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HEALTHY AND FUNCTIONAL FOODS
cod. 1004722

Academic year 2011/12
3° year of course - Second semester
Professor
Academic discipline
Scienze tecniche dietetiche applicate (MED/49)
Field
A scelta dello studente
Type of training activity
Student's choice
24 hours
of face-to-face activities
3 credits
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Learning objectives

Ability to understand and interpret the role of functional foods 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 foods 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

oral lesson

Assessment methods and criteria

Exam to multiple choice

Other information

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