84297 - Biochemistry of Nutrition

Learning outcomes

Understand the biochemical basis of nutrition, including nutritional requirements and outline the molecular mechanisms by which nutrients can affect health.

Course contents

Basic Nutrition

•Lesson 1: Intro; Bioenergetics and integration of metabolism

•Lesson 2: Integration of metabolism (2)

•Lesson 3: Macro and micronutrients

Applied Nutrition

•Lesson 4: Nutritional guidelines

•Lesson 5: Obesity

•Lesson 6: Caloric restriction and fasting mimicking diet z

•Lesson 7: Undernutrition and Disordered eating

•Lesson 8: Impact of healthy lifestyle on life span

Readings/Bibliography

Main text book:

The Science of Nutrition

Janice Thompson, Melinda Manore and Linda Vaughan

Pearson, 3rd or 4th Edition.

 

Additional reading material:

Articles:

Quantifying life style impact on lifespan [ Lorenzini A, Annales Kinesiologiae 2012, 3, p139.

How much should we weigh for a long and healthy life span? The need of reconciling caloric restriction versus longevity with body mass index versus mortality data. Lorenzini A. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne). 2014 Jul 30;5:121.

Obesity May Accelerate the Aging Process. Salvestrini V, Sell C, Lorenzini A. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne). 2019 May 3;10:266.

The slide presented in class will be uploaded.

Teaching methods

Frontal lessons.

Assessment methods

The integrated course is divided into four modules:

1. Biochemistry
2. Semeiotics
3. Anatomy
4. Physiology

Examination Timing and Session Rules:
Students are required to complete all four modules of the examination within one of two designated sessions:

• First Session: Includes exams conducted in January, February, and the Easter break.
• Second Session: Includes exams conducted in June, July, and September.

If a student begins a module in a specific session, they must complete all four modules within the same session. Failure to do so will result in the student having to retake all four modules in the subsequent session.

Final Grade Calculation:
The final grade is calculated as the credit-weighted average (CFU-mediated) of the scores obtained across all modules.

Specific Details for the Biochemistry Module:

The Biochemistry examination consists in a written multiple choice test.

Teaching tools

Virtuale and EOL portals

Office hours

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