Current Themes in Nutrition

Code:

NC1204

Acronym:

TANUT

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Biological Sciences

Instance: 2010/2011 - 2S

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	-	5	45	135

Teaching language

Portuguese

Program

Current themes in nutrition

Etiology and genetics of obesity
Food preferences genetics
Probiotics, prebiotics – Myth or reality
Nutrigenomics and nutrigenetics.
Eating disorders from a psychiatric perspective
HIV, AIDS. Prevalence, pathophysiology, drugs, complications
HIV, AIDS. Lipodystrophy, Insulin resistance and nutrition.

Proposed subjects for Current themes in nutrition monographs
Multivitamin and multimineral supplementation in the prevention and treatment of chronic disease.
Lutein and zeaxanthin in eye health.
Coffee: its role in weight management and diabetes
Caquexia
Behavioral therapeutics of obesity
Role of adipocytes in inflammation and metabolism in the obese subject.
Physical activity in the prevention and treatment of obesity
Polyphenols in cardiovascular disease
Sucrose and fructose in metabolic syndrome
Health claims and probiotics
Chronobiology of food ingestion
Stress and eating behavior

Teaching methods and learning activities

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam