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Università degli Studi di Parma Università degli Studi di Parma
Second cycle degree course in
Food science and technology
Università degli Studi di Parma
Department of Food and Drug

NUTRITION AND HEALTH
cod. 1005861

Academic year 2018/19
2° year of course - First semester
Professor
Academic discipline
Fisiologia (BIO/09)
Field
A scelta dello studente
Type of training activity
Student's choice
21 hours
of face-to-face activities
3 credits
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Learning objectives

The Knowledge acquired during the course will allow you to go into nutrition mechanisms in more depth; in particular, satiety related mechanisms and eating disorders and diseases.

Prerequisites

Knowledge acquired in Applied Human Nutrition class.

Course unit content

Hunger and Satiety:
- hormonal regulation mechanisms;
- objective and subjective measurements;
Nutrition related diseases:
- nutritional excess diseases;
- deficiency diseases;
- eating disorders;
- food allergies and food intolerances.

Full programme

- Regulation of hunger and satiety
- Hunger and satiety: case studies
- Satiety: dietary fibre and protein
- Specific Satiety
- Diseases and disorders associated with excess body weight
- Deficiency diseases
- Eating disorders
- Allergies and intolerances
- Bibliographic research

Bibliography

Slides used by prof Scazzina downloadable by ELLY platform.

Teaching methods

Classroom lessons for 3 ECTS (21 hours) during which the teacher will present a summary of the major scientific evidence on the topics of the course.

Assessment methods and criteria

The exam will be a written examination with n.10 open questions. Each question is worth from 1 to 3 points. The minimum is 18 points for passing exam.

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