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: 99
| 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 | 2022 – 2023 |
| Class Period | Spring |
| Faculty Instructors | |
| Weekly Hours | 3 |
| Class ID | 600211101
|
Class Schedule
| Building | Αγρόκτημα - Ζωοτεχνία |
| Floor | Ισόγειο |
| Hall | ΚΕΝΤΡΙΚΟ ΑΜΦΙΘΕΑΤΡΟ ΚΤΙΡΙΟ ΕΤΤ (268) |
| Calendar | Mercoledì 15:00 to 17:00 |
Course Type 2016-2020
- Background
- Scientific Area
Course Type 2011-2015
Specific Foundation / Core
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
- Distance learning
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600211101
- 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)
Current conceptualizations of Nutrition Science. Integration of Metabolism: Macronutrients. The role of micronutrients.
Signal-Transduction Pathways: An Introduction to Information Metabolism.
Nutrition in the life cycle: 1. Maternal Nutrition during pregnancy, Fetal Programming and Adult Chronic Disease. 2. Nutrition and Child Development - Role and importance of breast-feeding.
Food and Nutrition and promotion of public health: Obesity – “Hidden hunger” – Undernutrition. The Global Challenge of nutrition insecurity. The concept of the Mediterranean diet as “a driver of sustainable food systems” to tackle the Global Syndemic of obesity, undernutrition, and climate change – exploration of the four sustainable dimensions with emphasis on Major health and nutritional benefits
Keywords
Food, nutrition, metabolism, health
Educational Material Types
- Notes
- Slide presentations
- Video lectures
- Audio
- 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 or/and written exams at the end of semester.
Student Assessment methods
- Written Exam with Multiple Choice Questions (Formative, Summative)
- Written Exam with Short Answer Questions (Formative, Summative)
- Written Exam with Extended Answer Questions (Formative, Summative)
- Oral Exams (Formative, Summative)
- Written Exam with Problem Solving (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
1. Ο έλεγχος του μεταβολισμού στο μοριακό επίπεδο, Ι.Γ. Γεωργάτσος, 3η έκδοση Εκδόσεις Γιαχούδη-Γιαπούλη, 2005.
2. 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
3. Yildiz, F., Kotzekidou, P., Michaelidou, A.M. and Nocella, G. 2007. Functional Foods in Mediterranean and Middle Eastern Countries: History, Scope and Dietary Habits. In: Anti-Angiogenic Functional and Medicinal Foods, J. Losso, F. Shahidi and D. Bagchi (eds), CRC Press, p. 177-212.
4. Med Diet 4.0: the Mediterranean diet with four sustainable benefits
5. Berry, E. M. (2019). Sustainable food systems and the Mediterranean diet. Nutrients, 11(9), 2229.
Last Update
23-02-2022
