Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of the course, the postgraduate students will:
1. know the basic principles of nutritional needs during adolescence
2. be familiar with the eating habits of adolescents
3. know the main dietary disorders during adolescence
4. know the main eating disorders observed during adolescence
5. will be able to suggest the basic diagnostic approach to relevant cases
Course Content (Syllabus)
1. Physiology of appetite - Regulation of appetite
2. General principles of adolescent nutrition
3. Needs in minerals, trace elements and vitamins during adolescence
4. Nutrition of the athlete adolescent
5. The vegetarian adolescent
6. Dietary supplements and their role in adolescent nutrition
7. Nutritional status of adolescents today in Europe (HELENA Study)
8. The effect of social media on the diet of adolescents - Nutritional deviations
9. Introduction to eating disorders – categorization
10. Eating disorders - Anorexia nervosa
11. Eating disorders - Bulimia nervosa
12. Eating disorders – Clinical management
Keywords
adolescent, diet, nutritional needs, vegetarianism, anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa