RN5507: NUTRITION AND HEALTH (2021-2022)

Last modified: 31 May 2022 13:05

Course Overview

This course will provide a detailed knowledge of the relationships between diet, human development, health, and disease. Topics covered include diet and nutrition across the life course, integration and adaptability of different metabolic pathways to e.g. starvation, exercise, and the role of diet in the development of diseases including cancer and cardiovascular disease. In addition, it will also provide insight into the effects of malnutrition and food processing on health. A combination of lectures, and a laboratory class will help consolidate your understanding of the impact food and nutrients on health.

Course Details

Study Type	Postgraduate	Level	5
Term	Second Term	Credit Points	15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits)
Campus	Aberdeen	Sustained Study	No
Co-ordinators	Dr Alan Sneddon

What courses & programmes must have been taken before this course?

One of MSc Human Nutrition or Master Of Science In Genetics And Human Nutrition or Master Of Science In Cardiovascular Science & Diabetes
Any Postgraduate Programme (Studied)

What other courses must be taken with this course?

None.

What courses cannot be taken with this course?

RN5004 Nutrition and Health (Passed)

Are there a limited number of places available?

Course Description

By the end of the course you should have an understanding of the following:

The relationship between diet, human development and health
The integration and adaptability of different metabolic pathways in response to starvation and exercise
The relationship between diet and disease (particularly cancer, obesity, cardiovascular diseases, diabetes) and the effects of food processing and malnutrition

Contact Teaching Time

Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.

Teaching Breakdown

More Information about Week Numbers

Details, including assessments, may be subject to change until 30 August 2024 for 1st term courses and 20 December 2024 for 2nd term courses.

Summative Assessments

Alternative Assessment

Lab Report (25%)

1000-word Essay (25%)

Class Test (50%)

Alternative Resit Assessment

30 minute Oral Test for any student that fails the course overall.

Formative Assessment

There are no assessments for this course.

Course Learning Outcomes

Knowledge Level	Thinking Skill	Outcome
Conceptual	Understand	Summarise how different metabolic pathways within the body integrate and adapt to starvation and to exercise.
Conceptual	Analyse	Appraise the influence of different dietary factors on human development and the effect of an unbalanced diet including malnutrition.
Procedural	Evaluate	Evaluate the evidence for the role of diet in the development and prevention of disease, especially noncommunicable diseases and determine the effects played by factors such as food processing.