Welche Inhalte vermittelt die Ausbildung zum Ernährungscoach/Ernährungsberater?
What does the nutrition coach/nutritionist training course cover?
In Switzerland, training to become a nutrition coach/nutritionist is not a federally regulated training course. This means that the course content and focus can vary from school to school.
The content is generally based on current scientific findings and practical topics relating to nutrition and health. The aim is to impart specialist knowledge that enables competent advice to be given in various life situations.
The following topics can be part of the training to become a nutrition coach/nutritionist:
- Basic medical knowledge: Introduction to the most important medical correlations in the context of nutrition and health
- Anatomy and physiology: structure and function of the human body
- Biomechanics and pathology: movement and diseases from a nutritional perspective
- Nutrition: the basics of macro and micronutrients
- Vitamins and minerals: the importance and effects of essential nutrients
- Wholefoods and diets: A comparison of different nutritional concepts
- Pathology: Nutrition for chronic and acute illnesses
- Weight loss and sports nutrition: nutritional concepts for specific goals
- Nutritional history: systematic recording of eating habits
- Health promotion and programs: Prevention and holistic approaches to improving health
- Hygiene and food science: safety and quality in advisory practice
- Food combining: theory and practice of an alternative nutritional concept
- Advice, sales and customer loyalty: conducting conversations, motivation and long-term support
This content makes it possible to work both preventively and in an advisory capacity after training as a nutrition coach/nutritionist - whether in the healthcare sector, in the fitness sector or in independent consulting.
As each educational institution sets its own focus, it is advisable to carefully check the module descriptions and learning objectives of the respective school. This is the only way to ensure that the training to become a nutrition coach/nutritionist meets your own expectations and goals. For specific information on the course content, we offer a contact form that can be used to forward the question directly to the desired school.
