Energy Balance and Body Composition

Code:

NC1102

Acronym:

BECCOR

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Biological Sciences

Instance: 2010/2011 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Course/CS Responsible:	Master in Clinical Nutrition

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
NC	19	Oficial Plan	1	-	3	27	81

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

To obtain the knowledge necessary to use methods to evaluate food intake and techniques for determining body composition. This subject is divided into two modules: Assessment of Food Intake and Body Composition

Program

Assessment of Food Intake - Methods of food frequency and diet history; validity; biological markers of food intake; transforming food into nutrients; using MicroDiet and Food processor; Epidemiology and nutritional epidemiology; how to run a study;types of studies; errors and confounders; Sampling and data analysis; Odds ratios, relative risks and respective confidence intervals; causal inference.

Body Composition - Anthropometry; Bioimpedance; Assessment of body composition using images and radiation; Use of DEXA for body composition; clinical relevance of methods; Practical demonstrations; discussion of methods and results .

Main Bibliography

Assessment of Food Intake
Nutritional Epidemiology. Walter Willet. Monographs in Epidemiology and Biostatistics, vol.30,2nd Ed. Oxford University Press, 1998
Design Concepts in Nutritional Epidemiology. BM Margetts and Michael Nelson. 2nd Ed. Oxford University Press, 1997
A Dictionary of Epidemiology. JM Last. 4th Ed. Oxford University Press, 2001


Body Composition- to be handed out in class

Complementary Bibliography

To be handed out in class

Teaching methods and learning activities

Theoretical classes, demonstration of procedures and techniques and discussion sessions.

Evaluation Type

Evaluation with final exam

Eligibility for exams

Attendance of 1/3 of courses lectured

Calculation formula of final grade

Grade of Exam with multiple choice questions between 0-20