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536-307 Physiology of Human Nutrition

Credit points: 11.0

Coordinator: Dr C. Nowson

Prerequisite: Physiology 536-201

Corequisite: Physiology 536-301

Contact: 12 lectures and 42 hrs (8 x 3 hrs practical, 18 x1 hr seminars)

Timetable: Second semester

Objectives:

Students completing this subject should:

Comprehend:

• the nutritional aspects of physiology.
• the experimental approaches to nutritional physiology in a research setting.

Appreciate:

• the procedures of presentation and communication between peers.

Develop:

• an appreciation of hypothesis testing, experimental design, experimental procedures, data acquisition and processing specifically related to nutrition research.

Content:

Topics covered in nutrition in normal physiology include: water, minerals, electrolytes, lipid digestion, absorption and turnover, dietary carbohydrate, fibre, bone metabolism. Topics covered in nutrition related to disease include: hypertension, plasma lipoproteins, hyperlipidemia, atheroscelorosis, diabetes, and osteoporosis. Course work includes 2 practical research projects, seminar and review of the literature. The research projects conducted are: 1) body composition related to energy balance, 2) manipulation of dietary fat and electrolyte intake and the effect on blood pressure and blood lipids.

Assessment:

One 3 hr open book exam, reports of practical research projects (2 x 1,500 words [approx]); 8 x 1-page assignments on seminar material: seminar contributions and review of literature on individual topic (1 x 1,500 words [approx]).

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Handbook 1996 : Faculty of Science (Volume 4 page 234)

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Date created:    Oct  9 1995
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