Set to commence in April 2025, Nutrition For Health: Evidence-Based Tools and Strategies, has been designed to transform nutrition education by equipping learners with the skills and knowledge to understand the physiological, scientific, and practical relationship that people have with food. It further teaches them how to use this knowledge to create a healthier future.

Over a six-week, part-time structure, the programme navigates the modern food and nutrition landscape, analysing and explaining how specific nutrition and lifestyle choices impact health and wellbeing.

The curriculum will explore the science behind food digestion, the dietary patterns that support metabolic health, the changing relationship with nutrition across different life stages, and how to leverage this information to support lifelong health on an individual and societal level.

A crucial part of this is coaching learners to identify and manage medical misinformation, teaching participants to differentiate between factual guidance and opinion-led movements, with the goal of debunking food and health myths.

The curriculum will be led by Dr. Federica Amati, Medical Scientist, Registered Public Health Nutritionist, and Nutrition Topic Lead in Imperial’s Faculty of Medicine.

Dr. Amati is also Head Nutritionist at science and nutrition company ZOE, and author of the Sunday Times Bestseller "Every Body Should Know This — the Science of Eating for a Lifetime of Health."

Dr. Amati says, "Making informed nutrition choices is essential to living a long and healthy life. However, the abundance of contradictory health information makes navigating the modern food environment complex. This programme focuses on providing evidence-based tools to help make informed dietary choices. It thus helps participants develop an understanding of food’s physiological impact and the public health and policy landscape shaping our food environments. This equips participants with the knowledge and methods to set themselves and others on the path toward wellbeing throughout the course of their lives.

"The need to better understand and manage societal health has never been more important, whether it’s healthcare providers facing increased constraints; a rapidly expanding, ageing population straining resources; or modern lifestyle choices harming public health. There is a need to bridge the gap between evidence-based nutritional science and real-world applications to enable society to live better."

The programme has been designed to support a broad spectrum of those operating within the healthcare and social sectors, from senior-level medical professionals to caregivers, wellness entrepreneurs and innovators, to health advocates.

Learning also caters to individuals outside the sector who have a personal interest in better understanding health and nutrition.