Unit DIETETICS FOR ENDOCRINE AND METABOLIC DISORDERS
- Course
- Pharmacy
- Study-unit Code
- A000576
- Location
- PERUGIA
- Curriculum
- In all curricula
- Teacher
- Francesco Galli
- Teachers
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- Francesco Galli
- Hours
- 28 ore - Francesco Galli
- CFU
- 4
- Course Regulation
- Coorte 2019
- Offered
- 2022/23
- Learning activities
- Affine/integrativa
- Area
- Attività formative affini o integrative
- Academic discipline
- MED/49
- Type of study-unit
- Opzionale (Optional)
- Type of learning activities
- Attività formativa monodisciplinare
- Language of instruction
- Italian
- Contents
- The course is aimed at providing basic knowledge on the pathological processes underlying most prevalent endocrine and metabolic diseases and on the dietary approach to their prevention and treatment eventually combined with pharmacological and clinical therapy.
- Educational objectives
- The course will focus on the main pathologies of the endocrine system, such as diseases of the thyroid gland, adrenals and pancreas, and will provide insights into the role of the adipose organ and liver in age-dependent metabolic diseases, including overweight and obesity, type 2 diabetes and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). The causal relationship with age and lifestyle will also be dealt with and the main associations with other aging pathologies will be defined, particularly in the case of cardio-cerebrovascular risk and neurodegeneration.
Prevention and treatment in the field will be treated with regard to: 1) variations in recommended dietary allowance and adequate intake values, and specific nutritional prescriptions in subjects at risk of developing diseases and during the development of the disease; 2) the use of supplements, functional food and nutraceuticals; 3) the role of intestinal dysbiosis and its treatment; 4) the importance of coordinating nutritional interventions with other aspects concerning healthy life styles (physical activity and individual and collective recreation and psychological support programs).
The course also aims to provide the students with a good critical ability in assessing medical evidence from medical literature consultation, interpretation and professional application.
The course includes learning checks with individual interview (about 3 questions and a total duration of about 15-20 minutes).