TECH Technological University presents this very complete program as a unique academic opportunity for the physiotherapist to delve into Diet Therapy in a 100% online way”

According to the World Health Organization, since 1975 and up to now, the number of overweight and obese people has tripled, exceeding one billion. of people with obesity or overweight has tripled, surpassing one billion cases worldwide. cases worldwide. One of the main causes, and by far, is poor diet associated with a sedentary lifestyle. Excessive intake of ultra-processed, high-fat, high-carbohydrate foods causes children and adults to gain weight over time to the point where it is detrimental to their health. children and adults gain weight to an extent that is detrimental to their health and quality of life. their health and quality of life.

This situation affects, therefore, their physical and muscular development. the physiotherapy professional, in order to be able to apply his therapies in the most effective and beneficial way for the patient, must know in detail his nutritional deficiencies, in order to be able to apply his own strategies in combination with the nutritional recommendations for each case.

For this reason, and with the aim of bringing the specialist in this sector up to date, TECH has developed this Master's Degree in Diet Therapy. TECH has developed this professional master’s degree in Diet Therapy. This is an austere, multidisciplinary and dynamic program with which the graduate will be able to learn in detail the advances that have been made in terms of nutrition, health and disease prevention. For this purpose, you will have 1,500 hours of theoretical, practical and additional material with which you will be able to delve into the nutritional assessment of the patient with different pathologies, as well as the most respectful feeding strategies. 

A 100% online degree designed by experts in the sector, which gathers the most updated information and includes real clinical cases in which you will be able to apply what has been developed throughout the syllabus. In addition, all the content will be available from the beginning of the program and can be downloaded to any electronic device with internet connection. It is, therefore, a unique opportunity to get up to date in a comprehensive way with a degree adapted to your needs and to the current demand of the physiotherapeutic sector.

A program that will give you the keys to implement in your practice the most innovative strategies related to the nutritional monitoring of patients undergoing physiotherapeutic treatments”

This professional master’s degree in Diet Therapy contains the most complete and up-to-date scientific program on the market. The most important features include:

• The development of practical cases presented by experts in Nutrition and Endocrinology
• The graphic, schematic, and practical contents with which they are created, provide scientific and practical information on the disciplines that are essential for professional practice
• Practical exercises where the self-assessment process can be carried out to improve learning
• Its special emphasis on innovative methodologies
• Theoretical lessons, questions to the expert, debate forums on controversial topics, and individual reflection assignments
• Content that is accessible from any fixed or portable device with an Internet connection

You will have access to the 1,500 hours of content from the beginning of the program and from any device with an internet connection, being able to organize this academic experience in a totally personalized way”

The program includes, in its teaching staff, professionals from the sector who bring to this program the experience of their work, in addition to recognized specialists from prestigious reference societies and universities.

The multimedia content, developed with the latest educational technology, will provide the professional with situated and contextual learning, i.e., a simulated environment that will provide immersive education programmed to learn in real situations.

This program is designed around Problem-Based Learning, whereby the professional must try to solve the different professional practice situations that arise during the academic year For this purpose, the student will be assisted by an innovative interactive video system created by renowned and experienced experts.

You will delve into the assessment of the patient's nutritional status, as well as the novelties related to the development of personalized nutritional plans based on their clinical case”

A program with which you will be able to work on the prevention of the disease through Dietetics, increasing the possibilities of recovery that you can offer to your patients”

The physiotherapist, as a specialist in the bone and muscle section of the human body, plays a leading role in the prevention of physical comorbidities derived from poor nutrition. For this reason, the objective of this professional master’s degree is to provide the professional with the most exhaustive and innovative information related to this subject, allowing him/her to get up to date in a 100% online way and in only 12 months, with the latest advances in Diet Therapy and its application in the clinical physiotherapeutic field.

You are before a program designed with the objective of exceeding your academic expectations through the use of the most innovative academic tools and the development of the syllabus that best adapts to the current situation of the sector”

General Objectives

• Broaden knowledge and incorporate advanced and innovative knowledge in food and nutrition in the daily clinical practice of the Communication Management
• Revise the fundamental aspects of healthy eating, with a current approach aimed at risk prevention
• Delve into the correct management of daily nutrition
• Examine the most common syndromes and symptoms related to nutritional problems

Specific Objectives

Module 1. Nutrition, Health and Disease Prevention: Current Issues and Recommendations for the General Population

• Analyze patient's eating habits, as well as their problems and motivation
• Update nutritional recommendations based on scientific evidence for their application in clinical practice
• Prepare for the design of nutritional education strategies and patient care

Module 2. Assessment of Nutritional Status and Calculation of Personalized Nutritional Plans, Recommendations and Monitoring

• Adequate assessment of the clinical case, interpretation of causes and risks
• Personalized calculation of nutritional plans taking into account all individual variables
• Draw up nutritional plans and models order to provide comprehensive and practical recommendations

Module 3. Nutrition in Overweight, Obesity and their Comorbidities

• Adequate assessment of the clinical case, interpretation of causes of overweight and obesity, comorbidities and risks
• Calculate and individually prescribe the different models of hypocaloric diets
• Plan consultations and multidisciplinary team in obesity

Module 4. Nutrition in Childhood and Adolescence

• Update knowledge on childhood and adolescent overweight and obesity, epigenetic factors and advances in multidisciplinary management and treatment with special focus on the nutritional approach
• Broaden the specific therapeutic approach to eating disorders and genetic syndromes associated with nutritional alterations
• Study new evidence on feeding models in pediatrics and adolescent medicine. Useful tools for consultation
• Approach nutrition adapted to pediatric pathology

Module 5. Nutrition in Dysfunctions and Pathologies along the Digestive Tract

• Study the functioning of the digestive tract, functions and pathologies
• Complete evaluation of the clinical case and the digestive health
• Understanding the intestinal microbiota and its relationship with endocrine and nervous The system

Module 6. Nutrition in Renal, Hepatic and Pancreatic Diseases

• Update knowledge of renal, hepatic and pancreatic functions and pathologies, and their relationship with nutrition
• Assess clinical cases, application tools in nutrition consultation
• Plan nutritional treatments based on scientific evidence and assessment of evolution

Module 7. Nutrition in Endocrine-Metabolic and Autoimmune Pathologies

• Individualize nutritional planning for patients with insulin-dependent DM1 and DM2 and insulin resistance
• Explore adapted nutritional recommendations based on scientific evidence in autoimmune, endocrine and respiratory pathologies
• Delve into the prevention and treatment of sarcopenia and osteopenia

Module 8. Nutrition in Nervous System Pathologies

• Update on the scientific evidence the relationship between nervous system pathologies and nutrition
• Assess the patient's needs and difficulties, in addition to an adequate assessment of the nutritional status
• Learn the main psychological aspects of patients with alterations of behavioral disorders

Module 9. Oncology Patient Nutrition

• Know how this pathology affects the nutritional level, from the organic, psychological and metabolic point of view
• Identify malnutrition in the context of a neoplastic disease as the only pathology or in the pluripathological patient, as well as to know prevent them
• Personalize the nutritional treatment, covering the needs of the patient in antineoplastic treatment, and/or surgeries

Module 10. Nutrition for Health, Equity and Sustainability

• Analyze the scientific evidence regarding the impact of food on the environment
• Learn about current legislation in the food industry and consumption
• Assess the La health effects derived from the current food model and the consumption of ultra-processed food

A unique academic opportunity to get up to date with the advances in Diet Therapy and its applications in the clinical physiotherapeutic field, through the most complete degree in the market”