| Responsible Department | Department of Human Nutrition | ||||||||||||
| Earliest Possible Year | MSc. 1 year to MSc. 2 year | ||||||||||||
| Duration | One block | ||||||||||||
| Credits | 7.5 (ECTS) | ||||||||||||
| Level of Course | MSc | ||||||||||||
| Examination | Final Examination written examination Written Exam in Lecturehall No aid allowed Description of Examination: 1 hour individual multiple choice written exam. Weight: 1 hour individual multiple choise written exam (100 %) 7-point scale, internal examiner Dates of Exam: 08 November 2012 | ||||||||||||
| Requirement for Attending Exam | Approval of written report and participation in the group based oral presentation of the report | ||||||||||||
| Organisation of Teaching | Lectures, theoretical and practical exercises. | ||||||||||||
| Block Placement | Block 1 Week Structure: A | ||||||||||||
| Language of Instruction | English | ||||||||||||
| Mandatory Prerequisites | LLEK10264 Nutrition Physiology The course Nutrition Physiology should be passed or to be taken at the same time. | ||||||||||||
| Restrictions | 80 students. The course is reserved for students at the MSc in Human Nutrition and MSc in Clinical Nutrition. | ||||||||||||
| Course Content | |||||||||||||
| Introduction to theoretical and practical application of energy metabolism and measuring methods in indirect calorimetry. Theoretical introduction and practical use of anthropometric measurements. Theoretical introduction and practical use of various biochemical measurements, including blood and urine parameters. Theoretical introduction to analyses of weighed dietary food registrations, food frequency questionnaires and 24 hour recall as methods for determination of nutrient intake on group and individual level. | |||||||||||||
| Teaching and learning Methods | |||||||||||||
| The course includes one teaching module each week with lectures, and theoretical and practical exercises. Lectures will be given in plenum and theoretical exercises in smaller groups. During the practical exercises the students will work together in groups and are expected to carry out some practical exercises. During the practical exercises, measurements are produced and analyses on the students themselves or on the students' own blood, respiratory gasses urine etc. are taken. Subsequently, the students are to design and perform in groups their own experiment based on the learning outcomes from the lectures and practical exercises. This part of the work will result in a written report and abstract, to be orally presented during a common conference. The students are expected to act as opponents for other groups, but the final judgment of the project and oral presentation quality will be done by the course responsible. | |||||||||||||
| Learning Outcome | |||||||||||||
| Knowledge: - Describe measuring methods for determination of energy and macronutrient metabolism. - Describe methods for determination of energy requirements. - Describe biomarkers and anthropometric measures for evaluating nutrient status. - Describe methods for determination of nutrient intake and status. Skills: - Be able to explain intake and energy metabolism and macronutrients theoretically, and evaluate the methods used in relation to this. - Be able to explain, both theoretically and practically, the applicability of biomarkers by determination of nutrient status. - Be able to explain, both theoretically and practically, the applicability of nutritional anthropometrics. Be able to design, perform, document and present own methodological study used for determination of energy and nutritional status. - Be able to perform statistical analyses of own experimental dataset. Competences: - Be able to discuss pros and cons of the methods used for measurement and evaluation of nutrient intake, status and energy requirements. - Be able to use STATA program. | |||||||||||||
| Course Literature | |||||||||||||
| Shils, M.E., Shike, M. Ross, A.C., Caballero, B., Cousins, R.J.: Modern Nutrition in Health and Disease. 10th ed., Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins, Baltimore 2005. Nordic Nutrition Recommendations 2004, 4th ed. Gibson RS. Principles of Nutritional Assessment 2. edition, 2005. Oxford University Press. | |||||||||||||
| Course Coordinator | |||||||||||||
| Anita Belza Sparre, anbe@life.ku.dk, Department of Human Nutrition/Prevention and Treatment of Obesity and Appetite a, Phone: 353-33281 Alicja Budek Mark, alzb@life.ku.dk, Department of Human Nutrition/Bioactive Foods and Health, Phone: 516-80511 Lars Klingenberg, lakl@life.ku.dk, Department of Human Nutrition, Phone: 514-89435 | |||||||||||||
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