Current Themes in Nutrition

Code:

NC1204

Acronym:

TANUT

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Biological Sciences

Instance: 2014/2015 - 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	18	Oficial Plan	1	-	5	45	135

Teaching language

Suitable for English-speaking students

Objectives

.

 

Learning outcomes and competences

.

Working method

Presencial

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

Mandatory literature

Diversos autores; Artigos recentes

Teaching methods and learning activities

.

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Prova oral	20,00
Trabalho escrito	80,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Elaboração de projeto	45,00
Estudo autónomo	45,00
Frequência das aulas	45,00
Total:	135,00

Eligibility for exams

.

Calculation formula of final grade

.