- Docente: Antonello Lorenzini
- Credits: 4
- SSD: BIO/10
- Language: English
- Teaching Mode: Blended Learning
- Campus: Rimini
- Corso: Second cycle degree programme (LM) in Wellness, Sport and Health (cod. 5813)
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from Sep 27, 2024 to Nov 08, 2024
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course the student will: be able to explain the meaning of the concepts of aging, senescence and longevity. He will be able to explain the main theories that explain the aging process. He will be able to argue about the difference between chronological and biological aging. Will be able to present the advantages of a comparative approach to the biology of longevity. You will learn about the main health determinants of lifestyle and will have an overview of the calculators available to assess disease risk and life expectancy based on an individual's lifestyle.
Course contents
- What is the meaning of aging, senescence and longevity? Why we age? Does everything age? What is truly immortal? Do immortal organisms exist? Aging theories: primary hallmarks and antagonistic and integrative hallmarks. Comparative biology of longevity.
- A new science: quantifying life style impact on life span
- How much should we weigh for a long and healthy life span? Basic research on caloric restriction versus epidemiological data on body mass index. Role of correct nutrition for a healthy life span
- Role of physical activity and cognitive functions for a healthy life span. A look at the future: will humans become immortal?
Readings/Bibliography
- Biology of Aging, Roger B. McDonald, Second edition, 2019 CRC Press
ISBN 9780815345671
- Articles and other materials provided in the classroom
Teaching methods
Frontal and online tuitions
Assessment methods
Verification of learning in the integrated course “NUTRITION AND HEALTHY LONGEVITY C.I.” It consists of two exams, both graded out of thirty.
It is recommended to take the exam of the "NUTRITION FOR SPORT, HEALTH AND WELLBEING" course first and then that of the "BIOLOGY OF LONGEVITY AND HEALTHY LIFESTYLES" course, but it is not mandatory to take them in this sequence.
Each exam is passed if the grade is equal to or higher than 18/30; the final mark of the integrated course is the arithmetic mean of the marks obtained in the two exams.
Teaching tools
Projector, Virtuale portal and recorded classes on Panopto.
Office hours
See the website of Antonello Lorenzini
SDGs
This teaching activity contributes to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals of the UN 2030 Agenda.