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COURSE UNIT TITLECOURSE UNIT CODESEMESTERTHEORY + PRACTICE (Hour)ECTS
NUTRITION FOR PREVENTION OF DISEASES NUT388 - 3 + 0 4

TYPE OF COURSE UNITElective Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNITBachelor's Degree
YEAR OF STUDY-
SEMESTER-
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED4
NAME OF LECTURER(S)Associate Professor Esra Köseler Beyaz
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT At the end of this course, the students;
1) learn medical nutrition therapy principles in the prevention of diseases
2) strengthen english with scientific researches.
MODE OF DELIVERYFace to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSENo
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENTNone
COURSE DEFINITIONThis course aims to help students in understanding the importance of nutrition in terms of health, synthesizing nutrition knowledge and learning the principles of diet therapy in the prevention of various diseases.
COURSE CONTENTS
WEEKTOPICS
1st Week Nutrition for disease prevention I
2nd Week Nutrition for disease prevention II
3rd Week Determination of nutritional status I
4th Week Nutrition in obesity prevention I
5th Week Nutrition in obesity prevention II
6th Week Nutrition in obesity prevention III
7th Week midterm exam Nutrition in Diabetes Prevention I
8th Week Nutrition for Diabetes Prevention II
9th Week Nutrition in the prevention of cardiovascular diseases I
10th Week Nutrition for the prevention of cardiovascular diseases II
11th Week Nutrition for the prevention of hypertension I
12th Week Nutrition for the prevention of hypertension II
13th Week Nutrition in Cancer Prevention
14th Week General review
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING1)Baysal A.ve ark., Diyet El Kitabı, Yenilenmiş 6. Baskı, Hatiboğlu Yayınevi, Ankara, 2011.
2)Bendich A., Deckelbaum, R.J. Preventive Nutrition, Third Edition, Humana Press, NJ, 2005.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODSLecture,Discussion,Presentation
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
 QuantityPercentage(%)
Mid-term130
Presentation of Article130
Total(%)60
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)60
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)40
Total(%)100
ECTS WORKLOAD
Activities Number Hours Workload
Midterm exam111
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work14228
Preparation for Final exam5315
Course hours14342
Preparation for Midterm exam5210
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam111
Homework
Project11010
Total Workload107
Total Workload / 303,56
ECTS Credits of the Course4
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTIONTurkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)No
  

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