Lifestyle and Lifecycle

Aim and Content

The course provides an overview of nutrition-related problems and challenges relating to health. The course is divided into two parts: the first topic is nutritional requirements throughout the life cycle, from conception, pregnancy, infancy, childhood and adolescence to adulthood and old age. The second part covers nutrition and health in relation to different life-styles (e.g. vegetarianism) and the role of nutrition in the prevention of nutritional and chronic diseases (e.g. cardiovascular disease, cancer, osteoporosis, cognitive function, diabetes mellitus, obesity).

Learning Outcomes

At the end of the course, the students are expected to have:

Knowledge:

• capable of explaining nutritional problems and the importance of nutrition throughout the life cycle, from conception to old age, with the focus on nutrition during critical life phases.
• capable of describing nutritional challenges of groups that are lifestyle-related
• capable of describing the role of nutrition in the prevention of chronic diseases and related dietary challenges

Skills:

• capable of preparing and holding a scientific presentation

Competence:

• ability to participate in team work with other students, and to prepare and present team work

Course offered (semester)

Autumn

Language of Instruction

Norwegian and English

Course Unit Level

Bachelor in human nutrition

Department

Institute of Medicine

Pre-requirements

Completion of Nutr-INF, Nutr110, Nutr111, Nutr120, Nutr150, Nutr207

Teaching Methods

Lectures (40 hours), team work and presentations by students (4 hours)

Compulsory Requirements

Team work and presentation of two scientific topics

Assessment methods

Written exam lasting five hours

Grading Scale

Grading: A ¿ F

Course Unit Evaluation

There will be a written evaluation at the end of the course.

Contact Information

studie@med.uib.no/ +47 55 97 73 45 / 55 58 25 35