology- D+

Chemistry/Physics-D+

Additional subjects shall be D in any of the following:

• Physics,
• Mathematics,
• Home science
• Agriculture
• General science

Course Duration: 3 years

CERTIFICATE  – KCSE D Plain  (D).

English/Kiswahili-D

Biology- D

Chemistry/Physics-D

Additional subjects shall be D in any of the following:

• Physics,
• Mathematics,
• Home science
• Agriculture
• General science

Course Duration:  2 years

Average School Fees: Diploma- 48,400Kshs.

Average School Fees: Certificate- 38,400Kshs.

Don’t hesitate, opportunities are endless, with Nutrition & Dietetics training.