| CODE | FEH2015 | ||||||
| TITLE | Nutritional Epidemiology and Public Health | ||||||
| UM LEVEL | 02 - Years 2, 3 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||
| MQF LEVEL | Not Applicable | ||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 4 | ||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Food Sciences and Nutrition | ||||||
| DESCRIPTION | The study-unit will introduce students to the relationship between diet and the incidence of chronic disease. The first part of the unit will consist of an overview of dietary records and 24h recall and the evaluation of foods eaten in such time period. The evaluation of food components and the physiological changes indulgence or overindulgence can cause will be discussed. In the latter part of the unit these principles will be challenged and discussed in concert with the relationship between dietary habits, lifestyle and chronic illness. Study-unit Aims: This study-unit primarily aims to enable the students evaluate key issues relating to the relationship between dietary habits, lifestyle and chronic illness. Learning Outcomes: 1.Knowledge & Understanding By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - design 24h dietary recall and food records; - evaluate sources of dietary information; - demonstrate an understanding of biochemical indicators of dietary intake; - demonstrate an understanding of the principles of health and nutrition monitoring and surveillance. 2. Skills By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - evaluate sources of dietary information, the significance of anthropometric measurements, body composition and their effect on health status and the incidence of disease; and - evaluate data presentation and analysis including that of diets. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: Main Texts - Carr, S., Unwin, N., & Pless-Mulloli, T. (2007). An introduction to public health and epidemiology (2nd ed.) McGraw Hill/Open University Press.Brownson, R. C. i., & Petitti, D. B. i. (Eds.). (2006). - Willett, W. (2012). Nutritional Epidemiology. 3rd edition. Oxford University Press. |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture, Independent Study and Group Learning | ||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Neville Calleja Petra Jones |
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The availability of optional units may be subject to timetabling constraints. Units not attracting a sufficient number of registrations may be withdrawn without notice. It should be noted that all the information in the description above applies to study-units available during the academic year 2023/4. It may be subject to change in subsequent years. |
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