Plant-Based Nutrition Certificate

Created by the T. Colin Campbell Center for Nutrition Studies, this revolutionary program will help you understand the
importance of diet and nutrition for your life. Through video presentations, including over 20 experts (MDs, PhDs, RDs,
RNs), research and perspectives are provided to emphasize why following a plant-based diet is optimal for health—
including the prevention and reversal of diseases such as heart disease and diabetes.
Consisting of three two-week courses (to be taken one at a time), this online certificate program provides you the
opportunity to examine historic and contemporary research, learn the steps for practical application in your life, and
be better prepared to engage in productive conversations with friends, colleagues, clients, or patients about the
science behind plant-based nutrition. Interactive elements throughout the course provide tools for learning and
check understanding of content presented.
The foundation of the program is based on Dr. T. Colin Campbell’s lectures, experience and decades of research.
Over the course of his career, he has served on grant review panels of multiple funding agencies, participated in the
development of national and international nutrition policy, authored over 300 research papers, has been awarded
more than seventy grant-years of peer-reviewed research funding and given hundreds of lectures around the world.
He co-authored the worldwide bestselling book The China Study and is the author of the New York Times bestseller
Whole, and The Low-Carb Fraud.

What You’ll Learn: Who Should Enroll

• Dr. T. Colin Campbell’s eight principles of nutritional health
• The role nutrition plays in chronic disease
• Impact of a whole food plant-based diet on weight loss
and weight management
• Common topics of concern to athletes including
supplements and protein consumption
• The psychological reasons we are drawn to unhealthy
foods
• How government and industry can affect dietary choices
and the environment
• The importance of healthy eating practices for child
development and maternal health
• Trend diet topics including: gluten-free, low-carb, vegan,
paleo, etc.
What You’ll Earn
• Plant-Based Nutrition Certificate from The T. Colin
Campbell Center for Nutrition Studies and eCornell
• 30 Continuing Professional Education Credits for Dietitians
(CPEUs)
• 2 Professional Continuing Education Units (CEUs) for
National Strength and Conditioning Association members
• 30 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (CMEs)
• 30 Nursing Contact Hours (CNEs)
• 30 Hours Pharmacy CE (CPEs)
• Medical, nutritional, and other health professionals
• Anyone seeking to improve their personal health
Inside the Program
• This certificate consists of 3 two-week courses.
• Students spend approximately 5-7 hours on each course
per week.
• Lectures, text transcripts, readings, discussions, and
projects are accessible 24 hours a day for two weeks
each.
• Courses include multiple choice quizzes and instructor-
moderated discussions. A final project is required for each
course, allowing you to practice what you’ve learned in a
real-world context.
• Expect plenty of opportunities for collaboration and
networking with fellow participants both during and after
your courses.
You can finish your certificate in as little as 1.5 months.
Total Investment
Regular Certificate Pricing: $1260
To register today, visit:
eCornell.com/PlantBasedNutrition

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Plant-Based Nutrition Certificate
Nutrition and Society (CNS601)
In this course we examine the troubled state of health
in America, identify how scientific theories take shape,
and differentiate between reductionist and “wholistic”
perspectives in nutrition. You will be introduced to basic
nutrition concepts and discover how food policy and
politics affect diet and health choices. You will also learn
how industrial food production impacts the environment.
Lastly, you’ll examine evidence-based principles on the
benefits of a whole food, plant-based diet and consider
nutrition from an expanded perspective: That is, nutrition
as a symphony of complex interactions, rather than the
result of individual nutrients and mechanisms. In this
course you will learn:
• How optimal nutrition can influence the development,
maintenance and restoration of health
• How paradigms shape world-views and impact
science
• The impact of food production on the environment
• The effect of industry and government on public
policy and individual food choices
• The basics of macronutrients: proteins, lipids, and
carbohydrates
• Dr. T. Colin Campbell’s eight principles of nutritional
health
Plant-Based in Practice (CNS603)
In this course we discuss the tools available to support
personal behavior change in implementing a whole food,
plant-based lifestyle. We will discuss a variety of popular
diets and how they compare to a whole food, plant-based
lifestyle. We then present how this lifestyle is an important
factor for raising a healthy family—from pregnancy to birth
and beyond. We will also address common concerns of
athletes and dispel myths about supplementation and
protein consumption. Finally, we will provide you with tips
and resources to make lasting changes to your diet. In
completing this course, you will have the knowledge you
need to take control of your own health and help those
you care for do the same. In this course you will learn:
• The pros and cons of different diet plans
• The importance of optimal nutrition for maternal, child
and adolescent health
• How diet can improve athletic performance
• Practical skills to help you assess your kitchen, shop
for groceries, dine out and prepare healthy, plant-
based meals

Diseases of Affluence (CNS602)

In this course, we are introduced to the China Project, the
most comprehensive study of diet, lifestyle, and disease
ever undertaken. We take a closer look at how diet is a
major contributor to some of the leading causes of chronic
disease and death worldwide including coronary heart
disease, diabetes, obesity and cancer. Lastly, we examine
the scientific research indicating how a whole food, plant-
based lifestyle can reduce the risk of and even reverse
these chronic diseases. In this course you will learn:
• The basic design and methodology of the China
Project
• How cancer begins and progresses
• The basic role of nutrition, genetics, and chemicals in
the development of cancer
• The pathology of the heart, how heart disease
develops, and how nutrition is key to its treatment
• Impact of whole food, plant-based diet on weight loss
and diabetes

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