Unit NUTRITION SCIENCES
- Course
- Economics and culture of human nutrition
- Study-unit Code
- 80015906
- Curriculum
- In all curricula
- Teacher
- Bernard Fioretti
- Teachers
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- Bernard Fioretti
- Hours
- 81 ore - Bernard Fioretti
- CFU
- 9
- Course Regulation
- Coorte 2019
- Offered
- 2020/21
- Learning activities
- Caratterizzante
- Area
- Discipline della sicurezza e della valutazione degli alimenti
- Academic discipline
- BIO/09
- Type of study-unit
- Obbligatorio (Required)
- Type of learning activities
- Attività formativa monodisciplinare
- Language of instruction
- Italian
- Contents
- Basic knowledge of the principles of physiology: 1) homeostasis, 2) membrane properties and active and passive transport, 3) excitability and synaptic transmission; Knowledge of the principles of the physiology of nutrition: 1) functioning of the gastrointestinal system and its relationship with the endocrine and nervous systems and 2) sensory and emotional analysis of food. 3) energy and intermediate metabolism and 4) nutritional needs
- Reference texts
- Fisiologia Umana – Elementi –editore Edi-ermes
Fisiologia - molecole, cellule e sistemi - editore Edi-ermes - a cura di D'Angelo e Peres - Educational objectives
- Knowledge of the physiology of digestive tract and the mechanisms of absorption of nutrients. Ability to know how to interpret and measure the metabolism. Knowledge and understanding of the role of the diet as a source of nutritious to promote health and prevent the major pathologies of Western society.
- Prerequisites
- For a better understanding of the content and for the achievement of the objectives of the teaching it is desirable that at the beginning of the lessons the student already possesses the basic knowledge of biochemistry
- Teaching methods
- The course is organized as follows: Lectures on all subjects of the course.
Projection of movies concerning some topics that will complement the lectures. - Other information
- Baseline metabolic calculation exercises
- Learning verification modality
Final oral examination to evaluate the logical and exhibition abilities on the topics.- Extended program
Functional anatomy of the digestive tract. Nervous and hormonal control of the intestine. Gastrointestinal motility. Gastrointestinal secretions. Digestion and absorption mechanisms of nutrients. Intestinal microbiota, probiotics and prebiotics. Water and electrolytes absorption. Central control of body mass and nutrition. Insulin and glucagon. Mechanisms of hunger and satiety. Taste and smell. Energy metabolism and determination. Thermoregulation and thyroid hormones. Metabolism during exercise. Vitamins and mineral salts, functional foods and nutraceuticals. The bioavailability of Nutrition.