ALIM0010-3 : Food, human nutrition and dietetics

Study Programmes 2015-2016

ALIM0010-3

Food, human nutrition and dietetics

Duration :

20h Th, 4h Pr

Number of credits :

Master in agricultural bioengineering (120 ECTS)		2
Master in agricultural bioengineering (120 ECTS)		2
Master in bioengineering : chemistry and bio-industries (120 ECTS)		2

Lecturer :

Nadia Everaert

Language(s) of instruction :

English language

Organisation and examination :

Teaching in the first semester, review in January

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Course contents :

I. Introduction: why eat?; II. Body size and composition; III. Digestion and absorption; IV. Metabolism; V. Vitamins ; VI. Minerals; VII. Dietary requirements and composition of food; VIII. Functional foods; IX. Regulation of food intake; X. Nutrition and health;

Learning outcomes of the course :

The student will gain basic knowledge on the changes that the consumed food undergoes in the digestive tract, the fate of the nutrients and the effects on the functioning of the human body. The student will gain insights in the need of macro- and micronutrients for humans. Special aspects (such as functional food, allergies,...) related to nutrition will be highlighted.
The individual assessment serves to understand how a varied diet can meet the requirements and gives insight in the daily energy balance.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills :

Master bioengineering: chemistry and bioindustries, first year:
CHIM9239-2 Biological molecules chemistry
BIOL2011-1 Comparative animal anatomy and physiology

Master bioengineering: agricultural sciences, second year:
CHIM9239-2 Biological molecules chemistry
BIOL2011-1 Comparative animal anatomy and physiology
BIOL2018-1 Animal nutrition

Planned learning activities and teaching methods :

+/- 18 hours of theory

Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :

face-to-face