NUTRITION AND METABOLISM
| Title | ΔΙΑΤΡΟΦΗ ΚΑΙ ΜΕΤΑΒΟΛΙΣΜΟΣ / NUTRITION AND METABOLISM |
| Code | Ν322Ε |
| Faculty | Agriculture, Forestry and Natural Environment |
| School | Agriculture |
| Cycle / Level | 1st / Undergraduate |
| Teaching Period | Spring |
| Common | Yes |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 420001917 |
Programme of Study: PPS Geōponías (2019-sīmera)
Registered students: 0
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KORMOS | Elective Courses belonging to the other | Spring | - | 4 |
| EPISTĪMĪS KAI TECΗNOLOGIAS TROFIMŌN | Elective Course belonging to the selected specialization (Elective Specialization Course) | Spring | - | 4 |
| Academic Year | 2019 – 2020 |
| Class Period | Spring |
| Faculty Instructors | |
| Weekly Hours | 2 |
| Total Hours | 26 |
| Class ID | 600143078
|
Course Type 2016-2020
- Background
- Scientific Area
Course Type 2011-2015
Specific Foundation / Core
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600143078
- eLearning (Moodle):
Erasmus
The course is also offered to exchange programme students.
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
- English (Instruction, Examination)
Prerequisites
General Prerequisites
Students should have basic background in General Chemistry, as well as in the Principles of Nutrition Science.
Learning Outcomes
1. Understand the procedures of digestion, absorption and bioavailability of nutrients.
2. Recognize the biological role and principle metabolic pathways of nutrients.
3. Understand the metabolic regulation and homeostasis.
4. Understand the association between nutrition/nutrient metabolism and chronic diseases.
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
- Adapt to new situations
- Make decisions
- Work autonomously
- Work in an interdisciplinary team
- Generate new research ideas
- Be critical and self-critical
- Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
1. Core Concepts of Nutrition
2. Molecular Aspects of Nutrition
3. Integration of Metabolism: Energy
4. Integration of Metabolism: Protein and Amino Acids
5. Integration of Metabolism: Carbohydrates and Lipids
6. The Gastrointestinal Tract
7. Signalling molecules
8. Diet and Cardiovascular Disease
9. Diet and Bone Health
10. The Immune and Inflammatory System
11. The Control of Food Intake
12. Overnutrition - Undernutrition - Health
13. Growth, Ageing and Diet
Keywords
Food, nutrition, metabolism, health
Educational Material Types
- Notes
- Slide presentations
- Book
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Course Teaching
- Use of ICT in Communication with Students
Description
Teaching PowerPoint and internet.
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 39 | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Reading Assigment | 23 | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Exams | 50 | ✓ | |||
| Total | 112 |
Student Assessment
Description
Oral exams at the end of semester.
Student Assessment methods
- Oral Exams (Formative, Summative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
Διατροφή και Μεταβολισμός - Gibney M.J., et al., Επιμέλεια Ελληνικής Έκδοσης Ζαμπέλας Α., Εκδόσεις Παρισιάνου, 2008
Additional bibliography for study
Ο έλεγχος του μεταβολισμού στο μοριακό επίπεδο, Ι.Γ. Γεωργάτσος, 3η έκδοση Εκδόσεις Γιαχούδη-Γιαπούλη, 2005.
Βιοχημεία, Berg Jeremy M. Tymoczko John L. Gregory J. Jr. Gatto Stryer Lubert. Μετάφραση: Α. Αλετράς, Θ. Βαλκανά, Δ. Δραΐνας, Κ. Δραΐνας, Η. Κούβελας, Γ. Κ. Παπαδόπουλος, Μ. Φράγκου-Λαζαρίδη. 2006. Πανεπιστημιακές Εκδόσεις Κρήτης
Last Update
08-04-2020
