NUTRITION AND HEALTH
cod. 1005861

Academic year 2018/19
2° year of course - First semester
Professor
Francesca SCAZZINA
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
hub:
course unit
in ITALIAN

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.

Other information

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2030 agenda goals for sustainable development

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