| Ansvarligt institut | Institut for Human Ernæring | ||||||||||||
| English Title | Nutrition Related Diseases | ||||||||||||
| Tidligst mulig placering | Kandidat 1.år til Kandidat 2. år | ||||||||||||
| Varighed | En blok | ||||||||||||
| Pointværdi | 7.5 (ECTS) | ||||||||||||
| Kursustype | Kandidatkursus | ||||||||||||
| Eksamen | Sluteksamen skriftlig prøve Skriftlig auditorieeksamen kun visse hjælpemidler Beskrivelse af eksamen: 3 hours written examination - essay and multiple choice test. Vægtning: Examination 100% (of which 50% is based on the essay part and 50% on the multiple choice part) 7-trinsskala, intern censur Eksamensdatoer: 26. januar 2012 | ||||||||||||
| Rammer for Undervisning | Lectures, theoretical discussions and exercises | ||||||||||||
| Blokplacering | Block 2 Ugestruktur: A | ||||||||||||
| Undervisningssprog | Engelsk | ||||||||||||
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| The focus will be on non-communicable diseases in adults and the effect of diet and nutrient intake on these. Main topict are: Malnutrition (obesity and undernutrition); metabolic syndrome; diabetes; cardiovascular diseases; food allergies, food intolerance, osteoporosis and cancer. | |||||||||||||
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| The course is based on the main topics with coherent blocks of lectures, exercises and discussions in plenum. | |||||||||||||
| Målbeskrivelse | |||||||||||||
| 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 and in elderly. After completing the course the students should be able to: - describe the prevalence and pathogenesis of the most important life style related non-communicable diseases - describe the effects of life style (especial diets, nutrients, physical activity) on health some non-communicable diseases - explain possible mechanisms behind the relations between life style and non communicable diseases in adults and elderly - explain and discuss the mechanisms behind the influence of diet/nutrients and physical activity on non communicable diseases on a systemic, organ as well as cellular level - use the above listed competences to discuss aspects of effect of diet, nutrients and physical activity on non-communicable diseases | |||||||||||||
| Litteraturhenvisninger | |||||||||||||
| Shills et al. Modern Nutrition in Health and Diseases. Tenth Edition. Course compendium | |||||||||||||
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| Janne Kunchel Lorenzen, jakh@life.ku.dk, Institut for Human Ernæring/Fedme og Appetitregulering, Tlf: 353-32465 Anders Mikael Sjödin, amsj@life.ku.dk, Institut for Human Ernæring/Fedme og Appetitregulering, Tlf: 353-32537 | |||||||||||||
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