| CODE | MSN2022 | |||||||||
| TITLE | Applied Human Nutrition | |||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 02 - Years 2, 3 in Modular Undergraduate Course | |||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 5 | |||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 4 | |||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Health, Physical Education and Consumer Studies | |||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | Learning outcomes: At the end of the study-unit students will be able to: - Outline nutritional requirements, nutritional goals and dietary guidelines; - Define the relationship between nutritional status, nutritional assessment, dietetics and health; - Calculate energy requirements for various individual needs and discuss the energy value of foods; - Describe the various factors and methods involved in dietary and nutritional assessment; - Perform basic nutritional assessment tasks; - Review the uses and interpretation of anthropometric references and perform basic nutritional assessment tasks; - Discuss a variety of factors that affect the choice of foodstuffs; - Use food composition tables to evaluate dietary intake and energy expenditure; - Operate computer-based nutrient analysis programmes; - Assess nutrient intake and compare with recommendations; - Revise and apply prior knowledge on nutrients and their health properties; - Modify eating practices to bring in line with dietary goals. Contents: This study-unit is based on the application of the theory studied in the unit - Principles of Human Nutrition. The establishment of standards for nutrient intake, nutrient requirements, recommendations and goals as well as local and other international dietary guidelines will be discussed in detail. The various types of nutritional assessment techniques and dietary intake assessment tools will also be described and compared. The value and limitations of food tables will be reviewed. Revision of key nutrients and their health value through analysing the nutrient content and benefit of different foods in the diet will be carried out. Hands-on labs will provide students with skills to practice and apply dietary measurement and dietary assessment methodologies. Eventually, students will carry out a detailed analysis of their own nutrient intake and energy expenditure over a three-day period. These results will be compared with recommended intakes and practices. Suggestions will then be made for the modification of their current eating practices as a means towards the reduction or delayed onset of diet-related disorders. Reading List: - Department of Health (Malta). (1990). The Malta food and nutrition policy. Malta: Author. - Garrow, J.S., James, W.P.T. & Ralph A. (Eds.). (2002). Human nutrition and dietetics (10th ed.). - Wardlaw's Perspectives in Nutrition by Byrd-Bredbenner C., Moe G., Beshgetoor D. and Berning J. McGraw-Hill. International Edition ISBN no: 978-0-07-128446-2 (Latest edition). - WHO (2007) WHO Child Growth Standards: Head Circumference-for-Age, Arm Circumference-for-age, Triceps Skinfold-for-age and Subscapular Skinfold: Denmark: Office for Europe. - WHO. (2006). Food and Nutrition Policy for Schools: A tool for the development of school nutrition programmes in the European Region Copenhagen: WHO Regional Office for Europe. - WHO (2005) Vitamin and Mineral Requirements in Human Nutrition. 2nd Ed. Geneva: WHO Press. - WHO. (2000). CINDI dietary guide. Denmark: WHO Regional Office for Europe. - Plus lecturer-provided reading/resource pack. |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture and Practical | |||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Lorraine Dimech Magrin |
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