LLEK10263U Nutrition Related Diseases

Volume 2018/2019
Education

MSc Programme in Human Nutrition
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

Will be announced at Absalon.

Knowledge, skills and compentences in the field of nutrition physiology are recommended.
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 70% is based on the essay part and 30% on the multiple choice part).

The course has been selected for ITX exam on Peter Bangs Vej.
Aid
Only certain aids allowed

Only Danish-English dictionary and English-Danish dictionary allowed.

 

Marking scale
7-point grading scale
Censorship form
No external censorship
Internal grading. More assessors
Re-exam

Same as ordinary exam. If ten or fewer students have registered for re-examination, the examination will be changed to a 20 minutes oral examination without preparation.

Criteria for exam assesment

Please see "Learning Outcome".