Course catalogue | University of Parma

Professor
Academic discipline: Fisiologia (BIO/09)
Field: A scelta dello studente
Type of training activity: Student's choice

42 hours
of face-to-face activities

6 credits

hub: PARMA

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Learning objectives

Ability to interpretate the effect of nutrients/foods/diets on human physiology and metabolism in health. Ability to evaluate the role of foods/diets in meeting nutrient needs. Ability to evaluate nutritional quality of foods.

Prerequisites

Basic biochemistry knowledge

Course unit content

Part I: nutrition basics

Part II. metabolic regulation

Part III: non nutritive food components

PART IV: Specific topics (lessons prepared by the students - practical tasks assigned)

Full programme

Part I: nutrition basics

i) Physiology basics
ii) Morphology and function of the GI tract and glands
iii) Digestion and absorption of nutrients
iv) Quality and meaning of nutrients
v) quality and meaning of micronutrients

Part II. metabolic regulation

i) Post-absorbitive metabolism
ii) Post-prandial metabolism
iii) Metabolic integration (protein-lipids-carbs)

Part III: non nutritive food components

i) water
ii) alcohol
iii) phytochemicals

PART IV: Specific topics (lessons prepared by the students - practical tasks assigned)

i) Pro and pre-biotics
ii) nutrition in the old age
iii) child nutrition
iv) maternal nutrition
v) sports nutrition
vi) nutrition and obesity
vii) nutrition and diabetes
viii) other dietary regimes
ix) nutrition and allegy

Bibliography

Jim Mann & Stewart Truswell: Essentials of Human Nutrition - Oxford University Press; Aldo Mariani Costantini, Carlo Cannella, Gianni Tomassi, Alimentazione e nutrizione umana. Il Pensiero Scientifico Editore.
F. FIDANZA, G. LIGUORI: Nutrizione Umana - IDELSEN (Napoli)

A. MARIANI COSTANTINI, C. CANNELLA, G. TOMASSI: Alimentazione e Nutrizione Umana - il Pensiero Scientifico (Roma).

M. SHILS, J. OLSON, M. SHIKE: Modern Nutrition in Health and Disease, VIII ed, LEA & FEBIGER (Philadelphia) 4) K. Frayn: Metabolic Regulation. Portland Press, (London) T. Brody: Nutritional biochemistry – (Academic Press).

Teaching methods

Frontal teaching

Assessment methods and criteria

Written and oral exams

Other information

None

HUMAN NUTRITION AND METABOLISM cod. 1006124