| Department of Human Nutrition | |||||||||||||
| Earliest Possible Year | MSc. 1 year to MSc. 2 year | ||||||||||||
| Duration | One block | ||||||||||||
| Credits | 7.5 (ECTS) | ||||||||||||
| Course Level | MSc | ||||||||||||
| Examination | Final Examination written examination Written Exam in Lecturehall All aids allowed Description of Examination: Final Examination written examination All aids allowed except for the multiple choice part with no aids allowed Description of Examination: 3 hours written examination including 1 hour multiple choice 7-point scale, internal examiner Weight: Weight: examination 100% 7-point scale, internal examiner Dates of Exam: 23 January 2009 | ||||||||||||
| Organisation of Teaching | Lectures and theoretical discussions | ||||||||||||
| Block Placement | Block 2 Week Structure: A | ||||||||||||
| Teaching Language | English | ||||||||||||
| Course Contents | |||||||||||||
| The focus will be on the relation between diet, nutrient intake and non-communicable diseases in adults. Some main items will be: Malnutrition (obesity and under nutrition); diabetes; cardiovascular diseases; immune related diseases, food allergies, food intolerance, osteoporosis and cancer. | |||||||||||||
| Teaching And Learning Methods | |||||||||||||
| The course is based on the main items with coherent blocks of lectures and discussions in groups and plenum. | |||||||||||||
| Learning Outcome | |||||||||||||
| Learning Outcome The main objective of the course is to give the student an understanding of the relation between diet, nutrition and non communicable diseases in adulthood and in elderly. After completing the course the students should be able to: Knowledge: - describe the pathogeneses of the most important life style related non communicable diseases - identify the most important methods to evaluate risk of diseases - mention health risks in relation to different types of foods - mention effects of physical activity on the most important non communicable diseases Skills: - explain possible mechanisms behind the relations between life style (especial diets, nutrients, physical activity) and non communicable diseases in adults and elderly Competences - discuss the patophysiologic mechanisms behind the influence of diet/nutrients and physical activity on non communicable diseases on a systemic, organ as well as cellular level | |||||||||||||
| Course Litterature | |||||||||||||
| Shills et al. Modern Nutrition in Health and Diseases. Tenth Edition. Course compendium | |||||||||||||
| Course Coordinator | |||||||||||||
| Mette Kristensen, mekr@life.ku.dk, Department of Human Nutrition/Prevention and Treatment of Obesity and Appetite a, Phone: 35333536 Christian Mølgaard, cm@life.ku.dk, Department of Human Nutrition/Paediatric Nutrition and International Nutrition, Phone: 35332516 | |||||||||||||
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| Study Committee LSN | |||||||||||||
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