Fibre, Fermentation & the Gut with BBC Good Food
BBC Good Food
  • Start Date: 01 Aug, 2022
  • 3 weeks
  • Study Content: Videos


Learn the importance of gut health and how to use more gut-friendly ingredients in your diet with tasty and nutritious recipes.

Course Fee: Free
Certificate Cost: See Fees and Eligibility

Course Description

This course is made available through the eLearnAfrica and FutureLearn partnership.

Discover tips to help improve your gut health diet


Gut health is so much more than nutrition. Studies have shown that the bacteria in our GI tract is also linked to the immune system, chronic illnesses, and even anxiety.


On this five-week course, you’ll take a food-first journey towards understanding the role of fibre, probiotics, and prebiotics in gut health.


You’ll learn practical, gut-healthy techniques and how to easily include more gut-supportive ingredients in your diet.


Explore the value of prebiotics and probiotics in the diet


You’ll investigate the functional role of prebiotics and probiotics before exploring different sources and learning how to include them in your meals.


As you examine the various types of fibre the body requires, you’ll also learn how much you should be eating daily as well as the importance of diversity in your diet.


Learn from the experts at BBC Good Food


You’ll explore different gut health cooking techniques and their benefits, such as fermentation.


With your new knowledge and skills, you’ll learn how to identify key ingredients to create balanced meals to support your gut health.


Learning from the experts at BBC Good Food, you’ll be guided through delicious recipes so that you can begin to integrate more gut-supportive foods into your everyday diet.


This course is designed for anyone interested in learning about the relationship between diet and gut health.


Whether you’re a healthy eating enthusiast, looking for nutritious meals for the family, or you’re completely new to gut health diets, this course offers a practical guide.


If you want to broaden your understanding of this subject, you may also be interested in these courses from the same provider. They share related subject matter and the same overall learning outcomes:



Certificate cost may vary. You will be redirected to the host page for cost and payment options.

BBC Good Food

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