Module details for Clinical Nutrition 1

Description

This module provides the students with knowledge about interactions of nutrients with other components (non-nutrient food components; gene and drug interactions). The module gives also information about methods used for assessment of the nutritional status and an introduction to nutritional genomics.

Aims

The aim of this Module is to provide the student with an understanding about different factors that can interfere with nutrients in the body.

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this module the student should be able to:

1.  Evaluate the interaction nutrient / non-nutrient food components of food and their metabolic activity

2.  Discuss nutrient-drug interaction & nutrient-gene interaction

3.  Critically evaluate laboratory / biochemical parameters used to assess nutritional status

Indicative Content

1 Introduction to nutritional genomics

1.1 – Genetic fundamentals 1.2 – Genetics and Nutrition (Nutrigenomics & Nutrigenetics)

2 Food-Drug interactions

2.1 – Drug use and nutritional Status 2.2 – Drug effects on Food and Nutrients 2.3 – Food and Nutrient effects on drugs 2.4 – Alcohol (as a drug)- absorption, metabolism and effects on health

3 Non-nutrient components in foods

3.1 – Bioactives and their metabolic activity 3.2 – Main Classes of anti-nutrients and their effect on nutrient’s bioavailability 3.3 – Adverse reactions to Food/Food components

4 Functional Foods

4.1 – Definition of Functional Foods and their health benefits 4.2 – Functional Foods (Prebiotics and Probiotics) 4.3 - Functional Components

5 Laboratory data in nutrition assessment

5.1 – Indicators of Protein-Energy Malnutrition (undernutrition- starvation and chronic undernutrition) 5.2 – Inflammation and Biochemical Assessment 5.3 – Markers of vitamins status (overview of function and deficiency) 5.4 – Markers of iron status (overview of function and deficiency)

Teaching and Learning Work Loads