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Nutrition Science
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:6.00
Study Course Accepted:22.08.2022 10:20:49
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | SUUK_172 | LQF level: | Level 7 | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 2.00 | ECTS: | 3.00 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Clinical Medicine; Nutrition Science | Target Audience: | Rehabilitation | ||||||
| Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
| Course Supervisor: | Māra Kampara | ||||||||
| Study Course Implementer | |||||||||
| Structural Unit: | Department of Sports and Nutrition | ||||||||
| The Head of Structural Unit: | |||||||||
| Contacts: | Riga, 3 Cigorinu Street, suuk rsu[pnkts]lv, +371 67611559 | ||||||||
| Study Course Planning | |||||||||
| Full-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 4 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 8 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 4 | Class Length (academic hours) | 4 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 16 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 24 | ||||||||
| Study course description | |||||||||
| Preliminary Knowledge: | Knowledge of anatomy, physiology, biochemistry. | ||||||||
| Objective: | To acquaint students with scientifically based knowledge and current events in the field of nutrition science related to health promotion. To develop an understanding of the methods of obtaining and processing nutrition-related information and their analytical evaluation. | ||||||||
| Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Introduction. Healthy Eating Tips | Lectures | 1.00 | E-Studies platform | |||||
| 2 | Energy and nutrition | Lectures | 1.00 | E-Studies platform | |||||
| 3 | The main nutrients, their role in the body and recommendations for intake | Lectures | 1.00 | E-Studies platform | |||||
| Classes | 2.00 | E-Studies platform | |||||||
| 4 | Recommendations for fluid intake and their validity | Lectures | 1.00 | E-Studies platform | |||||
| 5 | Product labeling - salt, sugar, fat, fiber | Classes | 1.00 | E-Studies platform | |||||
| 6 | Reliable nutrition information | Classes | 1.00 | E-Studies platform | |||||
| Assessment | |||||||||
| Unaided Work: | Independent study and analysis of scientific literature; performance and presentation of practical tasks. | ||||||||
| Assessment Criteria: | Attendance at lectures / classes - 40%, participation in seminars, timely and high-quality completion of independent work, demonstration of acquired knowledge and opinion - 20%, knowledge test - 40%. | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Full-Time): | Exam | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Part-Time): | |||||||||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| Knowledge: | Students will be able to demonstrate knowledge specific to the field of nutrition, as well as an understanding of the most important concepts and regularities. | ||||||||
| Skills: | Students will be able to formulate and analytically describe information, problems and solutions in the field of nutrition and argue. | ||||||||
| Competencies: | Students will be able to independently obtain, analyze and apply information. | ||||||||
| Bibliography | |||||||||
| No. | Reference | ||||||||
| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Zariņš Z., Neimane L., Bodnieks E. Uztura mācība. 7. izd.; LU Akadēmiskais apgāds, Rīga, 2018 (6. izd. 2015) | ||||||||
| Additional Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Lutz C. A., Mazur E., Litch N. Nutrition and Diet Therapy. 6th edition. Philadelphia, PA, USA: F. A. Davis, 2014 | ||||||||
| 2 | Mahan L. K., Escott – Stump S., Raymond J. L. Krause's Food & the Nutrition Care Process. 14th edition, Elsevier, 2017 | ||||||||
| 3 | Caballero B., Allen L., Prentice A. (ed.) Encyclopedia of Human Nutrition. 3rd edition, Elsevier, 2013 | ||||||||
| 4 | Thompson J.J., Manore M., Vaughan L. The Science of Nutrition. 4th edition, Pearson, 2017 | ||||||||
| 5 | Sizer F, Whitney E. Nutrition Concepts and Controversies. 14th edition, Cengage Learning, 2017 | ||||||||
| Other Information Sources | |||||||||
| 1 | www.vm.gov.lv | ||||||||
| 2 | https://www-pennutrition-com/index.aspx | ||||||||
| 3 | https://www.bda.uk.com | ||||||||
| 4 | https://www.efsa.europa.eu/ | ||||||||
| 5 | https://www.eatrightpro.org/ | ||||||||
