Course catalogue | University of Parma

Professor
Academic discipline: Scienze tecniche dietetiche applicate (MED/49)
Field: A scelta dello studente
Type of training activity: Student's choice

28 hours
of face-to-face activities

4 credits

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Learning objectives

Ability to gather and interpret the role of functional foods, and in particular that of whole grains, on the promotion of human health and on the prevention of major chronic-degenerative diseases.

Prerequisites

Basic knowledge in nutrition.

Course unit content

1) definition of functional foods claimed to have a health-promoting and/or disease preventing property beyond the basic nutritional function of supplying nutrients; 2) description of the major chronic-degenerative diseases; 3) description of the major functional compounds present in whole grains as an example of functional food and their role in preventing diseases.

Full programme

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Bibliography

Materials projected during lessons and downloaded from the web site of the teacher.

Teaching methods

Classroom lessons

Assessment methods and criteria

Exam to multiple choice for the first examinations and oral exam for the following ones

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