LLEK10251U International Nutrition and Health - Food and Nutrition Security

Volume 2013/2014
Education
MSc Programme in Agricultural Development.
Content

- Major nutrition-related health problems in low-income populations and vulnerable subgroups
- Child growth
- Prevention and treatment of undernutrition
- Nutrition and infections
- The nutrition transition and double burden
- Basic concepts of food and nutrition security
- Food diversity
- Strategies to improve food and nutrition security



Learning Outcome

The main objective of the course is students become familiar with the concepts of food and nutrition security, and of the type, and magnitude of nutrition-related health problems in low-income populations.

After completing the course the student should be able to:

Knowledge:
- Define food and nutrition security
- Describe the major nutrition-related health problems in low-income populations
- List the most vulnerable groups, and explain the underlying factors
- Summarise the theory of nutrition transition and double burden
- Describe manifestations of specific nutritional deficiencies and severe acute malnutrition

Skills:
- Assess the nutritional status of a group of children using growth curves
- Discuss the determinants of nutritional problems in low income populations
- Discuss the strengths and limitations of different strategies to improve food and nutrition security

Competences:
- Apply methods to identify nutritional problems in low income populations
- Identify and discuss the predictors of childhood malnutrition based on real data

Literature
A compendium will be for sale at the start of the course through Academic Books.
The participants are expected to have some knowledge of human nutrition before signing up for this course.
Lectures will be given on key topics such as food and nutrition security, life cycle nutrition and reproductive health, infectious and chronic diseases, and severe undernutrition. The students will individually and in groups work on exercises and case studies, and present in plenary, to exemplify the key concepts and to stimulate active participation of the students.
This course can with advantage be taken together with the course LLEK10252 Nutrition, Growth and Development.
  • Category
  • Hours
  • Exam
  • 27
  • Lectures
  • 40
  • Preparation
  • 79
  • Project work
  • 30
  • Theory exercises
  • 30
  • Total
  • 206
Credit
7,5 ECTS
Type of assessment
Written assignment, 27 hours
Description of Examination: The exam consists of some questions, often based on one or more scientific papers. The students have 27 hours to do the task and are allowed to use all papers from the course, notes, internet and to discuss, but each student has to make an individual answer and is not allowed to copy writing from other students. The evaluation will consider analytical skills and strength of the arguments and an overall evaluation of the answer. The final answer must be uploaded within 27 hours.
Exam registration requirements
Acknowledged reports on theoretical exercises and case studies to be handed in on time and accepted.
Aid
All aids allowed
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"