LLEK10263U Nutrition Related Diseases

Volume 2013/2014
Education
MSc Programme in Human Nutrition and MSc Programme in Clinical Nutrition.
Content
The focus will be on non-communicable diseases in adults and the effect of diet/nutrient intake on these. Main topics are: Malnutrition (obesity and undernutrition); metabolic syndrome; diabetes; cardiovascular diseases; food allergies, food intolerance, osteoporosis and cancer.
Learning Outcome
The main objective of the course is to give the student an understanding of the relation between diet, nutrition and non-communicable diseases in adulthood.

After completing the course the students should be able to:

Knowledge:
- Be able to describe the pathogenesis of the most important life style related non-communicable diseases (i.e the metabolic syndrome, T2DM, CVD and cancer)
- Be able to describe the effects of life style (diet/nutrients, sleep/stress and physical activity) on prevention and treatment of some non-communicable diseases (including risk factors for these diseases)

Skills:
- Be able to discuss and reflect on the effect of life style (diet/nutrients, sleep/stress and physical activity) on prevention and treatment of the most life style related non-communicable diseases
- Be able to explain and discuss the mechanisms behind the influence of life style (diet/nutrients, sleep/stress and physical activity) on non-communicable diseases on a systemic as well as, organ, tissue and cellular level
- Be able to critical read and understand the scientific literature within the field

Competences:
- Be able to evaluate different risk factors for life style related non-communicable diseases
- Be able to critical assess the effect of life style on risk factors and development of life style related non-communicable diseases
- Be able to recommend relevant life style changes based on the evolution of the risk factors
Be able to teach the pathogenesis as well as the effect of life style on prevention and treatment of life style related non-communicable diseases on a scientific level
- Be able to communicate the pathogenesis as well as the effect of life style on prevention and treatment of life style related non-communicable diseases on a non- scientific level

Course compendium will be for sale from Academic Books at the beginning of the course.

Other course literature will be announced at study start on the course’s Absalon page.
Lectures, theoretic exercises and discussions in plenum.
  • Category
  • Hours
  • Colloquia
  • 40
  • Exam
  • 3
  • Lectures
  • 40
  • Preparation
  • 123
  • Total
  • 206
Credit
7,5 ECTS
Type of assessment
Written examination, 3 hours under invigilation
Description of Examination: 3 hour written examination - essay and multiple choice test.
Weight: Examination 100% (of which 40% is based on the essay part and 60% on the multiple choice part).
Aid
Only certain aids allowed
Some aids allowed (course literature) for the essay part. No aids allowed for the multiple choice part.
Marking scale
7-point grading scale
Censorship form
No external censorship
Internal grading. More assessors
Re-exam
If 10 or fewer register for the reexamination the examination form will be oral.
Criteria for exam assesment
Please see "Learning Outcome".