Nutrition

Code:

MI014

Acronym:

MI014

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Medicine

Instance: 2014/2015 - SP

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Biochemistry Department
Course/CS Responsible:	Integrated Master in Medicine

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MIMED	2	Mestrado Integrado em Medicina 2007	6	-	1,5	32	40,5
		Mestrado Integrado em Medicina- Plano oficial 2013 (Reforma Curricular)	6	-	1,5	32	40,5

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

Knowledge of basic nutritional needs for a good health and of the more frequent deficiencies/errors and their relationship with pathology. Knowledge of food-related behaviour determinants with impact in human health.

Ability to identify the main nutrient classes and essential nutrients; to understand the mechanisms involved in the control of the appetite; ability to recognize relationships between metabolism and nutritional recommendations; to characterize malnutrition and obesity; ability to evaluate nutritional needs and indications for nutritional support; be able to emphasize the relevance of nutrition knowledge on preventive medicine and also on disease treatment.

Learning outcomes and competences

Competências: Identificar as principais categorias de nutrientes e, dentro destas, os nutrientes essenciais; descrever os mecanismos de controlo do apetite; relacionar o conhecimento do metabolismo com as recomendações nutricionais; caracterizar situações de malnutrição e de obesidade; avaliar as necessidades e indicações de suporte nutricional. Ser capaz de enfatizar a relevância do conhecimento da Alimentação e Nutrição Humanas na Medicina Preventiva, bem como no tratamento da patologia.

Working method

Presencial

Program

Key words: Diet, food, nutrient. Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA); Reference Daily Intake (RDI); Tolerable Upper Intake Level (UIL); Nutrition and genomic. Nutrition in different ages. Nutrition and diseases. The metabolic relevance of glucides, proteins and lipids. PUFAs (omega 3, omega 6, omega 9) on cell signaling. Essentials nutrients . Water. Minerals. Vitamines. Appetite control and energetic homeostasia. Assessment of nutritional status. Body mass index. Biomarkers of nutrition status. Malnutrition. Obesity.

Mandatory literature

Baynes J W, Dominiczak M H; Medical Biochemistry, Elsevier Mosby
Mann J, Truswell A S; Essentials of Human Nutrition , Oxford University Press

Teaching methods and learning activities

A written test, with an essay on a theme to be chosen between two (or more) proposals. Students may answer the test immediately at the end of the work or later, at the end of the year. The student has to attend at least two thirds of the working sessions and obtain a classification of at least 10 out of 20 points in the test to be approved.

Evaluation Type

Evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Trabalho escrito	100,00
Total:	100,00

Eligibility for exams

The student has to attend at least two thirds of the working sessions and obtain a classification of at least 10 out of 20 points in the test to be approved.

Calculation formula of final grade

1*test