Content (Syllabus outline)
A brief introduction to the history of nutrition. Methods of determining the nutritional status of the individual.
Recent research on the importance of essential nutrients in the human diet (carbohydrates, fats, proteins, water, vitamins, minerals).
Reference values for nutrient intake.
Research methods in nutritional science.
The importance of nutrition policy.
Globalization and malnutrition in the developing countries.
Food and nutrition - challenges in a globalizing world.
Global problems of micronutrient deficiencies.
Obesity pandemic.
Nutrition as the most important link in the chain production - processing - consumption.
Nutrigenomics and nutrigenetics.
Prerequisites
- Inscription in the current year of study.
- Finished seminar and colloquium are prerequisites for taking the final exam.