NUTRITION, HEALTH AND DISEASE
- Course Code
- HE 3511
- Credit Points
- 30
- Course Coordinator
- Dr L Masson
Pre-requisites
Notes
Available only to students in programme year 3 or above.
Overview
This course is designed to introduce students to the concepts of scientific nutrition. Topics covered include: nutritional constituents of food, assessment of dietary intake and nutritional status, nutrition and the life-cycle, the role of nutrition in the prevention and development of chronic diseases, malnutrition, current nutritional recommendations and nutritional policy.
1 three-hour seminar per week.
1 ninety minute written examination (50%) and in-course assessment (one essay and one report) (50%).