Principles of Nutrition

Code:

NC1101

Acronym:

FUNUTR

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Biological Sciences

Instance: 2022/2023 - 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	Plano Oficial do ano letivo 2017	1	-	6	40	162

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

To study Nutritional Biochemistry, Nutritional Physiology, Fluid and Electrolyte Balance and Nutritional imunology in the scope of clinical nutrition.

Learning outcomes and competences

Students must be able to apply basic science knowledge in the context of clinical nutrition.

Working method

Presencial

Program

This subject consists of four modules:

• Nutritional Biochemistry. 
• Nutritional Physiology.
• Fluid and electrolyte balance. 
• Nutritional imunology. 

Each with the following programmes:

Nutritional Biochemistry 

• Metabolic regulation and energy balance;
• Lipoprotein metabolism;
• Free radicals and antioxidants;
• Appetite regulation by hormones and neurotransmitters;
• Metabolic relevance of glycation;
• Adipocyte biochemistry;
• Dietary fiber and colo-rectal cancer;
• Vitamin D and metabolic disease;
• Ethanol and metabolism;
• Environmental pollutants and metabolism;
• Poliphenols and metabolism;
• Nutrition and epigenetics;
• Folic acid and fetal programing.

Fluid and electrolyte balance

• Water and the human body;
• Distribution and composition of fluids;
• Rregulation of celular volume;
• Osmotic tension;
• Osmotic regulation and volume regulation;
• Potassium changes;
• Calcium metabolism;
• Acid-base balance. 

Nutritional Physiology
Chemical senses

• Smell and taste.

Digestive physiology

• Salivary glands;
• Gastric physiology;
• Intestinal physiology;
• Hepatic physilogy;
• Pancreatic physiology;
• Hormonal and neural regulation of the GI function;
• Thirst regulation;
• Stress physiology and food intake.

Nutritional Immunology

• The Immune System - An overview  
• Nutrition and Immunity through the Life Cycle 
• Food allergy

 

 

Mandatory literature

Nelson David L.; Lehninger Principles of Biochemistry. ISBN: 978-0-7167-7108-1
Berne & Levy; Physiology. 7ª Edição, Mosby, 2017. ISBN: 9780323393942

Complementary Bibliography

Murray Robert K. 070; Harperc2b4s illustrated biochemistry. ISBN: 978-0-07-179277-6

Comments from the literature

The bibliography PDF's will be attached to the document file of the curricular unit.

Teaching methods and learning activities

Theoretical and discussion classes

keywords

Health sciences

Evaluation Type

Evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Exame	100,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	122,00
Frequência das aulas	40,00
Total:	162,00

Eligibility for exams

Attendance of 2/3 of all classes 

Calculation formula of final grade

The curricular unit classification between 0 and 20 is obtained in a written test.
Since portuguese is the official language of this course, foreign students with insufficient portuguese reading skills may be evaluated by an oral examination (in english).

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

Special status students that request evaluation beyond the normal and recovery written test seasons will be evalauted by oral exam.

Classification improvement

Oral exam

Observations

Curriccular unit coordinator: Prof. Alejandro Santos

Nutritional Biochemistry and fluid and electrolyte balance- course coordinator - Prof Fátima Martel;

Nutritional Physiology - course coordinator - Prof Cármen Brás Silva;

Nutritional Immunology - course coordinator - Prof André Moreira