Health Promotion : Nutrition Education.

Corporate Wellness Programs that make available  a nutrition education program ought to include a nutritional needs assessment, education counseling, and referral as necessary.

Educational sessions and materials should include the following information -

• the relationship of nutrition and chronic diseases

• Improving consuming patterns

• Relationship of nutrition and proper weight maintenance

• Exercise

• Stress

• Blood pressure

• Cholesterol

• Diabetes and other chronic diseases .

• Nutritionally exact information regarding the relationship of health to diet, including cholesterol, fats, fiber, alcohol, carbohydrates, salt, sugar, and vitamin/mineral supplementation.

Methods for identifying healthier foods and incorporating low-calorie, high nutrient foods into consuming habits. Guidelines for improving consuming habits should be based on or consisitent with national recommendations such as the Food Guide Pyramid.

Instructor should be a dietitian, registered nurse, or have a baccalaureate degree or higher in health education with training in nutrition. When an allied health specialist instructs the program, a consultation and review of the program design by a dietitian is advised .