Universität Wien

330100 VO Nutrient based Dietary Guidlines and Nutrition through the Life Cycle (2018S)

Lehrveranstaltung für Masterstudium und DP LA (2. Abschnitt)

Details

Language: German

Examination dates

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

Friday 16.03. 08:00 - 13:00 UZA2 Hörsaal 4 (Raum 2Z221) 2.OG
Friday 23.03. 11:30 - 14:45 UZA2 Hörsaal 4 (Raum 2Z221) 2.OG
Friday 13.04. 08:00 - 13:00 UZA2 Hörsaal 4 (Raum 2Z221) 2.OG
Thursday 03.05. 08:05 - 13:00 UZA2 Hörsaal 4 (Raum 2Z221) 2.OG
Friday 04.05. 08:00 - 13:00 UZA2 Hörsaal 4 (Raum 2Z221) 2.OG
Friday 11.05. 08:00 - 13:00 UZA2 Hörsaal 4 (Raum 2Z221) 2.OG
Wednesday 16.05. 13:15 - 18:15 Seminarraum 2E560 Ernährungswissenschaften UZA II
Friday 18.05. 08:00 - 13:00 UZA2 Hörsaal 4 (Raum 2Z221) 2.OG

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

Objectives
Students will understand the concepts and models of body composition as well as the respective assessment methods in order to establish age-dependent recommendations of nutrient intake. It will be part of their technical expertise to apprehend sound principles in implementing these recommendations in daily nutritional routines throughout the human life cycle. They will identify the life-long interactions between life style and health and the salutogenic/primary preventive concept of nutrition.

Contents
Nutrition in Pregnancy and Lactation
Specific energy and nutrient needs
Current situation in Austria (Austrian Nutrition Report)
Fetal Programming
Nutrition in Childhood
WHO guidelines for lactating women
Breastfeeding, composition of women´s milk
Formula nutrition
Complimentary food
Optimix
Current situation in Austria (Austrian Nutrition Report)
NCD prevention

Nutrition in the Elderly
Definition of age
Ageing statistics
Theories of ageing
Impact of nutrition of ageing processes
Physiological changes of ageing and their impact on nutritional requirements
General recommendations
Current situation in Austria (Österreichischer Ernährungsbericht)

Methods
Lectures on the topics listed above
Power point presentations
Journal articles and reviews on current topics after prior announcement

Assessment and permitted materials

Final written exam, 1h (multiple choice)

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

at least 60% of maximum points

Examination topics

lecture, power-point presentations

Reading list

Text books
Judith E. Brown, Nutrition through the life cycle, Verlag Wadsworth, 6. Internationale Auflage, 2016, ISBN-No. 9781305886889
Simon Langley-Evans, Nutrition, Health and Disease: A Lifespan Approach, Verlag Wiley-Blackwell, 2. Auflage, 2015, ISBN-No. 9781118907092
Providing Healthy and Safe Foods As We Age, Institute of Medicine (US) Food Forum, Washington (DC): National Academies Press (US); 2010, ISBN-13: 978-0-309-1588
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK51847/

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