In this module, you will be introduced to water as an essential nutrient and its functions, daily water losses as well as some nutritional disorders like protein-energy malnutrition, kwashiorkor, and marasmus. You will also be introduced to balanced diet and food groups, selecting adequate diet, meal planning, and aspects that affect food selection.

In this module, you will be introduced to food sanitation and hygiene, the purification and filtration of water, the therapeutic adaptation of a normal diet as well as some modifications of a normal diet. You will also be introduced to the basis of a therapeutic diet, the principles of a therapeutic diet, and some diet that help during fevers and lung diseases.

In this module, you will be introduced to the dietary requirements needed to treat diseases affecting the intestines, liver, gall bladder, and treating diarrhoea. You will also be introduced to dietary requirements for diabetic patients as well as the dietary requirements for diseases affecting the heart and blood vessels.

In this module, you will be introduced to the stages of myocardial infarction, congestive heart failure, acute and chronic kidney failure as well as the dietary requirements needed to treat these diseases. You will also be introduced to benign and malignant cancer development, the degrees of burn, kinds of stress and diet for before and after surgery.