This document provides an overview of the Edexcel BTEC Level 3 Nationals specification for the unit "Nutrition for Health and Social Care". The unit aims to give learners an understanding of current nutritional health concepts, particularly as they relate to users of health and social care services. Learners will explore concepts of nutrition, characteristics of nutrients, influences on dietary intake, and conduct a quantitative analysis of an individual's food intake over three days in order to develop a one-week nutritional plan to improve their health. The unit builds on knowledge of anatomy and physiology, and takes a science-based approach to examining topics like nutritional measures, guidelines, issues, functions of nutrients, and factors influencing dietary habits.