330064 VO Biomedizinische Aspekte der Welternährung (2013W)

1. Global Nutrition Challenges (Under- and Malnutrition, nutritional deficiencies, caloric overnutrition) 2. Severe Malnutrition (Etiology & pathogenesis, clinical diagnosis, complications, management) 3. Anthropometry (weight, length/height, MUAC, head circumference, skinfolds measurements) 4. Iodine deficiency (Causes, struma/goiter, cretinism/intelligence, growth, diagnosis, management, prevention) 5. Vitamin A-deficiency (Causes, xerophthalmia, immun deficiency, diagnosis, management, prevention) 6. Iron deficiency (Causes, anemia-DD, complcations, diagnosis, management, prevention) 7. Breastfeeding (Properties of breastmilk, BF as prevention, BM-replacement, code of conduct, supplementary feeding and weaning) 8. Travel medicine and nutrition (Health preconditions, prophylaxis & immunisations pre travel, prevention while travelling) 9. Foods of the tropics and subtropics (Staples, vegetables and fruits, foods of animal origin, antinutritious components, cyanide, food safety, food processing) 10. Nutrition and diseases (Nutrition as cause of diseases, interaction between disease and nutrition) 11. Nutrition and diarrhoea (Causes of diarrhoea, acut – chronic, parasitoses, diarrhoea and malnutrition, dehydration – rehydration, realimentation, prevention) 12. Repetition, ‘left overs’, Evaluation, etc.