This course program is aimed at students who wish to acquire knowledge in nutrition, lifestyle and well-being with a key emphasis on sustainable diet. In particular, the learning outcomes will be: • Basic knowledge of the link between lifestyle and nutrition with health and wellbeing • Intergenerational link between eating habits and behaviour and health and disease • Sustainable healthy dietary patterns for the prevention of Non-Communicable Diseases
Course Prerequisites
None
Teaching Methods
The teaching uses lectures through the use of PowerPoint lessons, videos and in-depth material (publications in indexed journals, guidelines of the main national and international scientific societies), made available to students in the section dedicated to teaching on the KIRO moodle platform.
Assessment Methods
Learning is verified through: i) Ongoing self-assessment test (optional) ii) Final written exam, consisting of multiple-choice.
Texts
Material provided by the teachers at each lesson.
Contents
. Lifestyle, nutrition, and health to prevent Non-Communicable Diseases 2. Nutrition and Health - the triple burden of malnutrition 3. Sustainable healthy dietary patterns 4. The first 1000 days: a window of opportunity 5. Policy, behaviour and education to tackle childhood obesity 6. Obesity and Excessive weight gain: Symptoms, Signs, Causes & Treatment 7 Nutrition to Prevent Cancer 8. Malnutrition in older adults: healthy and sustainable ageing
