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Unit description
Examines the fundamentals of nutrition, including nutritional biochemistry and pharmacology, and applies this knowledge to nutritional therapeutics and dietary planning in preparation for clinical application.
Unit content
- Food and nutrition fundamentals
- Nutritional biochemistry and therapeutics - carbohydrates
- Nutritional biochemistry and therapeutics - protein
- Nutritional biochemistry and therapeutics - lipids
- Diets and dietary planning
- Contemporary issues in nutrition
Learning outcomes
Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.
| On completion of this unit, students should be able to: | |
|---|---|
| 1 | illustrate relationships between food, nutrients and the environment |
| 2 | correlate nutritional therapeutics with carbohydrate, protein and lipid biochemical pathways |
| 3 | recognise components of the diet and principles of dietary planning for healthy eating |
| 4 | apply knowledge of contemporary issues in nutrition to healthy eating |
On completion of this unit, students should be able to:
- illustrate relationships between food, nutrients and the environment
- correlate nutritional therapeutics with carbohydrate, protein and lipid biochemical pathways
- recognise components of the diet and principles of dietary planning for healthy eating
- apply knowledge of contemporary issues in nutrition to healthy eating
Teaching and assessment
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